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

1 train from John F. Kennedy International Airport

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AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station

AirTrainLIRR · Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (AirTrain); Long Island Rail Road (MTA)

30 min rideEvery 10 min

The AirTrain station at your terminalPenn Station

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US$14total for 1 adultUS$14 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 a $5.25 CityTicket from Jamaica; $16 in all on weekday trains reaching Penn Station from 06:00 to 10:00. 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 train?

One train reaches Midtown Manhattan at Penn Station: the AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station, US$14 for one traveler, 30 min, to Penn Station. It is not the cheapest way in: the AirTrain and E train to Penn Station at US$11.75 is.

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Where each train leaves you

AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station AirTrainLIRR

From the AirTrain station at your terminal to Penn Station, Seventh and Eighth Avenues at 31st to 33rd Streets, in Midtown. 30 min

AirTrain and LIRR to Grand Central AirTrainLIRR

From the AirTrain station at your terminal to Grand Central Madison, beneath Grand Central Terminal on East 42nd Street. 30 min Grand Central, on the east side of Midtown, not Penn Station: the one to take if you are staying near Grand Central or on the East Side.

Before you travel

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

AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station: US$14 for one traveler, US$28 for two.

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

AirTrain and LIRR to Penn Station: 30 min, to Penn Station.

What time does the train run from JFK airport?

AirTrain and LIRR to Grand Central: 05:10–01:13.