Are you in need assistance between JFK Airport and Cheshire, Connecticut? You may have booked your tickets to JFK Airport since you found a better deal reserving flights there instead of Bradley International Airport which is located approximately thirty (30) miles from Cheshire in the city of Hartford.

Unfortunately, there are no passenger train service to Cheshire, CT. However, located approximately fifteen (15) miles of Cheshire, CT is New Haven, CT with passenger rail service.

Buses & Shuttles to Reduce Transfers
Think you will get lost on you way to Cheshire, CT? Do you have heavy luggage for the long distance? The GO Airlink Shuttle (a TIA Member) offers public and private service to and from JFK Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Airport and is one of New York City’s largest and most complete operators of ground transportation. They are even available to and from Bradley International Airport located in the State of Connecticut. To learn more and schedule see the GO Airlink Shuttle reservation website.

Rails from JFK Airport
Your first task will be to travel from JFK to Penn Station, New York in Manhattan using one of the many options available. Once you travel from JFK to Penn Station, New York, you will need to purchase a rail ticket at New York Penn Station for travel between New York, NY (NYP) and New Haven, CT (NHV) and this can be with either Amtrak Acela Express or Amtrak Northeast Regional train service, which will take under two (2) hours. When you arrive in New Haven, CT, you can take a taxi cab from the New Haven, CT station to Cheshire, CT or request your hotel’s complimentary shuttle if available.

Rails from Cheshire, Connecticut
Your first task will be to travel from Cheshire, CT to the New Haven, CT station located approximately fifteen (15) miles away. At the New Haven, CT station, purchase a rail ticket for travel between New York, NY and New Haven, CT and this can be with either the Amtrak Acela Express or Amrtrak Northeast Regional train service, which will take under two (2) hours. Once you arrive in Manhattan, use any means to get from JFK to Penn Station, New York to return to the airport.

Weather Warning
Please be aware during hurricane and severe winter seasons, Amtrak may postpone or cancel service to protect their equipment and their riders who travel so you should watch the weather and forecast carefully and have a backup option available so you can return to the airport or get to the hotel in Cheshire, CT. If both the Amtrak Acela Express or Amtrak Northeast Regional train service are suspended, your option would be to take the GO Airlink Shuttle or hire a taxi cab or car service.

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