How to get from2 Columbus Circle to Unisphereby subway, taxi, car, bus or train

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There are 5 ways to get from 2 Columbus Circle to Unisphere by subway, taxi, car, bus, or train

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Line 7 subway via 59 St-Columbus Circle
best
1. Take the subway from 42 St-Times Square to Mets-Willets Point7 / ...
53 min
$3
Drive 8.3 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from 2 Columbus Circle to Unisphere8.3 mi
16 min
$2–3
Line 7 subway
1. Take the subway from 42 St-Times Square to Mets-Willets Point7 / ...
1h 4m
$3
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from 2 Columbus Circle to Unisphere8.3 mi
16 min
$35–45
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Madison Av/E 57 St to Roosevelt Av/61 StQ32
2. Take the train from Woodside to Mets-Willets PointPort Washington Branch
1h 15m
$5–12

2 Columbus Circle to Unisphere by foot and subway

1594Weekly Services

53 minAverage Duration

$3Cheapest Price

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Distance: 10.5 mi
Duration: 53 min

What companies run services between 2 Columbus Circle, NY, USA and Unisphere, NY, USA?

MTA operates a subway from 42 St-Times Square to Mets-Willets Point every 5 minutes, and the journey takes 32 min.

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Unisphere

The Unisphere is a spherical stainless steel representation of the Earth, located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the borough of Queens, New York City. The sphere, which measures 140 ft high and 120 ft in diameter, was commissioned as part of the 1964 New York World's Fair. The Unisphere is one of the borough's most iconic and enduring symbols.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art(Opens in a new window)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially "the Met," is located in New York City, and is the largest art museum in the United States. With 7.06 million visitors in 2016, it was the second most visited art museum in the world, and the fifth most visited museum of any kind. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among seventeen curatorial departments. The main building, on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is by area one of the world's largest art galleries. A much smaller second location, The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, contains an extensive collection of art, architecture, and artifacts from Medieval Europe. On March 18, 2016, the museum opened the Met Breuer museum at Madison Avenue in the Upper East Side; it extends the museum's modern and contemporary art program.

Central Park(Opens in a new window)

Central Park is an urban park in Manhattan, New York City. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013, and one of the most filmed locations in the world.

Times Square(Opens in a new window)

Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It stretches from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Brightly adorned with billboards and advertisements, Times Square is sometimes referred to as "The Crossroads of the World", "The Center of the Universe", "the heart of The Great White Way", and the "heart of the world". One of the world's busiest pedestrian areas, it is also the hub of the Broadway Theater District and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. Times Square is one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually. Approximately 330,000 people pass through Times Square daily, many of them tourists, while over 460,000 pedestrians walk through Times Square on its busiest days.

Empire State Building(Opens in a new window)

The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 m), and with its antenna included, it stands a total of 1454 ft tall. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State.

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