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JFK Airport to Brooklyn Museum by AirTrain, bus and subway

Quick answer: Take the AirTrain from your terminal to Lefferts Boulevard Station, then take the B15 bus from Lefferts Blvd/Airtrain Station to New Lots Av/Warwick St, then take a Manhattan-bound 3 train from New Lots Av to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum. The trip takes about 87 minutes door to door on a weekday (85 to 92 depending on the connection). The B15 bus comes about every 9 minutes during the day. The 3 train doesn't run from New Lots Av to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum between about 1 and 5 am; then the trip uses another line.

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JFK Airport to Brooklyn Museum

Trip timeabout87min

How oftenAbout every 9 minutes (B15)

AirTrain JFK
B15
3

Follow the signsto the AirTrain
AirTrain JFK AirTrainFrom your terminal3 stops, about 8 min
Change at Lefferts Boulevard StationWalk about 4 min
B15 B15 busFrom Lefferts Blvd/Airtrain Station17 stops, about 20 min
Change at New Lots Av/Warwick StWalk about 3 min
3 3 trainFrom New Lots Av, Manhattan-bound11 stops, about 20 min
Get off at Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

Weekdays, fall 2026 MTA schedule · First and last trips

By Cobblehop · November 7, 2026 · Source: MTA schedules (fall 2026), checked November 7, 2026

Step by step

At JFK, follow the signs for the AirTrain. Every terminal has an AirTrain station; take a train to Jamaica. Times on this page start from the middle of the airport, about 9 minutes on foot from the Terminal 7 AirTrain station.
Take the AirTrain from your terminal to Lefferts Boulevard Station. It's 3 stops, about 8 minutes. The AirTrain fare is paid at Jamaica or Howard Beach.
At Lefferts Boulevard Station, walk about 4 minutes to Lefferts Blvd/Airtrain Station for the B15 bus.
Take the B15 bus from Lefferts Blvd/Airtrain Station to New Lots Av/Warwick St. It's 17 stops, about 20 minutes.
At New Lots Av/Warwick St, walk about 3 minutes to New Lots Av for the 3 train.
Take a Manhattan-bound 3 train from New Lots Av to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum. It's 11 stops, about 20 minutes.

Other ways to go

Take the AirTrain from your terminal to Jamaica Station, then take an LIRR train from Jamaica to Atlantic Terminal, then take an Outbound 2 or 3 train from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum: about 84 minutes.
Take the AirTrain from your terminal to Howard Beach Station, then take a Manhattan-bound A train from Howard Beach-JFK Airport to Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts, then take an Outbound 2 or 3 train from Hoyt St to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum: about 93 minutes.

Which one is faster depends on when you leave. Cobblehop compares them with live times.

Times and frequency

From the MTA's fall 2026 schedule. Typical trip is the door to door time in the middle of the day.

Day	First trip	Typical trip	3 train in the daytime
Weekdays	Around the clock (another line late at night)	87 min	About every 8 minutes
Saturday	Around the clock (another line late at night)	90 min	About every 10 minutes
Sunday	Around the clock (another line late at night)	88 min	About every 10 minutes

Late at night

This trip works around the clock. Between about 1 and 5 am the trip takes about 91 minutes. The 3 train doesn't run from New Lots Av to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum between about 1 and 5 am, so at that hour the trip uses another line.

Tips for this trip

Know your stop. Get ready after Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College. The next stop is Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum. Start a live trip in Cobblehop and it alerts you before your stop.

Step-free access

For the subway part of this trip: New Lots Av (3 platform) is not on the MTA's list of accessible stations; Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum (3 platform) is on the MTA's list of accessible stations. Elevators can be out of service, so check elevator status on mta.info before you go.

What it costs

Subway and local bus: $3 per ride with OMNY (tap a contactless card or phone) or a MetroCard. One transfer within 2 hours to the subway or a local bus is included.
AirTrain JFK: $8.75, paid when you enter or leave at Jamaica or Howard Beach. It's on top of the subway or LIRR fare.

Fares as of November 2026. Check the official fares page before you ride.

JFK Airport to Brooklyn Museum: common questions

How do I get from JFK Airport to Brooklyn Museum by public transit?

Take the AirTrain from your terminal to Lefferts Boulevard Station, then take the B15 bus from Lefferts Blvd/Airtrain Station to New Lots Av/Warwick St, then take a Manhattan-bound 3 train from New Lots Av to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum.

How long does it take?

About 87 minutes door to door on a weekday, 85 to 92 depending on the connection. On weekends it's about 90 minutes.

Do I have to change along the way?

Yes, 2 times: at Lefferts Boulevard Station and New Lots Av/Warwick St.

Does it run all night?

How much does it cost?

Subway and local bus: $3 per ride with OMNY (tap a contactless card or phone) or a MetroCard. One transfer within 2 hours to the subway or a local bus is included. AirTrain JFK: $8.75, paid when you enter or leave at Jamaica or Howard Beach. It's on top of the subway or LIRR fare.

Sources

Cobblehop is independent. It is not affiliated with the MTA or any transit agency. Schedules on this page come from the MTA's public GTFS data; check these pages for the latest service:

Transit data: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Cobblehop is not affiliated with or endorsed by the MTA.

Published November 7, 2026. Times were computed from the MTA fall 2026 schedules for 2026-11-18 (weekday), 2026-11-21 and 2026-11-22. Planned work and holidays change service, so check Cobblehop for live times before you go.

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