AirTrain and LIRR to Penn StationorAirTrain and A train to Lower Manhattan?
The short answer
These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station reaches Midtown Manhattan at Penn Station; the AirTrain and A train to Lower Manhattan does not. Lower Manhattan and the Financial District, not Midtown: the A reaches 34th Street-Penn Station too, but slower than the E from Jamaica.
The AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station is quicker: 30 min against 1 h.
Priced against each other
Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in USD. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers
AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station
AirTrain and A train to Lower Manhattan
Difference
1
US$14
US$11.75
US$2.25
2
US$28
US$23.50
US$4.50
3
US$42
US$35.25
US$6.75
4
US$56
US$47
US$9
5
US$70
US$58.75
US$11.25
6
US$84
US$70.50
US$13.50
7
US$98
US$82.25
US$15.75
8
US$112
US$94
US$18
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
AirTrain→LIRR · Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (AirTrain); Long Island Rail Road (MTA)AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station
From
The AirTrain station at your terminal, trains to Jamaica
To
Penn Station, Seventh and Eighth Avenues at 31st to 33rd Streets, in Midtown
Journey
30 min
At Jamaica, take a westbound train to Penn Station: some go to Grand Central Madison or Atlantic Terminal instead.
Buy the train ticket before you board: bought from the conductor it costs $7.75 to $8.50 more.
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