JFK Airtrain operates a train from Terminal 1 to Terminal 4 every 5 minutes. Tickets cost $0 - $9 and the journey takes 4 min.
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That's right, you can walk between all terminals at the airport without leaving security. Note that the one exception to the above is that if you're on an American Eagle flight, you'll still have to take an airside bus.
Frequent courtesy shuttle service is provided between terminals to assist travelers in getting from one terminal to another for airline connections. For guests traveling to and from the American Eagle remote terminal, airside shuttle buses provide access between the remote terminal and Terminals 4 and 5.
JFK's AirTrain connects the airport's terminals to the parking lots, rental car center, hotel shuttle pickup area, and the Jamaica and Howard Beach subway stations (the Jamaica stop also offers access to the Long Island Rail Road, where Manhattan is just one stop away via the Grand Central Station or Penn Station stops ...
Minimum connection times at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York can be as low as 30 minutes for domestic flights (if you're flying the same airline). However, it can take as long as 3 hours if you're coming off an international flight and you need to do a terminal change in order to make your connection.
JFK International Air Terminal LLC (JFKIAT) is the operator of Terminal 4 at John F.Kennedy International Airport, one of the most active air terminals in the New York area, serving 30 international and domestic airlines with an annual passenger volume of 21.8 million travelers in 2018.
Like other Port Authority properties, the AirTrain did not receive subsidies from the state or city for its operating costs. This was one of the reasons cited for the system's relatively high initial $5 fare, which was more than twice the subway's fare at the time of the AirTrain's opening.
John F Kennedy Airport's Terminal 1 serves Aeroflot, Aero Mexico, Air China, Air France, AirPlus Comet, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, Cayman Airways, China Airlines, China Eastern, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Olympic, Royal Air Maroc, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Turkish. It contains gates 1-11.