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Originally Posted by BCPhil
JFK AirTrain, which you have to take from the subway or rail station if you are taking transit (JFK isn't directly served by subway or train) costs $5 each way (free between terminals). The JFK Airtrain is Bombardier ART. It's $5.50 on the AirTrain Newark. The reason for the fees is because the Airport Authorities paid for the link, much like YVR helped pay for Canada Line.
It costs over $5 to get to SFO on BART from Downtown. And BART tickets aren't valid on any bus system in the Bay area.
I don't think it's a great idea to charge the fare, but it's not unheard of, or even all that unreasonable a price.
I think YVR should just be a separate zone in our current zoned system. But It's probably easier for accounting sake to charge it as an add fare.
The whole thing will be a lot simpler with fare gates and smart cards and easy to enforce.
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But, the Air Train is owned by the airport, not the metropolitan transit authority. New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority still runs three bus routes to the JFK terminals - Queens routes 3 and 10, and Brooklyn route 15. So you do have options getting to JFK.
I'd have no problem with the extra fee for Sea Island connection if the line was owned by the airport and Translink ran a bus to the airport as an alternative.