How to get fromGrand Central Terminal to Staten Islandby subway, bus, car or taxi

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There are 4 ways to get from Grand Central Terminal to Staten Island by subway, bus, car, or taxi

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Line 4 subway, bus
best
1. Take the subway from Grand Central-42 St to Bowling Green4 / ...
2. Take the bus from Broadway/Morris St to Hylan Blvd/Montreal AvSim1 / ...
56 min
$5–10
Bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from 5 Av/W 40 St to Hylan Blvd/Montreal AvSim1c / ...
1h 10m
$2–7
Drive 20.1 mi
1. Drive from Grand Central Terminal to Staten Island20.1 mi
39 min
$4–6
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Grand Central Terminal to Staten Island20.1 mi
39 min
$80–100

Grand Central Terminal to Staten Island by foot, subway, and bus

722Weekly Services

56 minAverage Duration

$5Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Grand Central Terminal to Staten Island.

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Distance: 21.7 mi
Duration: 56 min

What companies run services between Grand Central Terminal, NY, USA and Staten Island, NY, USA?

MTA Bus Company operates a bus from 5 Av/W 40 St to Hylan Blvd/Montreal Av every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–7 and the journey takes 1h 4m.

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Staten Island(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

There’s no city quite like the Big Apple. From the hustle of Wall Street to the bright lights of Times Square to Central Park's leafy outlook, New York City pulsates with energy. Touch the sky from the Empire State Building, rub shoulders with art buffs at the the Guggenheim or Museum of Modern Art, visit Lady Liberty on Ellis Island and walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Spend the day lazing in Central Park, unleash your inner kid at Coney Island, sink your teeth into delectable pizza and bagels, or simply wander through some of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world – from NoHo and the Meatpacking District to Tribeca and Williamsburg.

Things to do in Staten Island

Coney Island(Opens in a new window)

Coney Island is a peninsular residential neighborhood, beach, and leisure/entertainment destination on the Coney Island Channel, which is part of the Lower Bay in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The site was formerly an outer barrier island but became partially connected to the rest of Long Island by land fill. The residential portion of the peninsula is a community of 60,000 people in its western part, with Sea Gate to its west, Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach to its east, the Lower Bay to the south, and Gravesend to the north.

Statue of Liberty(Opens in a new window)

The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

Barclays Center(Opens in a new window)

Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The arena is part of a $4.9 billion future business and residential complex now known as Pacific Park. The site is located at Atlantic Avenue, adjacent to the renamed Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center subway station on the, as well as directly above the LIRR's Atlantic Terminal.

Brooklyn Bridge(Opens in a new window)

The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest bridges in the United States. Started in 1869 and completed fourteen (14) years later in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. It has a main span of 1595.5 ft and was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed. It was originally called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and the East River Bridge, but it was later dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge, a name coming from an earlier January 25, 1867, letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and formally so named by the city government in 1915. Since opening, it has become an icon of New York City and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.

Places to stay in Staten Island

Hampton Inn & Suites Staten Island(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott New York Staten Island(Opens in a new window)

7.1Good

Hilton Garden Inn New York/Staten Island(Opens in a new window)

7.7Good

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Staten Island(Opens in a new window)

6.7Pleasant

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