a direct trip by the subway is not possible, you must ether take the Airtrain or a city bus, which only goes to terminal 4( meaning you d need to get on airtrain anyway). the problem is none of the city buses are easily acceable from the A make the trip in less time than Airtain. Three buses go to JFK, the B15, the Q10 and the Q3. the B15 travel non stop past North Conduit station so it s out of the question (to get the 15, you d have to go to the L or 3 trains in East New York, and takes a good 30 minutes from the 3). the only other option is the Q10 from Lefferts Blvd, but that takes about 25 minutes. The Q3 meets one subway line (the F at Hillside ave) and goes the long way runing about 45 mintues.
If you take the A train from the Port Authority Bus Terminal to Howard Beach, you will still need to transfer to the Airtrain, regardless. There is no direct subway service from the PA Bus Terminal to the airport.Now, if you want to get to the airport directly, you can take the New York Airport Service express bus from the PA Bus Terminal to JFK. The one way fare is $12.Good luck
Cheapest way to transfer to bus.Best way;Take Queens-bound (E) from 42nd St-Port Authority Bus Terminal to Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.Follow sign to Q10 bus with airport symbol.Once you exit, there is line for Q10 Local and Limited.Q10 Local via Conduit Av and Limited leaves from right side on Kew Garden Rd while supplement Q10 Rockaway Blvd local service leaves from Queens Blvd side.Also Q10 branches terminate at JFK Airport s Central Terminal, Terminal 4.From inside, airport ride is free as long as you don t exit at Jamaica or Howard Beach.
Those City Bus/Subway combos are cheapest $2.00, slowest and the biggest hassle.The subway/Airtrain is next. Taking the E from Port Authority is faster than taking the A. Either way, it takes a LONG time. $7.50Next Cheapest is the Express Bus $13.50.
try the shuttle or the bus, its about $17http://www.goairlinkshuttle.com/http://www.nyairportservice.com/