There are 4 ways to get from Upper East Side to Penn Station NY by subway, bus, 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.
Subway
best- Take the subway from 86th Street to 42 St-Times Squaresubway Q / ...
23 min$3Subway, bus
- Take the subway from 86th Street to 34 St-Herald Sqsubway Q / ...
- Take the bus from W 34 St/Broadway to W 34 St/Dyer Avbus M34-Sbs
27 min$6–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Upper East Side to Penn Station NYtaxi 3.9 mi
8 min$19–23Walk
- Take the walk from Upper East Side to Penn Station NYwalk 3.7 mi
1h 11m
Upper East Side to Penn Station NY by subway and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Upper East Side to Penn Station NY is to subway which costs $3 and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Upper East Side to Penn Station NY is to taxi which takes 8 min and costs $19 - $23.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 86th Street and arriving at 42 St-Times Square. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9 min.
The distance between Upper East Side and Penn Station NY is 4 miles.
The best way to get from Upper East Side to Penn Station NY without a car is to subway which takes 23 min and costs $3.
The subway from 86th Street to 42 St-Times Square takes 9 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Upper East Side to Penn Station NY train services, operated by MTA, depart from 86th Street station.
Upper East Side to Penn Station NY train services, operated by MTA, arrive at 42 St-Times Square station.
There are 2839+ hotels available in Penn Station NY.
What companies run services between Upper East Side, NY, USA and Penn Station NY, USA?
MTA operates a subway from 86th Street to 42 St-Times Square every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 9 min.
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- MTA Homepage
Subway from 86th Street to 42 St-Times Square
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- MTA Schedules
- Website
- MTA Homepage
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3
Subway from 86th Street to 34 St-Herald Sq
- Ave. Duration
- 11 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 W 34 St/Broadway to W 34 St/Dyer Av
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- MTA
- Schedules at
- MTA scheduled
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Estimated price
- $19–23
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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