Queens: 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.
Queens is a city of 2.3 million people in United States (New York), 13 m (43 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Forest Hills. Our booking partner lists 83 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Queens runs from about 9 h 19 min a day in late December to 15 h 9 min in late June (computed for 40.68° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Queens is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, whose 14,511-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are LaGuardia Airport (LGA, 11 km), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR, 28 km), Teterboro Airport (TEB, 27 km), Westchester County Airport (HPN, 44 km), Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP, 63 km).
Flights to Queens: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Forest Hills, Long Island City, Flushing – Main Street, Hunterspoint Avenue station, Woodside, Dunton. Trains to Queens
Buses to Queens · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 83 places to stay in Queens. Of the 78 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (48). Across 74 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.8 out of 10. Guests have left 124,585 reviews in total.
Hotels in Queens: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Socrates Sculpture Park | 89,000 | — |
The busiest is Socrates Sculpture Park at 89,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Queens
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- New York City, 15 km
- Brooklyn, 10 km
- Philadelphia, 139 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Manhattan, 16 km — tours
- The Bronx, 19 km — tours
- Washington, 338 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Boston, 297 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Baltimore, 283 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Staten Island, 29 km — car rental · tours
- Newark, 29 km — car rental · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Queens?
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Queens?
About 2.3 million people live in Queens, across 461 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Queens in?
America/New_York, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Queens?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Queens?
Our booking partner lists 83 places to stay in Queens, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Queens?
New York City (15 km), Brooklyn (10 km), Philadelphia (139 km), Manhattan (16 km), The Bronx (19 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.