There are 6 ways to get from 116th Street to Times Square by subway, bus, taxi, or foot
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Line 6 subway
best- Take the subway from 116th Street to Grand Central-42 Stsubway 4 / ...
15 min$3Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lexington Av/E 116 St to Lexington Av/E 50 Stbus M101 / ...
40 min$2–7Taxi
- Take the taxi from 116th Street to Times Squaretaxi 4.3 mi
10 min$21–26Walk
- Take the foot from 116th Street to Times Squarewalk 4.2 mi
1h 20mLine 6 subway, subway
- Take the subway from 116th Street to 86th Streetsubway 4 / ...
- Take the subway from 86th Street to 42 St-Times Squaresubway Q / ...
19 min$3Line 2 subway
- Take the subway from 116 St to 42 St-Times Squaresubway 2 / ...
22 min$3
116th Street to Times Square by subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from 116th Street to Times Square is to line 6 subway which costs $3 and takes 15 min.
The fastest way to get from 116th Street to Times Square is to taxi which takes 10 min and costs $21 - $26.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lexington Av/E 116 St and arriving at Lexington Av/E 50 St. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 40 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 116th Street and arriving at Grand Central-42 St. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min.
The distance between 116th Street and Times Square is 4 miles.
The best way to get from 116th Street to Times Square without a car is to line 6 subway which takes 15 min and costs $3.
The line 6 subway from 116th Street to Grand Central-42 St takes 15 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
116th Street to Times Square bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, depart from Lexington Av/E 116 St station.
116th Street to Times Square train services, operated by MTA, depart from 116th Street station.
116th Street to Times Square bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, arrive at Lexington Av/E 50 St station.
What companies run services between 116th Street, NY, USA and Times Square, NY, USA?
MTA operates a subway from 116th Street to Grand Central-42 St every 5 minutes. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 15 min. Alternatively, MTA Bus Company operates a bus from Lexington Av/E 116 St to Lexington Av/E 50 St every 5 minutes. Tickets cost $2–7 and the journey takes 40 min.
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from 116th Street to Grand Central-42 St
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Adult
- $3
Subway from 116th Street to 86th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Adult
- $3
Subway from 86th Street to 42 St-Times Square
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Adult
- $0
Subway from 116 St to 42 St-Times Square
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Adult
- $3
- Website
- mta.info
Bus from Lexington Av/E 116 St to Lexington Av/E 50 St
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- http://www.mta.info
- Schedules at
- https://new.mta.info/schedules
- Standard Fare
- $2–7
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Estimated price
- $21–26
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116th Street to Times Square train services, operated by MTA, arrive at Grand Central-42 St station.
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