Airport Info: John F. Kennedy International (JFK)
Address:
New York, NY
Phone: (718) 244-4444
Website: http://www.panynj.gov/airports/jfk.html
HELPFUL NUMBERS
Main (718) 244-4444
Traveler’s Aid (718) 656-4870
Paging T1 – (718) 751-1200
T2/3 – (718) 704-2473
T4 – (718) 751-4005
T5 – (347) 545-3556
T7 – Call from house phone: x3590
T8 – (718) 487-7300
Lost and Found (718) 244-4225 or (718) 244-4335
GETTING AROUND JFK
The AirTrain is the way to move about at JFK. Service is free of charge between the terminals. Trains run every 5 to 10 minutes. See below for more information on service to points beyond the terminals.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Traveler’s tip: Ignore offers of transportation from solicitors in the terminal. Go to ground transportation information counters, bus stops and taxi dispatchers for safe and legitimate transportation. Ignore non-uniformed people offering to assist with baggage. Seek out uniformed porters or airline employees for baggage assistance.
AirTrain
AirTrain JFK is the easiest way to get to, from and around Kennedy International Airport. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, AirTrain provides easy connections with MTA New York City Transit subways and buses and the Long Island Rail Road.
It takes less than ten minutes to get from Jamaica or Howard Beach station to JFK’s passenger terminals. Passengers landing at JFK can be at Penn Station in midtown Manhattan in just 35 minutes. Fare: $5.
Public Transportation – Subway, Buses
You can connect from JFK to the city by way of a number of transportation options. Coupled with AirTrain service, there are a number of subway and bus alternatives. Click here for full details.
Taxi
There is a flat fare of $45 to Manhattan.
$1.00 peak time surcharge for trips from 4 PM to 8PM on weekdays (except for JFK-Manhattan $45 Flat Fare trip).
50-cent surcharge for trips from 8PM to 6AM daily (except for JFK-Manhattan $45 Flat Fare trip).
One fare pays for all passengers to one destination.
Four passengers (five in minivans) is the limit for New York City cabs.
Meter must read $2.50 at the start of the trip (except for JFK-Manhattan $45 Flat Fare trips).
Effective 11/1/09 a state tax of 50 cents will be added to most trips, but not for trips to NJ.
Car and Van Service
Reservations for shared-ride van and private car services can be made at the Welcome Center/Ground Transportation Information Counters located on the Arrivals level of each terminal. If the counter is closed, there is a convenient self-service kiosk nearby where you can contact authorized shared-ride or private car services. Click for a list of providers.
Rental Cars
On the Arrivals level of each terminal (usually near the baggage carousel), there is either a rental car counter or courtesy telephone with instructions on contacting each of the companies. To get to the cars themselves, simply take AirTrain to the Federal Circle Station. More details.
PARKING
JFK offers short-term (daily) and long-term parking lots.
Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange and Red Short-term lots are located adjacent to Terminals 1 through 8. $3 first half-hour, $6 for up to one hour. Daily maximum of $33.
Long-term parking is located at Lefferts Blvd., approximately four miles from the Terminals. $18 for first 24 hrs, $6 for each 8-hr period thereafter.
More details here.
SHOPPING/DINING
For a look at the shops and restaurants at JFK, click here.
WIFI AND OTHER SERVICES
Complimentary WiFi service is offered in Terminal 5. Elsewhere, Boingo provides wireless service for an hourly, daily, or monthly fee.
Luggage storage is available on the Arrivals Level of Terminals 1 and 4. Cost is $4 to $16 per day, depending on size of luggage.
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