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Old Jan 25, 2023 | 9:30 pm
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Originally Posted by sportsguymichael
Flew into JFK last Sunday night. Flat fare of $70 plus various add on charges and tip was $98. If it wasn’t midnight (and the company paying), I would have taken the air train to the LIRR or E train.
The LIRR runs a decent schedule Jamaica -> Manhattan even as late as 2am. The schedule that was just posted above shows 10 trains between 12 and 1am. It's the Airtrain IMO that adds a lot of time with the dismal 20min headways.
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