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Old Apr 24, 2017, 6:28 pm
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Originally Posted by Often1
This is really tight and possibly not doable depending on the carrier on which you are departing (and its check-in requirements). Other factors include: checked luggage? Check-in required at JFK? Pre-Check?
Not horribly tight, definitely viable.

Originally Posted by Often1
My recommendation is to book a car service
Mass transit is your friend at that time of day. Spending $100+ on a car to take nearly the same amount of time to cross over is not a great plan.

Figure on 2 hours to make the transit. That leaves at least an hour for things to go wrong and still give a buffer.
Originally Posted by Analise
If you don't have TSA Precheck, you should arrive at JFK 3 hours before a scheduled int'l flight.
This is an excessively conservative statement for the vast majority of passengers.
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