All About The JFK Jitney: The Post-Security Link Between Terminals 2 & 4

by joeheg

Delta Airlines operates out of two terminals at JFK airport. Terminal 2 is the home for most of Delta Airlines domestic traffic, while Terminal 4 is where several airlines, including Delta’s international (and trans-con) flights, depart from. If you’re connecting from a domestic to an international flight, you need to get from one terminal to the other. For most locations at JFK airport, that would mean leaving the terminal, boarding the Airtrain and then re-clearing security at the terminal you’re departing from. However, since Delta has flights leaving from two adjacent terminals, they’ve arranged for a way for passengers (and employees) to get between terminals, The Jitney Bus!

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We had to use the Jitney when we were connecting from a Delta flight to Virgin Atlantic. Since we landed at the C gates of Terminal 2, we had to get to the Jitney loading station, last gate C60. There isn’t much signage about the Jitney in the terminal until you get to the loading area.

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The sign is pretty confusing since there isn’t a separate bus that goes to the A gates. There’s a single stop for the A gates or the first half of the B terminal and another stop at B54 for the far end of the gates, and trust me the B gates are LONG!!!!!!!!!!

As we left the terminal, there was an airport agent there to scan boarding cards, as only passengers who were leaving from the A or B gates are allowed to ride the Jitney. We took an escalator down one level to board our bus.

It was a quick ride across the tarmac but we did get some great views of the planes parked at JFK. Since we were taking Virgin Atlantic and departing from the A gates, we got off the bus at the first stop.

It was only a short walk to the Wingtips lounge were we spent an hour or so of our layover. After that, we had about a 15 min walk across to the A gates of Terminal 4.

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This is where we waited for the rest of the time until our flight on Virgin Atlantic.

I spent more time than I should have to look into whether we could transfer between terminals so if there’s a better reference than some five-year-old TripAdvisor threads, please let me know and I’ll update the article. 🙂

In the comments section, someone asked about the operating hours of the Jitney. There are no set hours but it appears to run as long as there are flights leaving from both terminals.

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9 comments

Steve May 29, 2019 - 12:06 pm

Do you know what time the Jitney from T2 to T4 stops running? I have a DL flight to LHR to catch. My flight to JFK is scheduled to arrive at 9:37 P.M.

I have not been able to find any specific information on the web. Any assistance would be appreciated.

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joeheg May 29, 2019 - 10:13 pm

I reached out to both the Delta and JFK Twitter accounts to try and find an answer. Delta doesn’t know. JFK’s Twitter says “We believe that the Jitney bus is in operation as long as Delta is expecting connecting flight operating between T2 and T4”. Now I did receive another response saying “It starts around 5am and ends around midnight”. Now, this wasn’t an official source but why would you reply if you didn’t at least think you knew the right answer.

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Robbie August 23, 2019 - 5:35 am

So useful! This is why I love the internet! We have a 50min transfer from Delta Orlando flight to Virgin Heathrow flight, so was a tad nervous about the time…..especially dragging an 8 year old 😅. But this has eased my nerves…..thanks again for such great info!

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Angela Eckersley January 16, 2020 - 7:21 pm

Would it not be in both Delta and Virgins interests to provide their passengers with a detailed itinerary and map for connecting flights, to enable peace of mind. Travelling is stressful enough without having to worry about how to get from one connecting flight to another. This isn’t rocket science surely to God they know how to get from one plane to another after all THEY are selling the flights!

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Angela Eckersley January 16, 2020 - 7:40 pm

Just read your article which is really helpful BUT why did you go back to the A gates in Terminal 2 – or do you mean A gates Terminal 4 x

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joeheg January 16, 2020 - 8:07 pm

Thanks for catching that. Yes, that should have read A gates of Terminal 4. I’ve fixed the post.

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Ken April 22, 2022 - 3:36 pm

I would prefer having a direct connection between the two terminals. I get anxious waiting on a Jitney bus to show up when I have to get from one terminal to the other.

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Cheryl Detrick June 16, 2022 - 10:36 am

I know this article is a few years old and in case somebody finds it like me, I want to get an update. I travel through JFK yesterday, landing in terminal two and leaving out of terminal four. Because of a delay of a flight attendant arriving for a previous flight, we were delayed getting in and I only had 29 minutes between touchdown and takeoff. When I landed my flight was already boarding. The jitney bus dropped everyone at the first stop down at B 18. I asked him if they were going to do the second stop down by B 50 and he said no – they are only doing the one stop now. My flight left out of B 47! It was insane!

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JLD December 2, 2022 - 10:21 am

CHERYL DETRICK did you make it?

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