Can you use Apple pay for Airtrain JFK?


Can you use Apple pay for Airtrain JFK? Can I use my Credit card (Mostly Apple Pay) at the Jamaica station exit gate (from JFK) or Do I have to purchase a new Metrocard? No, the JFK Airtrain currently only accepts metrocards.


Does airlines take Apple Pay?

Apple Pay can be used on any flight including American Airlines. No matter where you're flying to/from or the price of your American Airlines ticket, you can use Apple Pay as a payment method at checkout when you make a reservation through Alternative Airlines.


Does the AirTrain take OMNY?

The new payment system will accept contactless debit and credit cards, digital wallets and OMNY cards to ride the AirTrain.


Can you use Apple pay on NYC Metro?

Apple Pay Express Transit on the NYC subway While most metro subway systems began by requiring dedicated transit cards, most now also accept contactless payment cards, which also allows Apple Pay to be used.


Where do you pay for JFK AirTrain?

Paying for your AirTrain Ride You may purchase a new MetroCard ($1.00 fee applies) or refill your own MetroCard using cash, credit or debit card at our Ticket Vending Machines in Howard Beach or Jamaica Station.


Can you use contactless on AirTrain JFK?

Governor Kathy Hochul, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that AirTrain JFK will begin accepting fare payments using the MTA's OMNY “Tap and Go” contactless payment readers starting Tuesday, October 10th.


Can you pay for JFK AirTrain with OMNY?

Next up for OMNY is the JFK AirTrain, which currently only accepts payment of its $8.25 fare with cash loaded directly onto MetroCards.


How early to get to JFK?

Check our websites, JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty, to get a sense of current wait times but always allow plenty of time for the security screening. It is recommended that you arrive two hours before domestic flights and three hours for international travel but also check with your airline.


Does the unlimited swipe MetroCard work for the JFK AirTrain?

Once you have swiped the card to enter the subway, it cannot be used again for 18 minutes. Unlimited Ride MetroCards are not accepted by the JFK AirTrain, Express buses or PATH trains. See below for other transportation systems that accept this card.


Is it cheaper to take a taxi or Uber from JFK to Manhattan?

Without adding in tolls and tip, taxis follow a standard $52 fare to JFK from Manhattan. Is it cheaper to take a taxi or Uber in NYC? In most cases, it will be cheaper to take a taxi than do rideshare or Uber from JFK airport to Manhattan.