No, the AirTrain takes you to and from the subway, and the subway takes you to and from Penn Station. Take the AirTrain to the Howard Beach Station, and get the Manhattan-bound A train (of the A-C-E, the blue line) to 34th Street-Penn Station.
To travel from JFK to the Statue of Liberty, you can take a combination of public transportation options. First, you can take the AirTrain from JFK to Jamaica Station, then transfer to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to Penn Station. From there, you can take the subway to Battery Park, where you can catch a ferry to the Statue of Liberty.
To travel from JFK Airport to the Statue of Liberty, you can take a combination of public transportation options. First, take the AirTrain from JFK Airport to Jamaica Station, then transfer to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to Penn Station. From there, you can take the subway to Battery Park, where you can catch a ferry to the Statue of Liberty.
The AirTrain doesn't go to Penn Station. It's just a shuttle that takes you from JFK to the nearest subway stations (the Howard Beach Station on the A train, and the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue station on the E train and the J-Z line).The Howard Beach station is much closer to JFK (you'd only go to the Sutphin-Archer station if you need to take the E or J-Z). You can take the A train to Penn Station, so get off the AirTrain at the Howard Beach station.Then take the Manhattan-bound A train from Howard Beach to 34th Street-Penn Station. The ride on the A train is about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes. The AirTrain takes about ten minutes. So you're looking at about an hour and a half trip from the airport to Penn Station.
At JFK, you can get a shuttle (called the AirTrain) from inside the JFK terminals to the Howard Beach Station of the A train (on the A-C-E, which is the blue line). The A will take you to Penn Station (34th Street). From Penn Station, you can take the LIRR (Long Island Railroad) to either East Hampton, Westhampton, or Southampton. I have included a link to the LIRR home page where you can get the schedules.
Penn Station.
To travel from JFK Airport to the Bronx, you can take the AirTrain to Jamaica Station and transfer to the subway. From Jamaica Station, take the E train towards Manhattan and transfer to the D train at 42nd Street - Port Authority Bus Terminal. The D train will take you to the Bronx.
The closest subway stop is the Howard Beach Station on the A train (of the A-C-E, the blue line). You can take the shuttle, called the AirTrain, from inside the JFK terminals to the Howard Beach Station.You can also take the AirTrain to the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue Station on the E train and the J-Z (the brown line). But the AirTrain ride from JFK to the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue Station is almost 4 times as long as the ride from JFK to the Howard Beach Station.
Yellow cabs charge a flat rate of $45 (NOT including tolls, tips and tax) for all trips between JFK and Manhattan. Car service companies will charge similar rates. By train, it will cost $7.50: $5 for the AirTrain shuttle from JFK to the Howard Beach subway station (on the A train, of the A-C-E, the blue line), and then $2.50 for a Single Ride subway ticket. The A train stops at 34th Street-Penn Station in Manhattan.
To travel from Terminal 4 to Terminal 7 at JFK Airport, the best way is to take the AirTrain. The AirTrain is a free shuttle service that connects all terminals at JFK Airport. You can board the AirTrain at Terminal 4 and ride it to Terminal 7 without needing to exit the airport or go through security again.
The best way to travel from Terminal 7 to Terminal 4 at JFK Airport is to take the AirTrain.
To travel from Yonkers to JFK Airport, you can take a combination of public transportation options such as the Metro-North train to Grand Central Terminal and then transfer to the AirTrain at Jamaica Station. Alternatively, you can take a taxi or use a ride-sharing service for a direct route.
If you don't want to take a taxi, you can take the subway, which costs only $2.25 to date (October 9, 2009), plus the $5 you will need for the shuttle. The shuttle (called the AirTrain) takes you from inside the JFK terminals to the Howard Beach Station of the A train (on the blue line). You can take the A train straight to Penn Station.