St. George, Staten Island to JFK Airport by ferry, subway and AirTrain

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

Step by step

1. Walk about 2 minutes from St. George, Staten Island to St. George Ferry Terminal.
2. Take the Staten Island Ferry from St. George Ferry Terminal to Whitehall Ferry Terminal. About 25 minutes.
3. At Whitehall Ferry Terminal, walk about 6 minutes to Whitehall St-South Ferry for the R train.
4. Take a downtown R train from Whitehall St-South Ferry to Jay St-MetroTech. It's 2 stops, about 6 minutes.
5. At Jay St-MetroTech, walk about 6 minutes to Jay St-MetroTech for the A train.
6. Take an Outbound A train from Jay St-MetroTech to Howard Beach-JFK Airport. It's 11 stops, about 29 minutes.
7. At Howard Beach-JFK Airport, walk about 6 minutes to Howard Beach Station for the AirTrain.
8. Take the AirTrain from Howard Beach Station to Terminal 7. It's 6 stops, about 12 minutes. The AirTrain fare is paid at Jamaica or Howard Beach.
9. From Terminal 7, walk about 9 minutes to JFK Airport.

Other ways to go

• Take the Staten Island Ferry from St. George Ferry Terminal to Whitehall Ferry Terminal, then take an uptown 1 train from South Ferry to 34 St-Penn Station, then take an LIRR train toward Ronkonkoma from Penn Station to Jamaica, then take the AirTrain from Jamaica Station to Terminal 7: about 132 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.

Late at night

This trip works around the clock. Between about 1 and 5 am the trip takes about 141 minutes.

Tips for this trip

• Know your stop. Get ready after Terminal 5. The next stop is Terminal 7. Start a live trip in Cobblehop and it alerts you before your stop.

Step-free access

For the subway part of this trip: Whitehall St-South Ferry (R platform) is not on the MTA's list of accessible stations; Jay St-MetroTech (R platform) is on the MTA's list of accessible stations; Jay St-MetroTech (A platform) is on the MTA's list of accessible stations; Howard Beach-JFK Airport (A 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.
• The Staten Island Ferry doesn't charge a fare, and you don't need a ticket.

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

St. George, Staten Island to JFK Airport: common questions

Related routes

• JFK Airport to St. George, Staten Island
• St. George, Staten Island to LaGuardia Airport
• St. George, Staten Island to Midtown Manhattan
• St. George, Staten Island to Financial District
• Times Square to JFK Airport
• Penn Station to JFK Airport
• Grand Central Terminal to JFK Airport
• All New York routes

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:

• MTA: developer data (the GTFS schedules used on this page)
• MTA: subway and bus fares
• JFK Airport: AirTrain
• Staten Island Ferry
• MTA subway stations, with accessibility (data.ny.gov)

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.