Brooklyn: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Brooklyn is a city of 2.7 million people in United States (New York), 18 m (59 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Atlantic Terminal. It is a port city: Harbor Charlie. Our booking partner lists 357 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Brooklyn runs from about 9 h 19 min a day in late December to 15 h 8 min in late June (computed for 40.65° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Brooklyn is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre, whose 14,511-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are LaGuardia Airport (LGA, 16 km), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR, 19 km), Teterboro Airport (TEB, 24 km), Westchester County Airport (HPN, 51 km), Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP, 73 km).
Flights to Brooklyn: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Atlantic Terminal, Nostrand Avenue, Greenpoint station, Fifth Street station. Trains to Brooklyn
Buses to Brooklyn · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 357 places to stay in Brooklyn. Of the 193 with a star rating, the largest group is 2-star (75), and 5 are five-star. Across 120 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.8 out of 10. Guests have left 114,171 reviews in total.
Hotels in Brooklyn: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Public Library | 8,163,606 | 2017 |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | 800,000 | 2015 |
| Brooklyn Museum | 500,000 | — |
| Harbor Defense Museum | 20,000 | — |
The busiest is Brooklyn Public Library at 8,163,606 visitors in 2017. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Brooklyn
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- New York City, 9 km
- Queens, 10 km
- Philadelphia, 129 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Manhattan, 15 km
- The Bronx, 23 km — tours
- Washington, 328 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Boston, 307 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · ferries
- Baltimore, 273 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Staten Island, 19 km — tours
- Newark, 21 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Gdynia, Bnei Brak, London Borough of Lambeth, Anzio, Beşiktaş, Leopoldstadt, Konak, Chaoyang District, Yiwu, Huế.
Common questions
Which airport serves Brooklyn?
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Brooklyn?
About 2.7 million people live in Brooklyn, across 251 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Brooklyn in?
America/New_York, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Brooklyn?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Brooklyn?
Our booking partner lists 357 places to stay in Brooklyn, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Brooklyn?
New York City (9 km), Queens (10 km), Philadelphia (129 km), Manhattan (15 km), The Bronx (23 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.