Is there a subway from Newark to JFK Interational AIrport? If not, what transportation options are there?
My husband will be flying (pilot) out of JFK but there is no way that we can afford to live in NYC so we are looking at NJ for housing. We are trying to figure out our options on how he can get to work. How long would it be to drive to JFK from Newark? The only thing I have found so far as for transportation is an airport shuttle for . That would work for a last option because that would get expensive fast considering how much he will be going back and forth.
Thanks!
8 Responses
livemoreamply
24 Jan 2010
surfrnmobile
24 Jan 2010
take the path from the newark penn station to the WTC station and then the subway from there to JFK. should cost you about $3.50 each way
William K
24 Jan 2010
Here’s your option, if you want to go through with this. Take the PATH from Newark to World Trade. Walk to the A Train at the Chambers Street station and take that to JFK/Howard Beach. Take the Air Train into the airport.
Say you leave Newark at 8AM. You get into WTC at 8:22. The A Train leaves Chambers Street around 8:27. Arrival at JFK/Howard Beach is about 9:07. You’ll be at your terminal before 9:30.
Here’s an alternate. Take NJ Transit to Penn Station Manhattan. You can get the E train to Archer Avenue and catch the Air Train to the terminal.
By the way, if your husband is working at JFK, you wouldn’t be living in Manhattan, you’d be living in Brooklyn, Queens, or Rockaway… some place closer to the airport than NYC.
Meg
24 Jan 2010
I would look into other areas….besides Newark unless there is a specific reason you need to be connected to that airport also. Check out areas in Queens, Rockaway, and Brooklyn…there are some nice areas. By living in NJ you will end up paying tax to both NJ and NY which can also add up.
noirdefilm
24 Jan 2010
Try this website
Yankees
24 Jan 2010
I think your husband will get frustrated traveling from EWR to JFK. Personally, I wouldn’t want to live anywhere near Newark. I think you should look into staying in Queens or on Long Island. It’s a much easier commute to JFK
fire_icepoet4u
24 Jan 2010
If your husband is flying into and out of JFK, I’d stay away from Newark. The drive is doable, but the Belt Parkway backs up all the time, and the times driving can heavily vary, plus theres $15 in tolls as an average.
I frequently go from NJ to LI to visit friends, and I spend that amount ($6 on the inbound Outerbridge, and $9 on the Staten Island bound Verrazano) every time I go back and forth.
Newark isnt exactly the safest place to live, but if you really want to, than what has already been said, PATH to WTC to the A, to the Airtrain, is probably his best bet. The other way is possible, but there are always the threat of transit delays going into Penn Station, NY. There was one this morning, and it made everyone at least 20 minutes late for work if not more.
Amanda
24 Jan 2010
An option slightly faster than the above would be NJ Transit train to Penn Station, walk across the station to Long Island Railroad, and take that two stops to Jamaica (where you can get the "AirTrain" monorail to the JFK Terminals).
I think this would quickly get to be a frustrating commute. If your hubby as a pilot needs to be at JFK early in the morning or at other non-rush times, the train schedules may not work well for him. Living in the other direction (Long Island) seems like a better alternative if your main goal is affordable housing close to JFK.
From Newark:
Take NJ Transit commter train to Penn Station New York
Then take the NYC Transit "A" Train from Penn Station to Howard Beach
Then take the AirTrain from Howard Beach to JFK –the Airtrain stops at every JFK terminal.
For the trip back home…just reverse the directions.
If NJ Transit is not available, you can accomplish a similar thing by taking the New Jersey PATH train to 33rd street in New York, one block away from Penn Station. Then walk one block over to Penn Station and take the a train and proceed as above. Or take the PATH to WTC and get the A Train there.
The NJ Transit ride from Newark is faster and more comfortable than the PATH. However the Path runs more frequently and runs 24 hours per day.