How do I get from JFK Airport to Grand Central Station using the subway in New York?|183037

I_ve looked all over the internet and the New York subway system is way too confusing for me. Please help me! I leave to New York in five days!

Take the Air Train from JFK to Jamaica Center, where you can switch to the NYC subway_s E-Train.

Take the E-Train to Lexington Avenue / 53rd Street, where you can transfer for free to the downtown #6 train. Take that 1 stop to 42nd Street / Grand Central Terminal.

Pretty easy.

Just a note.. If your luggage is cumbersome or you have a lot of pieces to carry, you should take a cab. You really don_t want to lug a lot of luggage through the subway.

Have a good trip.

My friend, let me make it a little easier for you.

Step 1: take the Airtrain from the terminal to Jamaica Station. Make sure you listen for the announcement _Station D: Jamaica Station. The fare for the Airtrain is $5, which you pay when exit the Airtrain system at Jamaica Station.

Step 2: at Jamaica Station, transfer to the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). Take any eastbound train from Jamaica Station to Penn Station. The fare is $7.25 one way peak/$5.25 one way off peak. If you_re taking the LIRR on the weekends, the fare is $3.25 one way.

Step 3: at Penn Station, transfer to the New York City Subway. Take the uptown (northbound) #1, 2 or 3 subway lines (Red Line on the subway map) from Penn Station to Times Square.

Step 4: at Times Square, transfer upstairs to the 42nd Street Shuttle (Black Line). Take the Shuttle from Times Square to Grand Central.

Step 5: at Grand Central, exit the subway into the Grand Central Terminal.

The fare on the subway is $2 one, with free transfer between subway lines. Since you_re town for 5 days, may I recommend purchasing a 7-day unlimited ride MetroCard for $25, which will give unlimited ride on the New York City subway and bus system.

I hope this information is very helpful. If you have any questions or need travel directions while in town, just drop me a line by clicking on the avatar and e-mail icon in the profile. I_ll be glad to help.

Good luck and happy travels.
Native New Yorker

take air tran from jfk to jamaica station. transfer to a penn station bound long island railroad train. in penn, get on the 1 subway train which is on the 7th avenue line. take the 1 uptown one stop to 42nd street. at 42nd street station you get on the Shuttle train (S) which goes directly to grand central. very easy. if you get confused, cops and other passengers are usually more than willing to help.

This is by far the easiest way to do this trip
You couldn_t mess this up if you had to
1]Take the AirTrain to Jamaica _by now you know all about it
2) Take the LIRR to Woodside _it_s the NY train .About 12 minutes and $5.25 on any WB train leaving Jamaica after 9:45 AM weekdays
When you get your ticket for it at the LIRR ticket vending machine just add a $2.00 MetroCard to it
3) Go upstairs and catch the # 7 train to Grand Central
The train will say Times Square on it
If you take the train with the _7_ in a diamond shape it_s an express train that makes 1 stop before it reaches grand Central and takes 14 minutes
If the _7_is in a circle then it_s a local train that makes 8 stops and 16 minutes

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Direct Bus from JFK to Grand Central.
Departures every 20-30 minutes.

(Not the subway, but no transfers either.)
$15 one way, $27 R/T (WAY cheaper than a cab)