There are a lot of restaurants and some coffee shops around if you want to kill time waiting for…read moreyour train & the waiting room isn't open. During the week there is a tiny shop open in the waiting room where you can get the newspapers, chips, candy. There are bathrooms as well. You can get the N15 or N16 busses at this station as well. There is no indoor waiting area up on the platform, so if weather isn't good I would stay downstairs (as long as the waiting area is open) until the train comes.

Small but nice station to wait for the train either into Queens or the city or deeper onto Long…read moreIsland. My first using this station as I don't frequent this area much. As with most LIRR stations, nice indoor waiting area with a screen telling you when the next trains are and which track. There are also ticket machines here as well as a ticket booth where you can speak to someone if needed. They are only open business hours though I assume. There are also restrooms here as well. There's also an indoor waiting area on the track platform as well.

This station offers numerous amenities. Here are a few:…read more 1. Beach Passes: You can purchase beach passes here on weekends only. Much as changed on the beach; money is no longer accepted to buy $15 day pass. L.I.R.R. stopped offering Beach Getaway passes. You can download Yodel app that accepts Mastercard or Visa for payment. Or.. you can buy them here. 2. There is a taxi service conveniently located outside station. 3. Eating: There are a wealth of restaurants near the station. A few faves are ROC and Olive, Cha Ba, Brands deli ( great eggs) and Corazon de Cuba. The Starbucks here is one of their top locations IMO. 4. Beach Access: The station is @8 minute walk to the beach. There are numerous access points. I enter beach via Edwards Boulevard. This entrance is near Rip Tide cafe if you want to eat on the beach. 5. Transportation: There are numerous NICE buses that can take you around Long Island, especially if you want to go to the Roosevelt Field mall. Public transportation is highly recommended because finding a parking spot is difficult. 7. Lodging: There are numerous hotels to stay within walking distance. There are Air BNBs you can also rent but do it before summer season starts. 8. Shopping: East and West Park Avenue have some nice shops. 9. Waiting Area: you can purchase L.I.R.R. tickets here. There are restrooms, a small snack bar but no live agent to speak to. 10. JFK airport: it's @20 minute ride from Long Beach to JFK Airtrain which is very convenient and less expensive than taxi. And there you have it!

It is a great option to get to Long Beach by LIRR. From Jamaica Queens station get into Long Beach…read moretrain then get off the last station, walk through Edward Blvd about 10 minutes, will reach the Beach.

I went there to pick up my husband and the parking lot was kind of small. The train as high and the…read moreway to get out of the train and the parking lot was a bit hard.

This station is about a block away from my sisters house. I have used this station hundreds of…read moretimes over the years but I hate the fact that they have no live ticketing person. Nothing special about the station itself. This station is about 30 to 45 minutes from Penn Station but usually requires a transfer. However, for Atlantic Station in Brooklyn the trip is usually direct. Because there is no ticketing booth you have to purchase your ticket from a machine on the ground level. At times there are lines at the ticketing machine so if you have to buy tickets give yourself enough time. The trains arrive on schedule for the most part and during the cold season there is a indoor waiting room for customers.

This train station is cool. However, they should have an indoor waiting room that is open with…read moreextended hours. One day, it was raining and cold and I had to wait outside for the train to arrive. Other than that, the train station serves its purpose.

it needs an elevator badly very difficult to get across by foot. the underground bypass is not…read moresafe long and dark if you travel alone. Need an elevator for this station, need resident parking on both sides not just one lot, why would a park be build next to the LIRR, grab a child and get on the train never to see that child again, dangerous why???????

This is main hub for the LIRR and you can pretty much catch any line on the LIRR. Theres a huge…read morecatwalk that connects all of the tracks so you can wait in that area until you know which track your train is on. There are monitors as well. The platforms having indoor areas which are heated in the winter and cooled in the summer. You can also connect to the subway, Air Train and buses to all over Queens from here as well.

I am no stranger to the New York City area as I have visited here several times in the past…read more However, this was my first time at the "Jamaica LIRR (Long Island Railroad) Station". Located roughly 4 miles north of John F. Kennedy International Airport and in the heart of Queens, this is one of the major transfer points to get into through the city and the neighboring boroughs. After a long (5+ hour) flight into JFK Airport, I took the Jamaica AirTrain (from JFK to the LIRR Station). And this was around 11:30pm Eastern Time. However, once we arrived at the station, I used the MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority) app that told us exactly where to go. There were even a couple of employees that told us how the payment system works (which was $10 per person as of October 2025). Once we actually arrived to the Jamaica LIRR Station, I must say that this place has a very stark uninviting look to it. Definitely one that I would recommend avoiding during the wee hours of the night. However, there were other "tourists" waiting to connect to Penn Station which all New Yorkers know is in the heart of Manhattan. I only know this since they had several carry-on pieces of luggage as well. The reason for the three stars? This station wreaked of urine and sweat. And if that's not enough, I saw a gentleman urinating directly on the tracks. But the icing on the cake was seeing a big rat crawling on the side of the tracks. Seeing this may make your stomach turn upside down but this is a big metropolitan city and you must expect the unexpected. I am also from a big city (San Francisco) so witnessing this did not gross me out that much. All in all, the "Jamaica LIRR Station" leaves a lot to be desired. But I highly recommend coming here during the commute times or at least before 10:00pm when the vast majority of the general public is already at their destinations. However, the ticket information employee was helpful as well a local that told us exactly which train to take to get to Manhattan. With that said and done, I am giving this subway station just an average three stars.

Train stations little to rave about in general so for me I'm just looking for basic needs to be…read moreprovided: shelter, availability to ticket machines and proper/ safe access to platforms. This station does at the most basic level. The entrance to the station has 2 machines which seems to manage the traffic well. For the most part they are always working and accepting both cash and cards. The station is well lit and the staircases have been upgraded lately. However, there are no elevators/escalators so if you're travelling with a stroller or luggage the stairs can be brutal. Shelter is a basic cover which has about 6 seats and then two outdoors sets of about 4 seats. Again, very no frills.

This station is like most on the LIRR outdoors. It has decent enclosed shelter. It's normally clean…read more. I cannot blame the LIRR for the slobs that smoke or drink and leave rubbish behind. This is a older station so expect no elevators and about 15 steps to climb I think the Rosedale station and I know Jamaica has elevators. Make sure you buy your tickets prior to boarding or you get hit with a surcharge that could double your ticket price. Then the ride on average 22 minutes vs 1.15 and bus train combo Cost is on average 4 times more than regular transit during rush hour west or east off peak about 2.5 times more. This line is on the RockAway branch weekdays and Long Beach weekends. Also effective November 2012 I know this station is undergoing a overhaul so some exits may be closed

The train station is really clean and clear of any debris which is nice and there is plenty of…read moreseating for you to rest either on your way to or from the city. The only real complaint I would have is that on the east side platform, there is no ticket machine which means you need to go the the westbound platform for a ticket. That can be annoying if you are in a hurry to catch the train.

Always clean, in walking distance from my house, and the ticket machine available on the westbound…read moreplatform. If you drove, there's parking along the side streets; it's very easy to find a spot.

The last two Islander games I attended last year were by car. Parking was expensive, and anyone…read morewho's a frequent traveler on the Cross Island Parkway knows that traffic is always a challenge, especially on game days. What a wonderful idea it would be to build a new railroad station in Elmont and call it the Elmont-UBS Arena station. A station like this could significantly reduce the number of cars on the road heading to UBS Arena. Brilliant! This would be the first new station the LIRR has built in fifty years that serves Belmont Park and the Elmont area of New York. Once the game is over, shuttles can transport fans from the arena directly to the station, or they can simply walk about ten minutes. The train would arrive roughly 15 minutes before its scheduled departure, giving fans ample time to leave the park comfortably. It's a fantastic, easy, and cost-effective solution. I love it!

Very nice station, looks brand new. There's a bridge that connects the train platforms depending on…read morewhich direction you are heading and getting off. It's not too close to UBS but I believe they run shuttles during events but I'm not positive on that. There are ticket machines here as well and it has a ramp and elevators as well to get across platforms.

They're on the right track. (giggle)…read more So glad they offer this service. Super easy to get to other terminals, car rentals, or hotel shuttles. And, if you are trying to get to the city, the Air Train is more reliable, faster, and predictable than taxis and rideshare at a fraction of the cost (and sometime more spacious or comfortable). Plus, it's luggage friendly and accessible. And they don't need to know your name. If you're confused, you need to take the smooth, magnetic Air Train to exit the airport to either Howard Beach to catch the A train or to Jamaica for the E, J, or Z train (or the Long Island Rail Road direct to Grand Central or Penn Station for $5.25-$7.25). To get directions in reverse back to the airport, just hold this review up to a mirror. Ideally, it would be great to have a direct link from airport to city, like Chicago, Atlanta, DC, San Francisco, Cleveland, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, and Minneapolis and Portland (and Seattle if you walk 1000 feet), but I still appreciate the "two-seat" system because the signage is super easy. You can jump off your plane and follow the yellow signs straight to the air train, pay at the turnstile, and be on a train within 15 minutes anytime of the day. As of June 2026, it's $8.75 for the Air Train, and $3 for the subway. Pro Tip: If you are heading to Terminal 8 from the city, get off the train at Terminal 1, walk across the platform, and catch the clockwise "All Terminals" to catch it in 1 (not 5) stops.

When I travel by myself and have a small suitcase or bag I refuse to pay a king's ransom for a trip…read moreback home to Manhattan from JFK. For $8.50 this a terrific alternative, plus the $3 cost of a subway ride, over a cab or Uber charging a ridiculous amount. Good signage and easy directions, along with screens showing the train schedule which runs 8-10 minutes or so. Staff is here to assist with any problems or questions. Pay by credit card, OMNY, or mobile app. Easy peasy. Also, it's free travel from terminal to terminal in case you have time to kill and want to use one of the lounges in a different one than which you're flying out of.