May 24, 2013, 2:53 am
Last edit by: LoganFlyer
According to EF these are the MCTs for JFK:
LA to DL I-I: 1 hour 30 minutes
Generic online and offline:
D-D: 1 hour
D-I: 1 hour 15 minutes
I-D: 1 hour 45 minutes
I-I: 2 hours
DL to DL Connections
- D-D: 35 minutes
- D-I: 45 minutes except 55 minutes if connecting to HAV.
- I-D: 1 hour 40 minutes except: 1 hour if coming from Ireland, AUA, BDA, FPO, or NAS; 1 hour 55 minutes if coming from HAV. Note if you're coming from a Canadian airport with preclearance, it's considered a domestic flight and the D-D times above apply.
- I-I: 1 hour 40 minutes except: 1 hour if coming from Ireland or AUA; 45 minutes if coming from BDA, FPO, or NAS; 2 hours if arriving on a DL-marketed flight that arrives into Terminal 1. Note if you're coming from a Canadian airport with preclearance, it's considered a domestic flight and the D-I times above apply.
DL to/from AF
- DL to AF, D-I: 1 hour 40 minutes until 11/23/23; 1 hour 15 minutes starting 11/24/23
- DL to AF, I-I: 2 hours
- AF to DL, I-D: 2 hours 15 minutes until 12/31/23; 1 hour 45 minutes starting 1/1/24
- AF to DL, I-I: 2 hours
DL to/from KL
- DL to KL, D-I: 45 minutes
- DL to KL, I-I: 1 hour 25 minutes
- KL to DL, I-D: 1 hour 40 minutes
- KL to DL, I-I: 1 hour 40 minutes
DL to/from VS:
- DL to VS, D-I: 45 minutes
- DL to VS, I-I: 1 hour 25 minutes
- VS to DL, I-D: 1 hour 40 minutes
- VS to DL, I-I: 1 hour 40 minutes
Other connections
LA to DL I-D: 1 hour 40 minutes until 7/21/23, 1 hour 35 minutes starting 7/22/23.LA to DL I-I: 1 hour 30 minutes
Generic online and offline:
D-D: 1 hour
D-I: 1 hour 15 minutes
I-D: 1 hour 45 minutes
I-I: 2 hours
Minimum Connection Transfer Time at New York (JFK): The Definitive Thread
Dec 15, 2021, 8:59 am
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That's good to know. Thanks. So it turned out to be a non issue. When I actually looked at the flights about 12 hrs later, the nonstop had come down in price and the connection via JFK had gone up, so it was an easy decision to just book the nonstop as it was now less expensive than the connection... Thanks again for all the help!
Dec 15, 2021, 11:42 am
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IIRC, you'll exit CBP close to the SkyTrain. If the weather is decent or if you want some some fresh air, take the SkyTrain to Terminal 2 (only one stop - make sure you get on the right one). When you get off at Terminal 2, there will be a short walk outside to get to cross a street. When I did this a week ago, there was no line for precheck at T2, and we went straight through.
Jan 23, 2022, 2:25 pm
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Looking at doing Tampa to Tel Aviv on Delta with a JFK layover in June 2022. It's a true Delta-to-Delta connection between 10:46 PM and 11:50 PM (one hour, four minutes). Feels tight and I'm presuming Plan B options at that time of night would be limited or nonexistent, so there's risk. Two of us flying domestic First/Delta One with two checked bags each. With no issues, its the fastest Delta/Sky Team option between Tampa and Tel Aviv. The "safer" option is a double connection in Atlanta and Paris with comfortable connection times at both hubs, but it adds three hours over the one-stop JFK connection. Thoughts?
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Jan 23, 2022, 5:00 pm
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64 minutes is enough time if your inbound is ontime, but you are right to be concerned about what happens if you miss the flight. It looks like the first backup option would be a VS connection leaving JFK at 8 AM the next day going through LHR. For that reason, I'd take the double connection through ATL & CDG.
Also note there will likely be schedule changes between now and June, so there's a good chance your options will change anyway.
Also note there will likely be schedule changes between now and June, so there's a good chance your options will change anyway.
Jan 23, 2022, 6:56 pm
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Looking at doing Tampa to Tel Aviv on Delta with a JFK layover in June 2022. It's a true Delta-to-Delta connection between 10:46 PM and 11:50 PM (one hour, four minutes). Feels tight and I'm presuming Plan B options at that time of night would be limited or nonexistent, so there's risk. Two of us flying domestic First/Delta One with two checked bags each. With no issues, its the fastest Delta/Sky Team option between Tampa and Tel Aviv. The "safer" option is a double connection in Atlanta and Paris with comfortable connection times at both hubs, but it adds three hours over the one-stop JFK connection. Thoughts?
Jan 24, 2022, 7:22 am
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Have a question about an itinerary I plan on booking. I'm looking at doing JAX-JFK landing at 3:10PM connecting to an AF flight at 5:30 on separate reservations because it's half the price in J to do that. Is that gonna be enough time when I could potentially be coming from the bowels of T4 on an E175, then taking the AirTrain, then checking in for the AF flight, then reclearing TSA. Never flown out of T1 at JFK so don't really know how to gauge it.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Jan 24, 2022, 8:57 am
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Have a question about an itinerary I plan on booking. I'm looking at doing JAX-JFK landing at 3:10PM connecting to an AF flight at 5:30 on separate reservations because it's half the price in J to do that. Is that gonna be enough time when I could potentially be coming from the bowels of T4 on an E175, then taking the AirTrain, then checking in for the AF flight, then reclearing TSA. Never flown out of T1 at JFK so don't really know how to gauge it.
Thanks!
Thanks!
What would be the consequences for you -- financially and otherwise -- if you were to miss the AF flight? Does DL protect on separate DL ==> SkyTeam tickets?
Jan 24, 2022, 9:58 am
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Jan 24, 2022, 10:09 am
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But if your DL flight is cancelled or substantially delayed, you could be in for some serious financial pain if DL does not protect on separate tickets.
Feb 1, 2022, 2:29 pm
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Thinking about a roundtrip from RDU-FCO at the end of September 2022 to middle of October. Would prefer Comfort Plus but not offered on some flights. Plus some flights are through partners which means I can't do seat selection. I would prefer to fly Delta metal.
I found some flights that go through JFK with a 1 hr 12 min connection. Is that doable? I see some flights with a connection in BOS which I've never flown in to. Coming back is OK because we'd prefer a longer layover to get through immigration and customs. (We have Global Entry and PreCheck). Also ATL might be an option. I'm still checking flights.
I found some flights that go through JFK with a 1 hr 12 min connection. Is that doable? I see some flights with a connection in BOS which I've never flown in to. Coming back is OK because we'd prefer a longer layover to get through immigration and customs. (We have Global Entry and PreCheck). Also ATL might be an option. I'm still checking flights.
Feb 4, 2022, 5:19 am
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Thinking about a roundtrip from RDU-FCO at the end of September 2022 to middle of October. Would prefer Comfort Plus but not offered on some flights. Plus some flights are through partners which means I can't do seat selection. I would prefer to fly Delta metal.
I found some flights that go through JFK with a 1 hr 12 min connection. Is that doable? I see some flights with a connection in BOS which I've never flown in to. Coming back is OK because we'd prefer a longer layover to get through immigration and customs. (We have Global Entry and PreCheck). Also ATL might be an option. I'm still checking flights.
I found some flights that go through JFK with a 1 hr 12 min connection. Is that doable? I see some flights with a connection in BOS which I've never flown in to. Coming back is OK because we'd prefer a longer layover to get through immigration and customs. (We have Global Entry and PreCheck). Also ATL might be an option. I'm still checking flights.
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Feb 4, 2022, 5:46 am
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Assuming ITA continues to use T1 as Alitalia did, I'm surprised they're selling a 1:12 connection as I thought the D-I MCT when changing T4-T1 is 1:15.
Granted 3 minutes isn't a huge difference and it's probably doable if the inbound is on time but factoring in potential long walk to the T4 exit, AirTrain, and clearing security again at T1... I would check and see what later options exist in case you misconnect.
Granted 3 minutes isn't a huge difference and it's probably doable if the inbound is on time but factoring in potential long walk to the T4 exit, AirTrain, and clearing security again at T1... I would check and see what later options exist in case you misconnect.