There are 8 ways to get from Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University by bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, plane, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to South Stationbus New York
5h 14m$43–117Bus via Boston
cheapest- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Bostonbus Greyhound US0230 / ...
5h 43m$37–67Train
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Stamfordtrain New Haven / ...
- Take the train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Bostontrain Acela
5h 19m$74–150Drive 205.2 mi
- Drive from Grand Central Terminal to Harvard Universitycar 205.2 mi
3h 59m$38–55Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly, subway
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Jamaicatrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane JFK - BOS
- Take the subway from South Station to Harvardsubway
3h 30m$218–974Train, bus to Laguardia Airport, fly, subway
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Take the bus from E 125 St/Lexington Av to Laguardia Rd/94 Stbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane LGA - BOS
- Take the subway from South Station to Harvardsubway
3h 49m$58–353Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly, subway
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane EWR - BOS
- Take the subway from South Station to Harvardsubway
4h$484–2,333Train to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, fly
- Take the train from Jamaica to Central Isliptrain
- Fly from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane ISP - BOS
5h 32m$269–386
Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University by foot, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University is to bus via Boston which costs $35 - $70 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University is to train and fly and subway which takes 3h 30m and costs $210 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University station. However, there are services departing from Port Authority Bus Terminal and arriving at South Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University. However, there are services departing from Grand Central Terminal and arriving at Harvard via Stamford Amtrak Station and South Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 19m.
The distance between Grand Central Terminal and Harvard University is 220 miles. The road distance is 206.4 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University without a car is to bus which takes 5h 14m and costs $40 - $120.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University, including transfers.
Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University train services, operated by Metro-North Railroad (MNR), depart from Grand Central Terminal station.
The best way to get from Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University is to bus which takes 5h 14m and costs $40 - $120. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $70 - $150 and takes 5h 19m.
What companies run services between Grand Central Terminal, NY, USA and Harvard University, MA, USA?
Peter Pan Bus Lines operates a bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to South Station every 2 hours. Tickets cost $40–120 and the journey takes 4h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University via Grand Central Terminal, Stamford, Stamford Amtrak Station, Boston, South Station, and Harvard in around 5h 19m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–330
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nantucket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–350
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Stamford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $16–18
Train from Grand Central Terminal to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $5–7
- Peak
- $8–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $45–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Jamaica
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $5–8
- Peak
- $5–9
Train from Jamaica to Central Islip
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $7–10
- Peak
- $14–18
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Subway from South Station to Harvard
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mbta.com/schedules/subway
- Adult
- $3
Subway from South Station to Harvard
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mbta.com/schedules/subway
- Adult
- $3
Subway from South Station to Harvard
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.mbta.com/schedules/subway
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from New York Penn Station to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adult Airport
- $15–19
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Bus from E 125 St/Lexington Av to Laguardia Rd/94 St
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
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More Questions & Answers
Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at South Station.
Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University train services, operated by Metro-North Railroad (MNR), arrive at Stamford station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University is 206 miles. It takes approximately 3h 59m to drive from Grand Central Terminal to Harvard University.
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