Today I had my question answered. This question has been on my mind for many years.
The question came to me when I was visiting Zurich Switzerland. I visit Zurich quite often as my daughter lives in Zurich. Her apartment is a 15 minute drive from the airport.
When I am visiting Jennifer and family I am always walking. One day I decided to see if it was possible to walk to the airport. It is, and the walk only took 35 minutes and quite pleasant.
That walk got me thinking. Is it possible to walk to JFK Airport. Today I found the answer. It is kind of yes. I walked out of the airport.
I rode the air train to the Lefferts Blvd stop. Or better known as long term parking. From there I walked north on Lefferts Blvd out of the airport and through Queens to the Jamaica train station
It took about a hour. This part of Queens is mainly small single-family houses.
I did come across the beginning of an Indian wedding. The music was nice, and all the guests were dressed magnificently. I was kind of hoping someone would ask me to join the activities.
Taking the train from Stamford to Grand Central and then taking the train out to Jamaica and then catching the Airtrain to JFK can take a maximum of two hours. If the train schedules align you might be able to make it in 90 minutes.
It is an alternative to driving to JFK Airport. However, it is a lot of schlepping. It is a long walk from Grand Central to LIRR Annex at Grand Central. Then there are lots of escalators to go on at each change on the ride.
Stamford By Foot 