There are 6 ways to get from 125th Street to 181 St by bus, subway, taxi, or foot
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Bus, subway
best- Take the bus from E 125 St/Lexington Av to W 125 St/Frederick Douglass Blvdbus M60-Sbs / ...
- Take the subway from 125 St to 181 Stsubway A
19 min$6–10Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from 3 Av/E 125 St to Fort Washington Av/W 181 Stbus M98
20 min$3–8Subway
- Take the subway from 125 St to 181 Stsubway A
28 min$3Taxi
- Take the taxi from 125th Street to 181 Sttaxi 4 mi
7 min$19–24Bus via Amsterdam Av/W 176 St
- Take the bus from E 125 St/Lexington Av to Amsterdam Av/W 176 Stbus M101 / ...
55 min$3–8Walk
- Take the walk from 125th Street to 181 Stwalk 3.9 mi
1h 14m
125th Street to 181 St by bus and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from 125th Street to 181 St is to subway which costs $3 and takes 28 min.
The fastest way to get from 125th Street to 181 St is to taxi which takes 7 min and costs $19 - $24.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from 3 Av/E 125 St and arriving at Fort Washington Av/W 181 St. Services depart hourly, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 20 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 125 St and arriving at 181 St. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
The distance between 125th Street and 181 St is 4 miles.
The best way to get from 125th Street to 181 St without a car is to bus and subway which takes 19 min and costs $6 - $11.
It takes approximately 19 min to get from 125th Street to 181 St, including transfers.
125th Street to 181 St bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, depart from 3 Av/E 125 St station.
125th Street to 181 St train services, operated by MTA, depart from 125 St station.
125th Street to 181 St bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, arrive at Fort Washington Av/W 181 St station.
What companies run services between 125th Street, NY, USA and 181 St, NY, USA?
MTA Bus Company operates a bus from 3 Av/E 125 St to Fort Washington Av/W 181 St hourly. Tickets cost $3–8 and the journey takes 20 min. Alternatively, MTA operates a subway from 125 St to 181 St every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 10 min.
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- MTA Homepage
Subway from 125 St to 181 St
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- MTA Schedules
- Website
- MTA Homepage
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3
Subway from 125 St to 181 St
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- MTA Schedules
- Website
- MTA Homepage
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- MTA
Bus from E 125 St/Lexington Av to W 125 St/Frederick Douglass Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- MTA
- Schedules at
- MTA scheduled
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
Bus from 3 Av/E 125 St to Fort Washington Av/W 181 St
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- MTA
- Schedules at
- MTA scheduled
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
Bus from E 125 St/Lexington Av to Amsterdam Av/W 176 St
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- MTA
- Schedules at
- MTA scheduled
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Estimated price
- $19–24
Babes Taxi
- Phone
- +1 201-944-6800
- Website
- babestaxi.com
Fort Lee Taxi & Car Service
- Phone
- (201) 944-1166
- Website
- fortleetaxi.com
Lee Taxi
- Phone
- (201) 944-5566
Teaneck Taxi
- Phone
- (201) 833-2222
- Website
- teanecktaxiservice.com
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Booking & Getting There
125th Street to 181 St train services, operated by MTA, arrive at 181 St station.
There are 3599+ hotels available in 181 St.






