Originally Posted by
Blumie
Well, as Gw McLintock points out, you likely will have a long walk on arrival into T4, but your bags likely will be out by the time you get to baggage claim. Then you have, according to Gw McLintock, a 15-25 minute AirTrain ride from T4 to T-8. I just don't see the risk in any of that.
Just want to add that I would take the first AirTrain to arrive at T4 -- regardless of the train's direction. From T4 to T8, the travel time in either direction should be about the same.