[Rhodes22-list] JFk to North Shore question

[Michael D. Weisner]

Julie,

The "Train to the Plane" is now politically correct and finished:

http://www.panynj.gov/airtrain/pdf/JFK_airtrain_map.pdf

Service from JFK to Jamaica (NY) is very fast and relatively low cost.  The
problem is that the Port Washington branch of the LIRR connects with the
LIRR line closer to NYC, in either Woodside or Penn Station
(http://mta.info/lirr/).

The best bet, if you want to travel by train, is to catch the train from JFK
to Jamaica ($5), transfer to a train to Penn Station ($5/$7) and then
transfer to the Port Washington branch ($6/$8.25).  The prices are for
tickets purchased in the automated vending machines ($5 additional on the
train) at off-peak/peak travel times.

It might be take a while (~2 hrs) - a car service such as Classic Transport
(http://www.classictrans.com) right out of JFK will be faster and probably
about the same cost (http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/jgtsfram.htm).

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>
> Julie:
>      Micheal is most knowledgeable on this subject.  Politics prevented
> connecting JFK to the train or subway systems.
>      Look at the map.  JFK, New York City and the north shore are a
> triangle, and you are wanting to go the least traveled leg of that
triangle
> for users of JFK.  Michaels recommendation will get you a driver (if he
> speaks English) who might have a good idea which roads work best at the
time
> of your arrival.  Time of day of your arrival will affect which roads will
> work best.  If you arrive so that you hit rush hour the wrong way you
might
> want to consider helicopter or commuter airline.
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA