My flight gets into JFK @ 7am. I need to be in midtown by 8am. What is the best way to get there?

Question

Is traffic into the city bad at 7am? This is a day trip and I don't have any bags.

Answer 1

Take the Airtrain to jamaica, then transfer to the Long Island RailRoad. Ff. stops go from Jamaica to Midtown(Penn Station):

Jamaica

Woodside

Penn Station

Answer 2

That isn't gonna be too easy, it is quite a long way and the traffic at that time of day would bad.

Answer 3

You're not gonna make it. Even if you plane lands on time and that's a big if it will still take more than an hour to get to midtown that time of day.

Answer 4

Street traffic from the airport - forget about that.   It could take you way more than 1 hour cost quite a bit.  On a weekday 7 AM is the start of the rush hour.

Take the AirTrain to Howard Beach (cost $5).  Then take the subway (A train - cost $2).  Total cost $7.  If all goes well with your arrival and Airtrain and Subway connections you will probably just make it.

Good luck

Answer 5

there is aslo helicopter service too

in fact

http://www.flyush.com/pdfs/schedule.pdf

there a direct flight at 7:45am arrives the downtown Heliport

at 7:55am

(sure hope your plane isnt late!)

Note JFK airport flights tend to late anyway (either taking or landing)