Uber is making it a lot cheaper to get to JFK from Manhattan
NYC-area airports have been having a rough time as of late—don't even get us started on the Newark drama lately —but at least it looks like it will be a lot cheaper to get to John F. Kennedy International Airport going forward, thanks to Uber.
As you may remember, the ride-hailing company first launched its shared airport shuttle service back in October 2024, giving New Yorkers a more seamless—and, at just $18 per ride, inexpensive—way to travel between Manhattan (with stops at Grand Central, Port Authority and Penn Station) or Downtown Brooklyn (City Point Mall, Atlantic Terminal) and LaGuardia Airport in Queens.
And now that service is graciously being expanded to that other Queens-based airport: Travelers can take advantage of $25 flat-rate shared shuttle rides from various pick-up locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn to John F. Kennedy International Airport with the JFK Airport Uber Shuttle. As of press time, the shuttle is operating to and from Terminals 4 and 5 at JFK, which service airlines such as Delta, Virgin Atlantic, JetBlue, Aeroméxico, China Airlines, Air Europea and KLM, among other.
As with the LGA option, you can reserve your JFK-bound seat using your Uber app and choose from pick-up spots like Grand Central Terminal and Port Authority in midtown Manhattan, Chinatown (the corner of Canal Street and Lafayette Street, to be exact) in downtown Manhattan and Atlantic Terminal in downtown Brooklyn. Upon entering the shuttle, passengers will need to validate their reservation with the driver via a QR code and unique PIN.
Travelers can book up to four seats on Uber shuttle (up to seven days ahead of their departure date) right on the Uber app; and as with the airplane they will eventually be boarding, each rider is permitted to bring one personal item (which must fit on their lap or under their seat) and one piece of luggage (carry-on or checked bag) weighing up to 50 pounds (22.5 kilograms) aboard the shuttle. Happy travels!
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