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How can I go to JFK Airport from the Greyhound station in Manhattan by using the subway? What are the subway stations called at the Greyhound station in Manhattan and at JFK Airport?

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  • I was sure this would be a duplicate, but as far as I can tell it hasn't been asked before...?
    – Nate Eldredge
    Jul 19, 2016 at 2:37
  • @NateEldredge I also went looking, and I'm also sure it has never been asked before.
    – Michael Hampton
    Jul 19, 2016 at 2:38
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    Starting point: web.mta.info/nyct/service/airport.htm#JFK
    – Nate Eldredge
    Jul 19, 2016 at 2:39
  • At the cost of a somewhat higher fare and ten minutes of additional walking, you can take the long island railroad from Penn station to Jamaica to get the air train; this should be between five and ten minutes quicker.
    – phoog
    Jul 19, 2016 at 4:26
  • @phoog You still have to get from Port Authority to Penn Station, which eats that 5-10 minutes up entirely. Seems kind of pointless.
    – Michael Hampton
    Jul 19, 2016 at 5:38

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When you arrive on Greyhound in NYC, you will be in one of the underground levels of the Port Authority bus terminal. From here, take the escalators one level up to the subway level. The lower level is somewhat sloped; the escalators you want are uphill at the far (highest) end of the level. On the subway level you can purchase a MetroCard to pay your subway and AirTrain fares, if you don't already have one, or top one up if you do. Then enter the subway system.

At the Port Authority subway station, you will take the E train toward Jamaica Center ($2.75), and exit at the next-to-last stop, Sutphin Blvd/Archer Av.

At Sutphin Blvd/Archer Av, you will change to the Jamaica AirTrain ($5) to JFK Airport. Follow the overhead signs to the JFK AirTrain. The AirTrain stops at all terminals; exit the train at your departure terminal.

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  • I took the E train to JFK trip myself earier this year and, as I recall, it was a fairly easy walk from the subway stop to the AirTrain.
    – DoxyLover
    Jul 19, 2016 at 6:05
  • E train is faster but you can do A train to Rockaway too.
    – Karlson
    Jul 19, 2016 at 19:34
  • I took the J to Sutphin for the AirTrain the other week - it was a really easy, clearly signposted, and fairly short walk between them. No danger of getting lost (especially since plenty of other people on the train will be doing the same thing)
    – Andrew is gone
    Jul 20, 2016 at 21:54
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If you can't afford, or don't want to pay the $5 for the Air Train, you can take the 'A' train from the port authority stop to Lefferts Boulevard. Get on a Downtown/Brooklyn Bound A train.

http://web.mta.info/maps/submap.html

Once there, you can take a Q10 bus. You can see this bus on the subway map. There are other buses too.

Keep in mind that while this will save you only a dollar or two, it might take a little longer. But if you have a long wait between the bus and flight, and time to kill, this is a good option.

Alternatively, last time I tried (5+ years ago), it was possible to walk from the Howard Beach stop to the terminal. Edit: Comments mention that this has been mentioned in another SE Travel Post. Thanks!

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