5 hour layover at Kennedy Airport

My wife and I face a 5 hour layover at Kennedy prior to departing for Europe. Any suggestions for places to go/things to do locally to pass the time? I%26#39;m thinking subway or cab to Manhattan will eat up too much time. Anything to do closer to the airport?

5 hour layover at Kennedy Airport

If both flights are not on the same airline (and sometimes even if they are) you will spend some time getting from 1 terminal to another. Most international flights now expect 2-3 hr in advance check in. So your 5 hr layover may not turn out to be much. There%26#39;s not very much right near the airport. Manhattan is too time consuming. You might want to consider whether you can buy a day pass to one of the club lounges (the one you%26#39;re flying to Europe on would be a good idea).

5 hour layover at Kennedy Airport

With the advent of AirTrain you can very quickly and easily get from Terminal to Terminal. For that it will be free too. JFK has 9 terminals, you could easily kill 5 hours there.

Im in the same boat when returning fram NYC to Ireland, what terminal might have some good sit down restaurants to grab a half decent meal and a few beers b4 the flight??

Here is a good website that will tell you everything you need to know about JFK....

kennedyairport.com/aviation/jfkhomemain.html

I myself am finding it rather interesting. (The Retail, Food and Other Services pull down...will be what you are looking for.)

';Retail, Food and Other Services'; is under JFK Airport Terminal Services.

Terminals 1-3 sounds like your best bet. With a long list of restaraunts....a Cartier, Bulgari, Hermes AND a Ferrgamo, it sounds more cosmopolitan than most American cities. Too bad I am always stuck flying in and out of lamo 8/9.