Transportation Options

By Plane
We usually recommend that our guests fly into La Guardia Airport (LGA). Catching a cab from La Guardia to Midtown Manhattan is very simple and costs about $35 (including a 15% tip). Public transportation from La Guardia is also an option, but it requires a tricky transfer which can be difficult if you are carrying several bags. The M60 bus takes you from the airport to the Astoria Boulevard subway stop, where you can board the N or W subway downtown to the 34th Street Herald Square Station. (The bus costs $2.00 in change. When paying the bus fare, inform the driver that you will be transferring to the Astoria Boulevard subway so you can receive a free transfer pass.) When you exit the subway at 34th Street, walk east on 34th Street to Fifth Avenue.

For visitors arriving at JFK or Newark Airport, coach and shuttle services are available to the Port Authority Bus Terminal or Grand Central Station. From the Port Authority, take the A, C or E train downtown to 34th Street Penn Station; walk east on 34th Street to Fifth Avenue. From Grand Central, take the 6 train downtown to 33rd Street Station; walk west on 33rd Street to Fifth Avenue. Taxis are available at the airport and are the recommended method of travel if you have a lot of luggage. Plan to spend about $50 when traveling by taxi from JFK and $70 from Newark (including 15% tip).

By Train
Metro North into Grand Central Station
Take the 6 train downtown to 33rd Street Station. Walk west on 33rd Street to Fifth Avenue.

Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), NJ Transit,  and Amtrak into Pennsylvania Station
Take the A, C or E train downtown to 34th Street Penn Station. Walk east on 34th Street to Fifth Avenue.

PATH Trains from New Jersey
To 33rd Street Station (33rd Street and 6th Avenue). Walk east on 33rd Street to Fifth Avenue.

By Bus
All Greyhound and New Jersey Transit buses go to the Port Authority Terminal. Port Authority marine terminals in New York and New Jersey are open and operating normally. From there, take the A, C or E train downtown to 34th Street Penn Station; walk east on 34th Street to Fifth Avenue.

By Subway
Take the 6 train to 33rd Street Station. Walk east on 33rd Street to Fifth Avenue.

Take the N, R, Q or W train to 34th Street Herald Square Station. Walk east on 34th Street to Fifth Avenue. *The R does not run late at night.

Take the B, D, F, or V train to 34th Street Herald Square Station. Walk east on 34th Street to Fifth Avenue. *The V does not run late at night.

Take the 1, 2, or 3 to 34th Street Penn Station. Walk east on 34th Street to Fifth Avenue.

By Car
From the Bronx and Upstate NY
Take the NY State Thruway, which becomes the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, to the Triborough Bridge (toll). Cross to Manhattan taking the FDR Drive. Follow the FDR Drive south to 34th Street. Continue west on 34th Street to Fifth Avenue.

From Connecticut
Take the New England Thruway (I-95) into the Bronx. Then, take the Bruckner Expressway (I-278) to the Triborough Bridge (toll). Cross to Manhattan taking the FDR Drive south to 34th Street. Continue west on 34th Street to Fifth Avenue.

From the Northwest, West, and South including New Jersey
Take I-95 and/or the New Jersey Turnpike to the Lincoln Tunnel or the Holland Tunnel. If taking the Lincoln tunnel, take the right tube and stay in the right lane, turning right onto Dyer Ave. after exiting the tunnel. Go through three lights, turning east onto 34th Street towards Fifth Avenue. If taking the Holland tunnel, there will be a circle after exiting. Take West Side Highway north to 34th Street. Turn right onto 34th Street and continue to Fifth Avenue.

From the George Washington Bridge
Take the Henry Hudson Parkway (turns into the West Side Highway/12th Avenue) south to 34th Street. Turn left (east) on 34th Street to Fifth Avenue.

From Brooklyn
Take the Manhattan Bridge. Off the bridge, take Canal Street west to Sixth Avenue (also called Avenue of the Americas). Take Sixth Avenue north to 34th Street, turn right onto 34th Street, and proceed to Fifth Avenue.

From Queens
Take the 59th Street Bridge and turn left (south) on Fifth Avenue. Proceed to 34th Street.

From Staten Island
Take the Staten Island Express across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge crossing into Brooklyn. Take the Belt Parkway west to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) east. Take the Manhattan Bridge exit, cross over the bridge, and take Canal Street west to Sixth Avenue (also called Avenue of the Americas). Turn right (north) on to Sixth Avenue to 34th Street. Turn right on 34th Street and proceed one block to Fifth Avenue.

From Long Island
Take the Long Island Expressway (also called the L.I.E. or I-495) west to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Drive west on 37th Street to Fifth Avenue. Turn left (south) on Fifth Avenue to 34th Street.