Any flight tips?

[Kwami]

Have you flown out of JFK recently?

It's an absolutely monumental hassle.

$600 to park and an hour of traffic just to get through Queens.

I flew out of JFK about three weeks ago. To Hawaii, no less!

We just took Amtrak to Penn, LIRR to Jamaica, and then the Air Train to the TWA hotel the night before. No problem at all. I think we'll just wait a taxi from Penn next time, though. It's pricier, but much simpler than dealing with two trains.

The airport itself was fine. It's under construction, but so is every airport these days. More importantly, it has direct flights to Honolulu.

 

[adamak]

With JFK, or LGA, taking public transit is way "better" than taxi or car in some sense. Yes, hassle dragging luggages. But driving & traffic is almost always horrendous and unreliable. But make sure you plan and understand MTA / LIRR beforehand.