overnight in JFK

[Safoora]

@TLK

1. Yes, you have to collect and recheck your baggage and this would be true even if your domestic flight was booked in the same itinerary. You have to collect your baggage for customs as JFK is you port of entry.

2. I think you can check your luggage in earlier. JFK is open 24 hours so your local airline should take your luggage.

You can stay at terminal overnight. I doubt if you can find a cheap hotel near JFK as this is NYC we are talking about. You maybe able to find something in NJ area and a hotel shuttle to take you there and drop you back.

FYI, staying overnight at the airport is not as bad as you think. I’ve done that and its ok. more like a camping. Plus you will have a lots of company. There are people who are stuck at JFK for days because of the Europe flights cancellations due to that volcanic dust over the continent.

Agree with everything.

I always try to get a break in flight outside of US, because they always check your luggage straight to JFK, once had to break the flight in Miami and it was such a hassle.

Also, our Iberia flight will land in terminal 7 and our Delta flight will depart from terminal 3. Will it be faster to recheck our bags in T7 after we clear customs, or to take them with us to T3 to check them there

It will be easier to take them to terminal 3 and check them there, less chances of losing your stuff. You can take the air train to go from terminal 7 to 3 so don’t worry about lugging it all the way.

My personal opinion would be against staying in a hotel, its a whole lot of trouble trying to get the shuttle to the hotel, sleeping, showering and trying to get back to the airport. Would be a lot easier, although a bit uncomfortable to stay at the airport.