Use your MetroCard at the AirTrain turnstiles to pay the $8.25 fare. Use a MetroCard ticket machine if you need to add value to your card. (Do this in advance to skip the lines.) You can board any AirTrain that arrives.
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You can use unlimited ride MetroCards and OMNY on the subway but not on the AirTrain.
That's only true for entry to the Subway, not for the Airtrain fare gates, so I thought I'd clarify. In any event, at Howard Beach there is NO contactless for subway or Airtrain. At Jamaica there is contactless for subway, but NOT for Airtrain.
Airtrain JFK Cost, Fare & Ticket Options: What to ExpectThe fare for a one-way trip is $7.75, and you can purchase tickets at vending machines located in the terminal buildings or at the Airtrain stations. These machines accept cash, credit, and debit cards for your convenience.
AirTrain travels to the Jamaica LIRR Station from JFK every 5 to 10 minutes. The AirTrain ride to the Jamaica Station takes about 10 minutes. Print the full AirTrain Brochure and take it with you.
Reduced-Fare customers who cannot use their Reduced-Fare MetroCard to swipe at AirTrain JFK gates can tap with the contactless payment device linked to their Reduced-Fare bank card or OMNY card at the AirTrain JFK's OMNY readers and pay the full AirTrain fare.
Total Cost: $11.15 -- $8.25 for the AirTrain (children under 5 ride free) and $2.90 for a single subway ride. Travel Time: varies depending on your destination. But plan on 60-90 minutes to get to Midtown Manhattan.
: $8.25 (children under 5 are free); AirTrain links the airport to the subway and Long Island Rail Road. AirTrain also offers free service between points in the airport.
Well, it turns out the Port Authority does sometimes lift the fee from AirTrain/subway commuters, but only when the bottlenecks at the exits get really, really bad.
The AirTrain service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The trains run on a schedule from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. (every 2-8 minutes) and 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. (every 6-12 minutes).