NYC Airport Transit Cost Calculator: JFK, LaGuardia & Newark
Choose an airport, transit option and group size to estimate the public-transportation cost into New York. The calculator separates airport access fares from subway, LIRR or NJ TRANSIT costs and can apply the official JFK AirTrain group fare for eligible groups of 2–5 riders paying together.
JFK: AirTrain plus subway
A standard JFK trip via Jamaica or Howard Beach combines the $8.75 AirTrain fare with the $3 subway fare, making the usual one-person total $11.75.
For an eligible group of 2–5 riders paying together, the AirTrain Group Fare lowers the airport-access portion: the first rider is $8.75 and each additional rider is $4.50, up to $26.75 total for five riders. The subway fare is still paid separately for each rider.
JFK: AirTrain plus LIRR
At Jamaica, LIRR CityTicket can be useful for Penn Station or Grand Central. The 2026 CityTicket price is $5.25 off-peak and $7.25 peak, on top of the applicable AirTrain fare.
The AirTrain Group Fare can also reduce the AirTrain portion for an eligible 2–5 person group paying together; the LIRR fare remains per traveler.
LaGuardia: fare-free Q70 connection
The LaGuardia Link Q70 remains fare-free and connects the airport with Jackson Heights and Woodside. From there, the subway costs $3, while LIRR uses the applicable CityTicket fare.
This keeps public-transit costs from LaGuardia especially low when your destination works with those connections.
Newark: NJ TRANSIT to New York Penn
NJ TRANSIT currently lists the adult fare from Newark Liberty International Airport to New York Penn Station at $17.25.
PATH can also be useful for Lower Manhattan through Newark Penn, but that is a different fare combination than the direct airport-to-New-York-Penn rail trip.