JFK Airport to NYC - Info Please

[dlhamlten]

Can anyone give me a general idea of the cost and time required to get from JFK to Ground Zero in the City ? Is a cab the best alternative ?

 

This would be at mid-day on a Saturday and a round-trip.

 

Thanks in advance.

[smeyer418]

Can anyone give me a general idea of the cost and time required to get from JFK to Ground Zero in the City ? Is a cab the best alternative ?

 

This would be at mid-day on a Saturday and a round-trip.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

It $45.00 each way plus taxes and tip by cab. You can get there for about $10.00 each way per person by Subway(airtrain to Jamaica E train to WTC stop). On Saturday the cab will take about 45 minutes each way. The Train about 75 minutes.....

 

Call a car service like Carmal and see how much they will charge for the same thing....

[Sandi149]

It $45.00 each way plus taxes and tip by cab. You can get there for about $10.00 each way per person by Subway(airtrain to Jamaica E train to WTC stop). On Saturday the cab will take about 45 minutes each way. The Train about 75 minutes.....

 

Call a car service like Carmal and see how much they will charge for the same thing....

 

Actually he/she could take the air train to the Howard Beach station and then catch the A into Manhattan and get off at Chambers St. Much less time then going to Jamaica to get the E and then going downtown.

[smeyer418]

Actually he/she could take the air train to the Howard Beach station and then catch the A into Manhattan and get off at Chambers St. Much less time then going to Jamaica to get the E and then going downtown.

 

Sounds good to me I find the other way faster and the Howard Beach area depressing but you may be rright it may be faster by a few minutes. When you have done it this way how long did it take you from the terminal to manhattan?

 

http://www.mta.info/mta/airtrain.htm

[Sandi149]

Sounds good to me I find the other way faster and the Howard Beach area depressing but you may be rright it may be faster by a few minutes. When you have done it this way how long did it take you from the terminal to manhattan?

 

http://www.mta.info/mta/airtrain.htm

 

You find Howard Beach depressing? That totally surprises me because the area is gorgeous. There are million dollar homes there.

 

I never took the train from Howard Beach to the cruise terminal.....I have taken it to Chambers St though and it took about 40 minutes, maybe even a few minutes less. I believe the OP wanted to know how to get to Chambers St. from JFK.

[Budget Queen]

Sounds good to me I find the other way faster and the Howard Beach area depressing but you may be rright it may be faster by a few minutes. When you have done it this way how long did it take you from the terminal to manhattan?

 

http://www.mta.info/mta/airtrain.htm

 

It takes me about an hour to get to Grand Central. Would be less to Chambers.

[Budget Queen]

It $45.00 each way plus taxes and tip by cab. You can get there for about $10.00 each way per person by Subway(airtrain to Jamaica E train to WTC stop). On Saturday the cab will take about 45 minutes each way. The Train about 75 minutes.....

 

Call a car service like Carmal and see how much they will charge for the same thing....

 

It is $12 round trip for the Airtrain and subway. Buying a single use $2, and a $10 card ($12 value).

[NEW 2 CRUISIN]

I do it once a month.

 

Have $7 and an hour of travel time available each way!

 

(It's $5 for the Airtrain from the terminal, and $2 into the city on the A-train.)

 

:)

[dlhamlten]

I appreciate the info and ideas you have taken time to share. Now I know my options !