Buying metro card at JFK terminal?
Aug 5, 2014, 1:42 am
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Buying metro card at JFK terminal?
Just noticed that all my cards are expired. Havent gone there in a while. Fastest way to reach destination in Brooklyn is by bus and few stops on 2/3/4. Is the only place at the airport to get a metrocard still at the airtrain exit-stations or any hint?
If we need to take the bus, since we come from abroad, I don't have 5,50 USD in coins. Any hint if there is a coin change machine at the terminal (Dl int.) maybe for luggage trolleys?
If we need to take the bus, since we come from abroad, I don't have 5,50 USD in coins. Any hint if there is a coin change machine at the terminal (Dl int.) maybe for luggage trolleys?
Aug 5, 2014, 6:21 am
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Aug 5, 2014, 7:52 am
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I'm not sure if the newsstands in the JFK terminals still sell Metrocards. If you go to http://www.mta.info and click on the Metrocard icon, you should eventually find a way to search for Metrocard retail locations. Or, you can send a message to the MTA from that website asking if there are any retailers left at JFK.
And do not throw away your old Metrocards. Even though the cards have expired, the value on them has not. Unless they expired a long time ago, you should be able to exchange them for a new card at no charge at a staffed, subway booth. So even if you cannot get a new Metrocard in the terminal, you would only need $2.50 in coins for the bus; once you get to the subway station, you can get a new Metrocard.
Originally Posted by mith
Just noticed that all my cards are expired. Havent gone there in a while. Fastest way to reach destination in Brooklyn is by bus and few stops on 2/3/4. Is the only place at the airport to get a metrocard still at the airtrain exit-stations or any hint?
If we need to take the bus, since we come from abroad, I don't have 5,50 USD in coins. Any hint if there is a coin change machine at the terminal (Dl int.) maybe for luggage trolleys?
If we need to take the bus, since we come from abroad, I don't have 5,50 USD in coins. Any hint if there is a coin change machine at the terminal (Dl int.) maybe for luggage trolleys?
And do not throw away your old Metrocards. Even though the cards have expired, the value on them has not. Unless they expired a long time ago, you should be able to exchange them for a new card at no charge at a staffed, subway booth. So even if you cannot get a new Metrocard in the terminal, you would only need $2.50 in coins for the bus; once you get to the subway station, you can get a new Metrocard.
Aug 5, 2014, 7:56 am
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A post from last year indicates that the Hermes shops at T1, T4, and T7 sell Metrocards. Don't know whether that is still the case, however.
A post from last year indicates that the Hermes shops at T1, T4, and T7 sell Metrocards. Don't know whether that is still the case, however.
Aug 5, 2014, 12:05 pm
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"The Q10 bus ends (and begins) at T4."
Not anymore. The Q10's JFK terminus is now Terminal 5. The change was made sometime in 2012.
"The Q10 bus ends (and begins) at T4."
Not anymore. The Q10's JFK terminus is now Terminal 5. The change was made sometime in 2012.
Aug 5, 2014, 4:00 pm
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Given the post looks like the OP is actually catching the B15, but that also leaves from T5.