The average bus between City Island and Upper West Side takes 1h 15m and the fastest bus takes 49 min. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from City Island to Upper West Side. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run every 30 minutes between City Island and Upper West Side. The earliest departure is at 12:07 AM at night, and the last departure from City Island is at 11:07 PM which arrives into Upper West Side at 12:17 AM. All services require a transfer at 5th Avenue & East 58th Street and take an average of 1h 15m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from City Island to Upper West Side. However, there are services departing from City Island station and arriving at Upper West Side station via 5th Avenue & East 58th Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 15m.
City Island to Upper West Side bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, depart from Bruckner Blvd/Jarvis Av station.
City Island to Upper West Side bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, arrive at Amsterdam Av/W 86 St station.
The distance between City Island and Upper West Side is 17.3 km. The road distance is 21 km.
You can take a bus from Bruckner Blvd/Jarvis Av to Amsterdam Av/W 86 St via 5th Avenue & East 58th Street and Central Park South/6 Av in around 1h 20m.