Ground transportation options from JFK to Brooklyn
Sep 10, 2017, 11:06 pm
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If you really want to do public transportation, check the time when you arrive at the AirTrain. If you can get a Jamaica-bound AirTrain about 15-20 minutes prior to a scheduled LIRR train, that timing should work perfectly. Otherwise, you could take a Howard Beach-bound AirTrain to the A Train to the hotel. That will take 84 minutes (according to google maps). The walk from the subway will be fine even at that hour.
Sep 12, 2017, 7:49 pm
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I'd just take Carmel (or Dial 7, but I've been happier with Carmel over the past couple of years). Often some online discount (which always is an issue w/Dial 7, but not Carmel), you'll not have to worry about fumbling for US$ for your transit fares, and you'll go door to door after a long travel day. Reserve in advance, they usually arrive w/in 10 minutes of your call.