Originally Posted by
peersteve
On the topic of trains.....on the EWR AirTrain, ran into an international traveler who had flown into EWR, but his connection was out of JFK! I overheard him asking agents who couldn't advise him on transportation, so I suggested NJTrans from EWR to NYPenn, then LIRR to Jamaica station for the JFK AirTrain. Was that right? I was just going by memory of transit maps---what would be better?
Good advice, IMHO. I think one saves a few $$$ by doing (1) EWR to NWK on NJTransit, (2) PATH to WTC, (3) NYCT E train to Jamaica, and (4) AirTrain. But it's slower and more complicated for a first timer, and less luggage-friendly.
On another note, I suspect there is *gasp* bus service directly from EWR to JFK.