Getting to JFK during rush hour

If you can afford car service, they'll take you via Eastern Parkway, Atlantic Avenue and Conduit Boulevard. That way you completely avoid the BQE/Belt Parkway and its heavy traffic and delays. It's quick and easy.

You might be better off taking the LIRR to Jamaica Station and catching the JFK Express if you're not carrying too many bags. Going by car service is okay. However, the lights may be going against you no matter if it's EP or Atlantic Ave. The Belt is a no no as is the BQE to the LIE or Van Wyck. Take EP to Atlantic Ave. If when you're past Pennsylvania Avenue and the traffic is heavy going down to the Conduit make a right turn (after Penn) and go down four blocks to Belmont Ave. Left on Belmont and take it straight down to Conduit. There shouldn't be more than five traffic lights for the whole stretch. Happy cabbing.

PS Avoid Linden Blvd as well. You either have to take Caton Ave or Flatbush Ave to Linden and you'll get stuck in traffic. And until you cross the Kings Hwy intersection Linden will be strictly stop and go.

booklaw wrote: If you can afford car service, they'll take you via Eastern Parkway, Atlantic Avenue and Conduit Boulevard. That way you completely avoid the BQE/Belt Parkway and its heavy traffic and delays. It's quick and easy.

This is the classic, in the know route from here to JFK. I am wondering if Booklaw is a native Brooklynite because he or she knows this inside track (that in fact I would guess most car service drivers know) or perhaps just a person who moved in to town, paid attention and learned quickly and well.

Google? I don't need no stinkin' Google!

JFK is easy. You have at least seven different ways of getting there from PH/PS by car. It's LGA that's the bitch. I challenge anyone to find a quick (under 30 minutes) alternate route outside of the BQE. Newark is what it is. You have to take a river crossing and hope the road you take isn't logged jam going in or out.

Under 30 minutes? Not unless you blow the red lights on EP and fly at 100mph on the Jackie Robinson and Grand Central. You're always better off staying on the BQE unless it's closed off completely because of a over turned truck. Usually the cause of the slow downs is by the LIE exit after the Koscziousko (sp?), once you're past the exit you're in good shape until you approach the construction by the LGA exit.

arches wins the prize. that's the only way from the LIRR. from the subway you can take the A (make sure it's the one that stops at howard beach for the airport connection) and then take the tram. all of these are cheaper and less stressful than sitting in traffic biting your nails...