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When are you coming to NYC? If you plan on taking public transportation to an airport hotel or the airport itself, please note that there are changes in the subway system on late nights and weekends. Make sure that the trains you need to travel on are going where you need to go. I believe that Amtrak is doing repair work during the time that you are traveling so if you are going to be using them to get to NYC, make sure that Amtrak hasn't rescheduled the train.
Where will you be arriving in NYC? It's still kind of sketchy around the bus terminal in Manhattan late at night/early morning. The train station is a little better but I haven't been there at the time you might be coming in. If you are arriving late you might just want to head straight for the airport or your hotel.
General question- is the airport open 24/7 like it states on the website? Say the OP arrives at 3:00am- will he be able to enter the airport and get checked in? I know that some terminals might be opened for people making connecting flights or got delayed or stranded. Do most airlines have crews working the graveyard shifts to process people?
Arriving in NYC lower Manhattan on Saturday night around 2-3AM. Then I will head straight for JFK. Just wanted to know if its safe to hop a Subway and take it all the way to JFK without getting mugged or intimidated at those hours. If not, I can Uber or Cab. Just trying to save money because traveling is expensive enough as it is.
Arrive later and take the LIRR fron Penn station to Jamaica. Select the city ticket option. On weekends the fare is $4.50 for a 18 min ride from Penn Station to Jamaica. Then take the air train from Jamaica to JFK. this is a much quicker , cleaner and more reliable route to the airport than the A train to the air train. Don't ride the subway for 2 hours to save $5. Bring a travel pillow and a comfy blanket and find a spot inside the terminals to camp out until your flight. Tons of people do this.
Or airbnb. U can find places in the immediate vicinity for under $100.
Arriving in NYC lower Manhattan on Saturday night around 2-3AM. Then I will head straight for JFK. Just wanted to know if its safe to hop a Subway and take it all the way to JFK without getting mugged or intimidated at those hours. If not, I can Uber or Cab. Just trying to save money because traveling is expensive enough as it is.
I take it that you have opted for the bus not AMTRAK as Penn Station is not in lower Manhattan. Your best option then is to take a NYC cab out to JFK. Fixed price is (or used to be) $60 plus tip. I don't know if they can tack on a late night surcharge. I wouldn't take the subway in the wee hours of a Sunday morning.
Arrive later and take the LIRR fron Penn station to Jamaica. Select the city ticket option. On weekends the fare is $4.50 for a 18 min ride from Penn Station to Jamaica. Then take the air train from Jamaica to JFK. this is a much quicker , cleaner and more reliable route to the airport than the A train to the air train. Don't ride the subway for 2 hours to save $5. Bring a travel pillow and a comfy blanket and find a spot inside the terminals to camp out until your flight. Tons of people do this.
Or airbnb. U can find places in the immediate vicinity for under $100.
This is great info. I might do this.
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