JFK Ground Transportation??
Apr 7, 2002, 10:50 am
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JFK Ground Transportation??
Does anyone know when/if a train will begin serving JFK? I live in lower manhattan so EWR is by far the easiest airport for me to use. I see JFK as nothing but a headache. This is the ONLY reason I have not gone for the Plat challenge.
Will this ever change?
Will this ever change?
Apr 7, 2002, 11:11 am
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You should keep flying out of EWR. Reading the local papers once in a while may also help you.
Apr 7, 2002, 11:24 am
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There already is a train (almost) serving JFK. Just take the A train to Howard Beach and connect to the inter-terminal buses. I do it all the time and its not that bad for $1.50. By the end of the year, a new Airtrain will replace the buses and also go to the LIRR Jamaica Station. I'm sure if you do a seach on Flyertalk you'll find many discussions on this topic.
Apr 7, 2002, 11:30 am
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JetBlue has a shuttle bus at terminal 6 for it's customers only that will take you to Jamaica station. I did it last week and it only takes about 10 min. They serve drinks and blue chips which was a very nice touch. They say they will stop the shuttle bus when the AirTrain service starts next year.
Apr 7, 2002, 11:32 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fallinasleep:
You should keep flying out of EWR. Reading the local papers once in a while may also help you.</font>
You should keep flying out of EWR. Reading the local papers once in a while may also help you.</font>
Apr 7, 2002, 12:44 pm
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Thanks for the feedback! I'll definitely try the JetBlue bus sometime.
Apr 7, 2002, 1:10 pm
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That Airtrain isn't any improvement. You still have to take the regular subway way out to Jamaica or the A train to Howard Beach.
I'm sure it's going to be great if you live near either of those areas, but I'm not too excited about it living in Manhattan. What a waste of money.
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I'm sure it's going to be great if you live near either of those areas, but I'm not too excited about it living in Manhattan. What a waste of money.
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Apr 7, 2002, 1:22 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Doppy:
You still have to take the regular subway way out to Jamaica or the A train to Howard Beach.
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You still have to take the regular subway way out to Jamaica or the A train to Howard Beach.
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Apr 7, 2002, 1:36 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Doppy:
That Airtrain isn't any improvement. You still have to take the regular subway way out to Jamaica or the A train to Howard Beach.
I'm sure it's going to be great if you live near either of those areas, but I'm not too excited about it living in Manhattan. What a waste of money.
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That Airtrain isn't any improvement. You still have to take the regular subway way out to Jamaica or the A train to Howard Beach.
I'm sure it's going to be great if you live near either of those areas, but I'm not too excited about it living in Manhattan. What a waste of money.
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Apr 7, 2002, 3:25 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by satish_ny:
That's not true. From the LIRR train station in Jamaica, you can go to Penn Station in 20 minutes via LIRR. During peak hours, there is a train almost every 10 minutes between Jamaica and Penn Station. I think this is a very fast and inexpensive way to go between JFK and midtown Manhattan.</font>
That's not true. From the LIRR train station in Jamaica, you can go to Penn Station in 20 minutes via LIRR. During peak hours, there is a train almost every 10 minutes between Jamaica and Penn Station. I think this is a very fast and inexpensive way to go between JFK and midtown Manhattan.</font>
What we really need is direct trains to the airports; this Airtrain business isn't solving any of our problems.
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Apr 7, 2002, 3:38 pm
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Didn't the NYC subway run special express trains out to Howard Beach from Manhattan for about $6 a few years ago? What happened to those?
I did the Howard Beach run last night, with the shuttle bus over to AA, and can't complain. You have to allow a good hour from Manhattan, but it seems to work fine.
I did the Howard Beach run last night, with the shuttle bus over to AA, and can't complain. You have to allow a good hour from Manhattan, but it seems to work fine.
Apr 7, 2002, 4:28 pm
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Is that a JetBlue challenge our inital questioner is contemplating???
Apr 8, 2002, 10:49 am
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The express train to JFK was discontinued in the early '90s. It ran on the A train tracks in Brooklyn. I believe it ran on a different subway line in Manhattan.
You still had to board a bus for the last several miles to the terminals.
You still had to board a bus for the last several miles to the terminals.
Apr 8, 2002, 12:07 pm
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It was called the "Train to the Plane" and was great as it made 5 stops in the city and 1 in Brooklyn. I agree that to compete with other cities we need a "1 seat ride" from JFK to Manhattan. What were they thinking?