John F Kennedy JFK
Cheap flights from New York start with choosing the right airport, and John F Kennedy is one of the three that serve the city. It sits inside New York, while Newark Liberty International and La Guardia cover the rest of the area, so check which name is on your ticket before you arrange a transfer. Routes from JFK include Warsaw, Paris, London, Chisinau, Bucharest, Krakow, Barcelona and Rome, so it is worth comparing dates before you commit.
John F Kennedy at a glance
- Passengers per year
- 62.4 M (2023)
- Elevation
- 13 m
- Opened
- 1947
- Official website
- jfkairport.com
- Population of New York
- 8.8 M (2020)
Country facts: Wikidata
Getting to the city
Reaching the city from John F Kennedy is easiest by rail: the airport train links the terminals to the subway and commuter rail, which keeps you out of traffic. Taxis and ride shares are simpler with luggage but crawl badly at rush hour, and the drive can take far longer than the distance suggests. Allow a generous buffer for evening departures, and do not plan a tight connection between JFK and Newark Liberty International or La Guardia, since the trip between them is long and traffic-dependent.