Passenger Drop Off and Pick Up
No parking in front of or next to any of any terminals, not even for a moment. Terminal frontages are for active loading and unloading only. Unattended vehicles will be towed at the owner's expense.
When dropping off or picking up a passenger, you can park in JFK's Cell Phone Lot, or park your vehicle in either a short-term lot or a parking garage. Another option is that you drop off your passenger at the Kiss and Fly at the Lefferts Blvd. AirTrain Station, where they can ride AirTrain free of charge to their terminal in just 10 minutes. If you enter the terminal with a passenger, note that only ticketed passengers will be allowed past the security checkpoint. However, you may enjoy any of the areas before security.

PARKING LOTS AND RATES

1. Cell Phone Lot
To pick someone up at JFK - use free Cell Phone Lot waiting area, located near the airport entrance, off the Van Wyck Expressway. All terminals are reachable from this lot in less than 5 minutes. The lot, with over 70 spaces, allows drivers to wait until their arriving passengers have disembarked the aircraft, collected their baggage and are ready to be picked up. The JFK Cell Phone Lot not only provides a convenient place to wait for arriving flights, but also keeps traffic on the airport moving smoothly. Drivers must stay with their vehicles at all times. There is no parking or waiting allowed on the airport roadways at any time.

2. Kiss and Fly
Another alternative to your dropping someone off at the airport, Kiss & Fly is located at the AirTrain JFK Lefferts Boulevard Station where AirTrain service is free and travelers arrive at their terminal in just minutes.

3. JFK Valet Parking
The Valet Parking Lot is conveniently located at the Lefferts Boulevard AirTrain Station. Drop off your vehicle at the lot and get free AirTrain service to your terminal in minutes. Valet Parking at JFK is safe and secure. When you return, your vehicle will be waiting for you. Fees: $24 - 1st 24-hr period or part thereof; $12 for each 12-hr period or part thereafter.

4. Long-Term Parking Lot at Lefferts Blvd., approx. 4 miles from Terminals 1 to 9. For directions, see ""Directions to Long-Term Parking Lot"" below.
Fees: $15 for up to 24 hrs.; thereafter $5 for each 8-hr period or part thereafter.

5. Short-Term Daily Parking (""CTA Parking Lots"" - marked by Green, Blue, Orange and Red), is adjacent to Terminals 1 - 9. Note: as of this writing, the Yellow Lot, which serves Terminal 6, is closed for construction of a new garage. Parking is available in the Blue Garage. Please follow the signs for Blue Parking, which now serves Terminals 4 and 6.
Fees: $3 for the first half hour; $6 for up to 1 hour; $3 for each hour or part thereafter, up to $30 maximum each 24-hour period.

Persons with Disabilities: There are a limited number of reserved parking spaces. Designated spaces are located in each parking lot near the terminal entrance. Official disabled license plates or other official permits issued by a municipality or state of residence must be prominently displayed in order to park in these reserved spaces. The fee for disabled parkers is listed below.
Fees: $3 for first half hr or part; $6 up to one hr; $3 for each hr or part thereafter up to $15 max. Subsequent days $3 for each hr or part up to $15 max.

Payment Method: by E-ZPass Plus, Cash (U.S. currency), check (in U.S. currency), MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover Card are accepted for payment of parking fees.

Directions to Long-Term Parking Lot

To reach the Long-Term Parking Lot from the Belt Parkway:

*If you are traveling eastbound, take Exit 19, and bear right at the exit towards Lefferts Blvd., and turn right at the first intersection onto Lefferts Blvd. The entrance to the lot is ahead on the right.
*If you are traveling westbound, take Exit 18B, turn left at the first traffic light onto Lefferts Blvd., go over the overpass over the Belt Parkway, and the entrance to Long Term Parking will be ahead on your right.
From the JFK Expressway entrance to the airport, follow the Long-Term Parking signs through the Cargo area to Federal Circle, and from there to the Long-Term Parking Lot at Lefferts Blvd.
From the Van Wyck Expressway, take the Federal Circle exit, turn right immediately after you exit and follow signs to Long Term Parking.
The Howard Beach Station AirTrain operates between the Central Terminal Area and Long Term Parking Station A or Station B every 4-8 minutes between 6AM and 11PM, and every 12 minutes between 11PM and 6AM. From Station A or B to the Central Terminal Area takes about 8 minutes. Please allow at least 30 minutes to reach your terminal.
E-ZPass Plus is available in the Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Long-Term Lots.

Directions To Airport
JFK is located in the southeastern section of Queens County, New York City, on Jamaica Bay. It is fifteen miles by highway from midtown Manhattan. Geographic reference points are 40° 38' 28.5" north, 73° 46' 41.9" west.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Al Graser, General Manager.
Building 14
Jamaica, New York 11430

Major Roadway Access Routes to JFK:

From the NORTH:
From I-87 NY Thruway:
South on Thruway-Major Deegan Expressway to Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95); east on Cross Bronx to I-678 south across the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge to Van Wyck Expressway south which leads directly to the airport.

From I-95 New England Thruway:
NE Thruway south to Bruckner Expressway; take exit for I-678 south across the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge to the Van Wyck Expressway south (I-678) which leads directly to the airport.

From I-84/I-684:
South on I-684 to I-287; west on I-287 to I-87 NY Thruway-Major Deegan Expressway to Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95); east Cross Bronx to I-678 south across the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge to the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) which leads directly to the airport.

From the EAST:
West on Long Island Expressway (I-495) to Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) south; take Van Wyck south directly to the airport.

From the SOUTH:
North on NJ Turnpike to Exit 13; east across Goethals Bridge to I-278-Staten Island Expressway; cross Verrazano Bridge; follow Gowanus Expressway north to Prospect Expressway south to 10th Avenue; follow 10th Avenue to McDonald Avenue south; turn left on Caton Avenue to Linden Boulevard (NY 27); take Linden Boulevard to Nassau Expressway directly to the airport.

From the WEST:
Via I-78:
East on I-78 to NJ Turnpike south to Exit 13; cross Goethals Bridge to I-278-Staten Island Expressway to Verrazano Bridge; just past the bridge, exit to Ft. hamilton Parkway to Linden Boulevard (NY 27); take Linden Boulevard to Nassau Expressway directly to the airport.

Via I-80/I-280:
East on I-80 to I-280 east to NJ Trunpike south; continue as above.

JFK introduced the E-ZPassparking payment system, E-ZPass Plus. E-ZPass Plus, a new automated system, allows customers to pay for parking utilizing the same E-ZPass technology used to pay roadway tolls throughout the region.