There are 4 ways to get from Rockefeller Center to Grand Central Terminal by bus or foot
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Bus
best- Take the bus from NYC - 52nd St & Madison Ave to NYC - 43th St & Madison AveEssex Express to NYC / ...
12 min$2–12Walk
- Take the foot from Rockefeller Center to Grand Central Terminal3,140 ft
11 minBus via 5 Av/W 42 St
- Take the bus from 5 Av/W 50 St to 5 Av/W 42 StM2 / ...
13 min$2–7Bus via 5th Avenue & 56th Street
- Take the bus from 5th Avenue & 56th Street to 5 Av/W 43 StBxM18
14 min$2–7
Rockefeller Center to Grand Central Terminal by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rockefeller Center to Grand Central Terminal is to bus via 5 Av/W 42 St which costs $2 - $7 and takes 13 min.
The fastest way to get from Rockefeller Center to Grand Central Terminal is to bus which takes 12 min and costs $2 - $12.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from NYC - 52nd St & Madison Ave and arriving at NYC - 43th St & Madison Ave. Services depart every four hours, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 5 min.
The distance between Rockefeller Center and Grand Central Terminal is 1 miles.
The best way to get from Rockefeller Center to Grand Central Terminal without a car is to bus which takes 12 min and costs $2 - $12.
The bus from NYC - 52nd St & Madison Ave to NYC - 43th St & Madison Ave takes 5 min including transfers and departs every four hours.
Rockefeller Center to Grand Central Terminal bus services, operated by Boxcar, depart from NYC - 52nd St & Madison Ave station.
Rockefeller Center to Grand Central Terminal bus services, operated by Boxcar, arrive at NYC - 43th St & Madison Ave station.
There are 3597+ hotels available in Grand Central Terminal.
What companies run services between Rockefeller Center, NY, USA and Grand Central Terminal, NY, USA?
Boxcar operates a bus from NYC - 52nd St & Madison Ave to NYC - 43th St & Madison Ave every 3 hours. Tickets cost $8–12 and the journey takes 5 min. Westchester County Bee-Line System also services this route every 4 hours.
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- Phone
- +1 908-485-7275
- support@boxcar.com
- Website
- boxcar.com
Bus from NYC - 52nd St & Madison Ave to NYC - 43th St & Madison Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.boxcar.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.boxcar.com/bus-route-regions/commute-from-nj
- Phone
- +1 (914) 813-7777
- beeline@westchesterCountyNY.gov
- Website
- yorktownny.gov
Bus from NYC - 52nd St & Madison Ave to NYC - 43th St & Madison Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.yorktownny.gov/community/westchester-county-bee-line-bus-system
- All other routes - Adults and children 5+
- $3
- BxM4C/Rte28 Westchester-Manhattan Express - Adult and children 5+
- $8
- Website
- mta.info
Bus from 5 Av/W 50 St to 5 Av/W 42 St
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- http://www.mta.info
- Schedules at
- https://new.mta.info/schedules
- Standard Fare
- $2–7
Bus from 5th Avenue & 56th Street to 5 Av/W 43 St
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- http://www.mta.info
- Schedules at
- https://new.mta.info/schedules
- Standard Fare
- $2–7
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