There are 4 ways to get from Long Island to 72nd Street by subway, taxi, car, 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.
Subway
best- Take the subway from Roosevelt Island to Lexington Av/63 Stsubway M / ...
15 min$3Drive 10 mi
cheapest- Drive from Brooklyn to 72nd Streetcar 10 mi
23 min$2–3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Brooklyn to 72nd Streettaxi 10 mi
23 min$45–60Walk
- Take the walk from Roosevelt Island to 72nd Streetwalk 4 mi
57 min
Long Island to 72nd Street by subway and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Long Island to 72nd Street is to drive which costs $1 - $3 and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Long Island to 72nd Street is to subway which takes 15 min and costs $3.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Roosevelt Island and arriving at Lexington Av/63 St. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2 min.
The distance between Long Island and 72nd Street is 2 miles. The road distance is 10.1 miles.
The best way to get from Long Island to 72nd Street without a car is to subway which takes 15 min and costs $3.
The subway from Roosevelt Island to Lexington Av/63 St takes 2 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Long Island to 72nd Street train services, operated by MTA, depart from Roosevelt Island station.
Long Island to 72nd Street train services, operated by MTA, arrive at Lexington Av/63 St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Long Island to 72nd Street is 10 miles. It takes approximately 23 min to drive from Long Island to 72nd Street.
There are 3763+ hotels available in 72nd Street.
What companies run services between Long Island, Suffolk County, NY, USA and 72nd Street, NY, USA?
MTA operates a subway from Roosevelt Island to Lexington Av/63 St every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 2 min.
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- MTA Homepage
Subway from Roosevelt Island to Lexington Av/63 St
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- MTA Schedules
- Website
- MTA Homepage
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Estimated price
- $45–60
Bay Express
- Phone
- +1 718-232-3434
Chico Express
- Phone
- +1 718-256-6666
- Website
- chicoexpress.net
La Revancha
- Phone
- +1 718-236-2424
- Website
- larevancha.net
NYC.gov
- Website
- nyc.gov
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