Heathrow > JFK > LAX

[rhianna]

I'll be making my first trip to the US from London shortly. I'm a British Citizen.

Departing Heathrow to JFK then connecting with the same airline to LAX airport as my final destination.

My question is, since my connection time at JFK is 5 hours, can I nip out to see a bit of New York before the connection time?

I'm assuming after immigration checks at JFK I will be able to do this, right?

I understand that the arrival queues can be quite lenghty in the evenings when I will be arriving at LAX, will I have to go through immigration checks again?

Any helpful tips will be appreciated.

THANK YOU.

[SYH]

You go through immigration at JFK
You get your bags from your flight and have to put them back on the conveyer belt after you pass customs.
I do not recommend that you go into the city during this layover
You really do not have enough time to get there and back

[rhianna]

Thank you very much for your advise. Looks like I'll have to catch a view of NY some other time. Cheers!