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Tips and ideas on how to best spend a layover at New York Kennedy airport. Got a favorite quiet place to connect to wifi? A great bar or restaurant? Maybe an exhibit or a walk? Share your JFK Airport layover experiences with others, or post a question and get notified when there is a response.

JFK Layover Ideas DISCUSSION

Creeser84 02/22/2018
Would it be a good idea to try and go into the city at all if I have at least a 6 hr layover?
ZAP 02/22/2018
No, that's not realistically enough time. It takes 90 minutes each way and you'll have to be back at JFK 90 minutes before your flight, so that would only leave like 2 hours in the city.
Ariel Car 01/27/2018
Hello. I will be leaving from terminal 8. My lounge members card permit me to enter lounges located at terminal 5, 4 or 1. I will be holding a T8 boarding pass . Is it permited to visit other terminals lounges after security? thank you
ZAP 01/27/2018
No, Terminal 8 is not connected to any other terminals inside security.
Ariel Car 01/27/2018
Thank You!
Chegg00 01/16/2018
We are landing at JFK at 6am and our flight doesn't depart until after 10pm is there somewhere that we can sleep?
ZAP 01/17/2018
Not really. You could try to sleep on the floor. When you arrive, you could call nearby hotels and tell them your situation and see if they have rooms available immediately. There are not currently any hotels on airport property.
JGWA 01/14/2018
In early Augus on a Thursday, we will be landing on SQ26 at 11.15am. Next flight to Montreal can either be DL4006 at 3pm or DL4016 at 9pm. We have checked baggage and are non-US citizen.

Would there be enough time for us to transit for the 3pm flight?

What would be the minimum transit time for such a connection?

Would clearing custom take a Long time during this period?
JGWA 01/14/2018
2 different reservation
ZAP 01/14/2018
The 3 PM flight should be enough time. I recommend 3 hours for connections like this, and that's a bit more.
JGWA 01/15/2018
Thanks for the reply. During this period, generally speaking, would custom take a long time to clear?
ZAP 01/17/2018
August is a peak travel season.
Kaygee 10/17/2017
81/2 hrs between arrival and departure times noon arrival Suggestions for any diversion to help pass the time?
Max 09/27/2017
Landing at JFK 7:15am with Delta (terminal 2) and getting on the flight at 8am JetBlue (Terminal 5) on Tuesday morning. Is it enough time for layover? What is the fastest way to make it to this flight at 8am? Please help!
barbara stone 09/26/2017
coming from PDX to JFK and on to Athens we have 2 hour lay over is it enough?
Valerie 09/14/2017
I will be arriving early morning from a Jet Blue red eye flight from Sacramento to get a connection to the cruise port. Check in for cruise is not until 1pm. I would like to spend a few hours in the lounge but what happens to my bag in baggage claim since there will be a delay in picking it up?
Ms187 07/04/2017
Hi

I am taking a flight from Abudhabi to Jfk arriving at 9:45 am and have another flight from Jfk to toronto departing at 11:50
I understand that there is preclearance in Abudhabi so would i have enough time to transfer? Arrive in terminal 4 and depart from 1
ZAP 07/05/2017
No flights to Toronto depart from Terminal 1. What airline are you flying to Toronto? Are both flights on the same reservation?
Ms187 07/05/2017
Flight to toronto is on Delta, the booking says t1 but there on seperate reservations
NJ 06/22/2017
I'm arriving at LGA from Toronto on July 1st at 9:35, and flying to DGA at 2:29. Do I have time to leave the airport and do some sightseeing?