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Getting to JFK:

John F. Kennedy International Airport is convenient because of its close proximity to major highways and freeways. Please allow for traffic as the area around JFK can become very congested with traffic.

Directions:

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.