From JFK airport to Savi & Thomas � "scenic/city route" (map)

36.8 mi � about 1 hour 2 mins (up to 2 hours 40 mins in traffic)
1.Head southeast0.4 mi1 min
2.Take the ramp to Other Terminals/Airport exit489 ft 
3.Merge onto JFK Expy499 ft 
4.Merge onto I-678 N/Van Wyck Expy via the ramp to Long Term Parking/Return to Terminals/Rental Car Returns/Airport exit6.1 mi8 mins
5.Take exit 10 on the left to merge onto Grand Central Pkwy W toward La Guardia Airport/Triboro Bridge2.0 mi3 mins
6.Take exit 10E-W for I-495 W toward Manhattan0.6 mi1 min
7.Continue toward I-495 W322 ft 
8.Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Midtown Tun/I-495 W and merge onto I-495 W (partial toll road)7.3 mi11 mins
9.Take the exit toward Queens Midtown Tunnel exit/Tunnel exit St0.1 mi 
10.Keep left at the fork, follow signs for 34 St/Downtown/35 St and merge onto Queens Midtown Tunnel exit/Tunnel exit St0.2 mi 
11.Turn right at E 34th St1.0 mi3 mins
12.Turn right at 8th Ave0.1 mi 
13.Turn left at W 37th St0.2 mi1 min
14.Turn left at 9th Ave161 ft1 min
15.Turn right onto the Lincoln Tun ramp to New Jersey0.1 mi 
16.Merge onto RT-495 W Entering New Jersey4.2 mi7 mins
17.Take the exit onto I-95 S/New Jersey Turnpike S toward Newark/I-78/I-280 (partial toll road)3.9 mi5 mins
18.Take exit 15W to merge onto I-280 W toward Newark/Kearny (partial toll road)5.3 mi7 mins
19.Take exit 12A-B for Oraton Pkwy/Garden State Pkwy0.5 mi1 min
20.Follow signs for Garden State Pkwy S and merge onto Garden State Pkwy S (partial toll road)1.9 mi2 mins
21.Take exit 143 toward Irvington/Springfield Ave0.1 mi 
22.Merge onto Western Pkwy0.1 mi 
23.Turn right at Madison Ave0.1 mi1 min
24.Turn left at Linden Ave0.3 mi1 min
25.Turn right at Clinton Ave/CR-665 Continue to follow CR-6650.8 mi2 mins
26.Turn left at Parker Ave0.8 mi2 mins
27.Turn left at Lancaster Ave0.2 mi