There are 6 ways to get from Central Park to 116th Street by bus, subway, taxi, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, line 6 subway
best- Take the bus from 86 St Transverse /Central Park to E 86 St/Lexington Avbus M86-Sbs
- Take the subway from 86th Street to 116th Streetsubway 4 / ...
16 min$6–10Line 6 subway
cheapest- Take the subway from 86th Street to 116th Streetsubway 4 / ...
17 min$3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Charles A. Dana Discovery Center to 116th Streettaxi 4,560 ft
1 min$9–12Walk
- Take the walk from Charles A. Dana Discovery Center to 116th Streetwalk 3,780 ft
13 minBus
- Take the bus from Madison Av/E 86 St to Madison Av/E 114 Stbus M1
27 min$3–8Bus via Madison Av/E 83 St
- Take the bus from Madison Av/E 83 St to Madison Av/E 114 Stbus M1
28 min$3–8
Central Park to 116th Street by foot, bus, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Central Park to 116th Street is to line 6 subway which costs $3 and takes 17 min.
The fastest way to get from Central Park to 116th Street is to taxi which takes 1 min and costs $9 - $12.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Madison Av/E 86 St and arriving at Madison Av/E 114 St. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 86th Street and arriving at 116th Street. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6 min.
The distance between Central Park and 116th Street is 2 miles.
The best way to get from Central Park to 116th Street without a car is to bus and line 6 subway which takes 16 min and costs $6 - $11.
It takes approximately 16 min to get from Central Park to 116th Street, including transfers.
Central Park to 116th Street bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, depart from Madison Av/E 86 St station.
Central Park to 116th Street train services, operated by MTA, depart from 86th Street station.
Central Park to 116th Street bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, arrive at Madison Av/E 114 St station.
What companies run services between Central Park, New York County, NY, USA and 116th Street, NY, USA?
MTA operates a subway from 86th Street to 116th Street every 5 minutes. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 6 min. Alternatively, MTA Bus Company operates a bus from Madison Av/E 86 St to Madison Av/E 114 St every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $3–8 and the journey takes 13 min.
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- MTA Homepage
Subway from 86th Street to 116th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- MTA Schedules
- Website
- MTA Homepage
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3
Subway from 86th Street to 116th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 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 86 St Transverse /Central Park to E 86 St/Lexington Av
- Ave. Duration
- 7 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 Madison Av/E 86 St to Madison Av/E 114 St
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- MTA
- Schedules at
- MTA scheduled
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
Bus from Madison Av/E 83 St to Madison Av/E 114 St
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- MTA
- Schedules at
- MTA scheduled
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
- Ave. Duration
- 1 min
- Estimated price
- $9–12
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
Central Park to 116th Street train services, operated by MTA, arrive at 116th Street station.
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