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JFK airporttoNew York by metro

To Midtown Manhattan at Penn Station · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

1 metro from John F. Kennedy International Airport

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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

AirTrain and E train to Penn Station

AirTrainE · Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (AirTrain); MTA New York City Transit

50 min rideEvery 10 min

The AirTrain station at your terminal34th Street-Penn Station on Eighth Avenue

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US$11.75total for 1 adultUS$11.75 eachBuy ticketOn Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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Boards at. The AirTrain station at your terminal, trains to Jamaica

The $8.75 AirTrain fare and the $3 subway fare, each tapped with a contactless card, phone or OMNY card. On the AirTrain, a group tapping one card pays $8.75 for the first and $4.50 for each other rider, up to five.

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Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from John F. Kennedy International Airport into New York

How do I get from JFK airport to New York city center by metro?

One metro reaches Midtown Manhattan at Penn Station: the AirTrain and E train to Penn Station, US$11.75 for one traveler, 50 min, to 34th Street-Penn Station on Eighth Avenue. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into New York by any means. The fastest way overall is the AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station, 30 min.

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Where each metro leaves you

AirTrain and E train to Penn Station AirTrainE

From the AirTrain station at your terminal to 34th Street-Penn Station on Eighth Avenue, in Midtown; the E runs on to the World Trade Center. 50 min

AirTrain and A train to Lower Manhattan AirTrainA

From the AirTrain station at your terminal to Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan, by the World Trade Center; the A runs on up Eighth Avenue. 60 min Lower Manhattan and the Financial District, not Midtown: the A reaches 34th Street-Penn Station too, but slower than the E from Jamaica.

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How much is the metro from JFK airport to New York city center?

AirTrain and E train to Penn Station: US$11.75 for one traveler, US$23.50 for two.

How long does the metro take from JFK airport to New York?

AirTrain and E train to Penn Station: 50 min, to 34th Street-Penn Station on Eighth Avenue.