New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
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TIP: travelling with a bunch of bags but attracted by the T’s low fares? Take the silver line! Indeed, the silver line is actually a bus line though it’s operated like a subway. I.e. no traffic at all. You’ll enjoy all the storage space only a bus can offer. And you’ll only pay the $2 [...]
Taxis offer a $45 flat rate to Manhattan, excluding tips and tolls
Be advised that traffic on the Van Wyck Expressway can be pretty bad at rush hour. So it might take you quite of a long time to get to NYC
If your flight arrives at Terminals 1, 2 or 3 at JFK, ride the “internal” AirTrain to the Terminal 8/9 stop and switch there to the “external” AirTrain to Jamaica. This way you avoid having to go all the way around to all of the terminals
Below is the AirTrain map, to navigate between Terminals (click on to display full size):
Almost all international flights arrive at Terminal 4. Nevertheless, British Airways and some of its Oneworld partners operate out of Terminal 7: BA, Cathay, Iberia, and Qantas
Good to know: the other Oneworld airlines, notable including American Airlines and Qatar, operate out of Terminal 8
TIP: Make sure all seat belts are working before closing the car doors. After, it may be too late to complain