 NYC question: JFK to Port Authority
On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 01:49:40 GMT, Pan <panNOTRASH@musician.org> wrote:
>On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 11:21:54 -0500, Tim923 <t923_1m> wrote:
>
>>>I'd take the A train all the way. The only question is how to get to
>>>the A. I have yet to train the new Airtrain. The cheapest way would be
>>>to take the Q10 bus to Lefferts Blvd.
>>
>>Do you know how long it would take?
>
>No. I've never done it.
>
>> How much would it cost?
>
>However much you want to spend on a MetroCard. Minimum, $2. You get a
>free transfer from the bus to the subway.
>
>> Looks
>>like about 20 miles on the map.
>>
>>I think I remember a $10 van that would take about an hour (from JFK
>>to P.A), but I think traffic could make it much longer?
>
>$10? How long ago was that?
>
>>There's a direct flight from my town to JFK, but I'd have to take the
>>bus upstate.
>
>Have you checked whether there's a shuttle bus from JFK to where
>you're staying or somewhere convenient to there?
>
>Michael
There used to be a city bus that went round the terminals and took
people to the Howard Beach subway station where they could get the
A train. Has that bus been discontinued now that they have the
shuttle train to the E train at Jamaica? One can, of course, get
to Port Authority on the E train as well as the A train. I don't
know what the shuttle to Jamaica costs in addition to the $2 fare
on the E train. I think the trip could well take an hour or a bit
more all told, depending on how long you had to wait for the bus
and then for the subway. As I remember, you didn't have to pay for
the bus to Howard Beach station. I did it once but it was a long
time ago.
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