This bus line runs thru Kew Gardens and takes you to JFK. I'm not sure of where it starts but if I'm taking this bus I usually catch it close to the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike subway stop. Sometimes, especially during rush hour. The line for this bus can be a bit crazy. Definitely be prepared to wait in line. The bus line basically takes you down Lefferts Blvd. I'm not sure the exact route it takes to JFK but again it ends up there. The buses themselves are all upgraded now so they tell you the next stop, most have a map that tracks the stops, etc. read more

All aboard the bus to the airport! Passengers origination from Union Turnpike, Kew Gardens can board Q10 Bus directly to John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport. This bus serves airport employees as well as passengers which connects to J, Z trains and A Lefferts Boulevard train. Thus when short of cash, one can catch the Q10 Bus at the standard fare of $2.25 to board one's flight at Kennedy Airport. The bus stop on Liberty Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard is nasty everyday plasted with feces and other rubbish on this corner intersection. N.B. There are two routes of this Q10 Bus: * Q10 Limited (service to JFK Airport Central Terminal 4) * Q10 (last stop at 150th Avenue and 130th Place in South Ozone Park near the NYC Department of Sanitation) read more

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I like saving money, and pinch pennies where I can. Who wants to pay $5 for the AirTrain when you can take the bus/metro to JFK airport? I've ridden the Q10 from Kew Gardens with a metro-to-bus transfer multiple times, and the time it takes from riding the E/F to the Q10 is about the same as riding the E/F to AirTrain to JFK (Terminal 5). While it can get very packed on weekdays during rush hour, on all other hours, the ride is pretty decent. Buses come fairly often and there's usually a place for you and your luggage. The best way to get to JFK on the Q10 is to take the E or F train to Kew Gardens. Follow the signs to the exit which says Q10. Go up the stairs and make a right under the underpass, passing the bakery, and you'll see the stop for buses headed in the JFK-direction. I had the mistake of catching the Q10 from Kew Gardens (to JFK) a few weeks ago on a weekday at 3PM as the bus was packed with high schoolers. The bus hadn't arrived when I exited the subway station, and the queue to wait/board the bus was probably at least 40-50 people long. With a bus packed with so many people around me, it made the bus ride a bit stressful, especially given that I was cutting it close to plane boarding time! My word of advice is to avoid taking the bus during rush hour on weekdays, unless you don't mind a noisy bus ride. In this case, I would probably take the subway all the way to Jamaica and transfer to the Air Train there. At all other hours/days, the Q10 ride will be much more pleasant. read more

If you are going to JFK, Terminal 5 ... this bus is the shit. Otherwise, if you're short on time, you might want to consider subway to the airtrain. From Kew Gardens to T5, it probably takes about 10-15 minutes extra compared to the airtrain. The buses come often, but allow for a wait time of up to 15 minutes there (if you are unlucky.) So at worst 30 minutes extra overall. Remember that you do not have to schlep from the subway up to the airtrain, which often takes a while. It is one ride and done from the Kew Gardens station. My biggest complain about this bus's service is that it should be a select bus. Instead, it is a normal bus, but they have useless USB ports and wifi. Who cares about that! We're only killing time because the bus is not getting you where you want fast enough. Junk the wifi and make the bus faster! read more

This bus line runs pretty regularly. It connects to the A, J, E,F and the LIRR. It's also an inexpensive way to get to JFK Airport. At night, after 11pm, you will have to wait much longer for this bus. Sometimes the busses will play leap frog and arrive at each stop 3 at a time. That can be annoying, but in general, its a very good bus line. Most of the drivers are very nice. My favorite bus driver on this route is an older Black lady who tells passengers to quite down because she is working and doesn't want to hear their mess. LOL love it. On a bitterly cold evening recently, she's even got some passengers at the front of the bus to help wipe the window clear of steam so she could see better. People behave well on her watch. In general, people on this bus are polite too. read more

The cheapest way to/from JFK ... via this Q10 bus and the E/F-trains from the Union Turnpike/ Kew Gardens station. I remember growing up and doing this subway-to-bus transfer with my dad a few times picking my mom up from JFK. I've definitely done it a few times since, though with the new AirTrain which is lots faster the occasions to use the Q10 have diminished quite a bit. There's even a Q10 Limited which will get you where you need to go faster ... and for the same free-transfer or $2.25 initial fare ( or use unlimited Metrocard ). Note: When exiting the subway at Kew Gardens so thru the building after walking up the stairs to the sidewalk in order to find the bus stop. read more

Wow, this is truly a love-hate relationship. Sometimes I want to give three cheers for the Q10, but most times I don't. Why can't it be consistent? In theory, there should be a bus every 5-7 minutes. Except if you need to be somewhere. Then you can't rely on it. Or at least you shouldn't. On occasion, when it's operating as it should it's nice. Sometimes you even get a friendly driver who will crack a smile. Other times, they'll close the door on you *at the stop* and drive away. I never understand why they do that. Either way, I have to take it almost all the time. Since I run around the city six days a week, I look forward to a brief bus ride to make my life easy. It's unfortunate that sometimes all it does is elevate my blood pressure. It's a good thing I do yoga! read more

Love seeing this bus come down the street when I am lazy and do not feel like walking up the hill when trying to get to the LIRR or E/F trains. But I hate when the bus gets closer and it ends up being a limited one and I am truly disappointed. I then take a deep breath and begin my journey up the hill instead of waiting for the next bus, which is supposed to be close behind the Limited, but most of the time it is not. To make things worse, I've seen 4 buses go right by me multiple times without stopping because they are "limited," or "out of service." Like the J train, this bus can be clutch when getting off the E/F late in the night and you are in no condition to walk home. But that is never the case because 99% of the time I am waiting for a good 15 minutes. read more

It's a bus. It has a free transfer with my MetroCard and I can catch it at Lefferts Blvd on the A Train. It stops near my house (sometimes, I'll explain later). It runs rather frequently. I can also transfer at Union Turnpike/ Kew Gardens station for the E and F trains. No matter what time of day, or what transfer point you switch at, there is always a long line of people waiting to board the Q10. This is because the MTA had the genius idea to make FOUR DIFFERENT Q10S! One is a "Limited" which terminates at Rockaway and Lefferts Boulevards, one is a regular that also terminates there. One route goes straight down Lefferts Blvd to the Conduit. Another turns down Rockaway Blvd, and then turns again at 131st Street towards JFK. Tourists and regular riders alike are thoroughly confused by this. If you get on the wrong Q10, you lose your transfer and have to pay again to get on the right Q10. And, the BUS SIGNS ARE OFTEN WRONG, which you will only discover after the bus does or does not turn off at Rockaway. For someone like me, who needs ONE SPECIFIC Q10, I have to wait even longer because people that COULD take another one are boarding the one I need instead. (The "Via Rockaway" clears out at Lefferts and Rockaway, where two other Q10 lines terminate. People that need the Via Rockaway can't take the 'terminating' buses unless they want to walk) These multiple routes stop running during late night hours, and buses ONLY turn down Rockaway Blvd... so forget about riding down Lefferts after 10PM. The good news is, late night, Q10s run one every half-hour. They run more frequently during the day BUT EACH LINE runs about one per 25 minutes... its just that there are four lines running at once, that you will see 8 or 10 buses in an hour. This is a much cheaper alternative to the ridiculously overpriced AirTrain, so you'll notice a lot of airline employees riding this bus. Also, the major transfer points (Lefferts & Liberty by the A and Kew Gardens by the E/F) always have people waiting at them, so it's not desolate even at 4AM. This bus transfers to a lot of other buses to go across Queens, mostly on Avenues or Boulevards (not many side-street transfers), switching buses is pretty safe along the route. If it was clearer WHICH bus was which, and if they were less crowded overall, this bus would have gotten a four-star review. It's clean and runs frequently enough, and it serves my end of Queens (South Ozone Park) well. read more

We have taken this bus to the subway many times as a cheap way to get out to JFK. I think the E & F trains are the most reliable and for the most part the Q10 bus is reliable. One time my daughter & i missed our connecting flight in Toronto coming back to NYC so our luggage was misplaced. We arrived at JFK around 11:30pm and since we had no luggage I could not bear to spend $$$ on a cab or express bus for 2 pple. So we braved the Q10 and were lucky. I came within 5 mins and since it was not crowded it got us to Kew Gardens in good time. We then got the F to Manhattan. That station was well lit and had more passengers than you would have thought at that hour - well past midnight. We got to the Upper West Side from JFK in just under an hour. It was record time. Usually it is a good 1.5 hr with traffic and waiting for transfers. read more

The Q10 always passes fast but because in both directions they go to big destinations, it is always packed.

Trade in your approximately 25 minutes of life for saving $5 JFK air train fare. I took it several times after seeing friends off at JFK airport. The bus stop is at terminal 5 and it always has a seat there. read more

Q10 BUS Service - Metropolitan & Lefferts The Q10 Bus if are thinking about moving to Kew Gardens and would have to take the Q10 Bus it is the WORST bus ...they do not show up at all and the Q10 does not show up on TIME...especially early in the Morning if you have to be in work early in the morning and for time...the APPS is a LIE and everyone goes by the APP but if the app states that the bus will be here at 4:55AM and the bus does not show up what is the sense of the APP and taking the Q10 and the bus drivers are slower than molasses and can be abrupt at times...I have lived in queens for a while and this is the WORST place to live if you have to take the bus to the train and the trains are not any better...if you are thinking about moving to KEW GARDENS RE-THINK this area KEW GARDENS Re-Think IT because the Q10 is horrible service. Bus 5766 the bus driver at 6:00AM is slower than molasses. The Q10 BUS DOES NOT SHOW UP especially early in the AM and now. Even though you have the LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD the LIRR do not stop all the time in KEW GARDENS not in the middle of the day very LIMITED LIRR SCHEDULE I know people want to rent their basements but you need a car to live in this area if you do not have a car you will be traveling for a while...Traveling is the WORST from here RE-THINK this PART OF QUEENS ...KEW GARDENS read more

Are you kidding me? These buses only take exact change or a metro card, which is fine, but they don't have any place close to get change or a metro card. Would it be so difficult to put a machine inside to pay for bus fare? You have to walk a half mile at terminal 5 to get to this place, and then find out they have no way for you to pay. Unbelievable!!!!!! Go back to terminal 5 and no one will give you change because, well, it's new york and this place isn't friendly like that. Of all the cities I've been to in the world, I've never seen such a ridiculous system. read more

This has to be the worst bus route in queens. I am not sure why there are 4 different Q10 busses, the wait is always lonnngg, while there are busses just parked up. The thing that bothers me the most is, in the mornings the busses are never, ever on schedule and I know it depends on traffice etc. but they are always at least 10-15 mins late. Finally, when the bus arrives (my stop is a local stop) the local bus does not stop becuase everyone stands in the front of the bus while the back is empty. Instead of telling passengers to move to the back, the driver zooms past my stop. The next bus approaches, same thing happends, until finally a bus decides to stop and I am squeezing in and no one moves to the back when there is a ton of room. MTA needs drastic improvements. read more