<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Factotum:
For those going to Manhattan the AirTrain, while far from an ideal solution, makes JFK the best of the three area airports for transportation - certainly better than the rail connection at EWR which, for some reason, many people apparently do consider a one-seat ride to Manhattan. (Why? Because the station happens to be called Newark Airport? You still have to transfer to an airport people-mover and spend just as much time on it as on AirTrain JFK from Jamaica.) LIRR runs twice as many trains from Jamaica to Manhattan on any given day as NJT does from EWR, and has much more even scheduling too. </font>
I disagree. The mileage between EWR Aitrain NJT/Amtrak Station and the Terminals is way shorter in mileage than JFK Airtrain to Jamaica. Now the JFK airtrain may be faster than EWR Airtrain so depending on which Terminal you are going to at JFK or EWR your times may vary.
However, the one thing that EWR Airtrain gives you is direct terminal access. All the stops are INSIDE each terminal. JFK's train have outside terminals or shared terminals. I think only Terminal 4 has a true inside terminal at JFK.
Now I agree that LIRR runs more frequent trains than NJT and that is a valid point. But, it only take anywhere from 7-10 minutes from EWR airtrain to get to Term C.
To say that JFK is the BEST connection to NYC is really depending on time of day; ariline, etc. I can't see how at peak times that JFK Airtrain has a HUGE advantage over EWR Airtrain.
- HobokenFlyer