My daughter and I will be arriving into JFK on Sat 14th April around 3pm and would like to try the Airtrain and then public trains. I need to get to 1st Ave/14th Street. Can anyone advise of the best route, how much and can I get a ticket at the airport. We have been to NY before but have always taken a cab and wanted to do it differently this time.
Many thanks
Public Transport from JFK
Air Train is easy. Once you get off the plane just follow the signs. When each train arrives it%26#39;s announced, and there is a signboard above each door indicating where that train is headed. For 14th st; you could take either train to be honest. Howard Beach takes you to the A, Jamaica takes you to the E.
I am most familiar with the Jamaica Queens E station, it%26#39;s fully modernized with moving sidewalks and elevators to make transfering easy. I imagine Howard Beach is like that too. The only weird thing is you pay AFTER the ride is over.
Since you don%26#39;t navigate the Subway daily, my suggestion is to remain on either train (A or E) until it gets to 14th st. Then transfer to an L which will take you to 14th and 1st.
There are quicker ways to do it; but it would require multiple transfers which I don%26#39;t recommend with luggage.
Public Transport from JFK
The price is $5.00 for AirTrain + $2.00 for Subway. You%26#39;re best bet is to buy the $10.00 Metrocard, it gives you a free Subway ride, and enough for the AirTrain back if you decide to go that route.
I have not done this trip, and don%26#39;t know these areas in Brooklyn, but looking at the subway map, the closest subway stop to your destination is an L train which has a stop at 14th st. %26amp; 1st ave. Since the L train starts so close to JFK, I%26#39;d consider getting a taxi to an L train stop in Brooklyn which may not cost much more than the $10 you%26#39;d pay between the 2 of you for the AirTrain which doesn%26#39;t connect to the L train. But we%26#39;d need someone like GreenWhiteBlue or Livetotravel, both of whom know Brooklyn, to predict how safe and viable this would be. On mapquest it looks like the trip would be about 15 mins. by cab.
Here%26#39;s the subway map so you can see what we%26#39;re talking about
http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm
Hopstop.com directs you to use the AirTrain to the A train and transfer to the L train at Broadway in Brooklyn.
According to Mapquest, it%26#39;s about 10 miles.
Here%26#39;s the taxi rates:
Metered Rate of Fare
$2.50 upon entry
$0.40 for each additional unit
The unit fare is:
one-fifth of a mile, when the taxicab is traveling at 6 miles an hour or more; or
60 seconds when not in motion or traveling at less than 12 miles per hour.
The taximeter shall combine fractional measures of distance and time in accruing a unit of fare. Any combination of distance or time shall be computed by the taximeter in accordance with the National Bureau of Standards.
The fare shall include pre-assessment of the unit currently being accrued; the amount due may therefore include a full unit charge for a final, fractional unit.
Night surcharge of $.50 after 8:00 PM %26amp; before 6:00 AM
Peak hour Weekday Surcharge of $1.00 Monday - Friday after 4:00 PM %26amp; before 8:00 PM
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So it%26#39;s $2.50 to enter the taxi. Then, it%26#39;s $2.00 per miles. So 10 miles at $2.00 per mile = $20.00, plus the $2.50 = $22.50. Just add tip. Roughly 13 pounds. :)
Whiz, I know the L very well, and they DON%26#39;T want to do that. The L is a pokey elevated local train that takes forever and that runs through some pretty sketchy neighborhoods. Cbcito%26#39;s advice is exactly what I would do: take the E or the A to 14th Street, and change for the L there. The change is at the downtown end of the Eighth Avenue /14th Street station of the A and the E.
On the weekend of April 14, they will be doing track work on the A train in Brooklyn. The mta website offers suggestions for alternate routes from JFK. It seems they recommend avoiding the A train from JFK to Manhattan on these days.
They have service advisories for all the lines. It%26#39;s good information to have. Forewarned is forearmed!
www.mta.info
What this service advisory means to you Original Poster is that you definitely want to get on the Airtrain that is going toward Jamaica Station.
Once in Jamaica, take the E train to 14th Street and follow the instructions from there. You can also take a crosstown bus (instead of the L train) on 14th if you%26#39;d rather be on street level...
Hi! I just got back from a weekend in Brooklyn and I%26#39;ve got to say, the subway was a very confusing mass of shuttles and re-routed lines. Even thought I had read all the service advisories and studied the maps, I was confused. I met a frantic women, in tears, trying to find a way out to JFK. She was on the A train, as she should have been according to the map, but the train was running on the F or J tracks for some reason and was not stopping where she needed to meet her husband. Even the conductors seemed confused.
And the cell phones don%26#39;t work underground. And sometimes the escalators weren%26#39;t on when you were asked to exit and board a shuttle. I was thinking how tough it would be with a stroller or luggage. Or to be elderly or infirm!
So, in my opinion, unless you have no luggage at all, you should not try to get in from the airport on the trains until all this work is done. We cut our stay in Brooklyn short and moved up to a hotel in midtown. It was just too much trouble to be in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn was very nice, though and we found everyone very helpful and sympathetic and I always felt safe.
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