Travel
This page is provided as a guide for participants to get to NYU from each of NYCs airports, but please use at your own risk.
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From JFK airport
Public Transit
Simplicity: Moderate |
$15 |
75 minutes |
- From the airport, take the JFK AirTrain to Jamaica Station
- At Jamaica Station, take a Manhattan/World Trade Center bound train and get off at West 4th St Washington Square
- Walk from West 4th St Washington Square to NYU (5 minutes)
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- From the airport, take the JFK AirTrain to Howard Beach Station
- At Jamaica Station, take a Manhattan/Inwood 207th St bound train and get off at West 4th St Washington Square
- Walk from West 4th St Washington Square to NYU (5 minutes)
Shuttle
Simplicity: Moderate |
$19.75 |
60 minutes |
- At Ground Transportation (next to baggage claim), buy a ticket for the NYC Airporter bus to Bryant Park
- A bus leaves every 30 minutes between the hours of 5:00am and 11:30pm
- Tickets cost $17 one way.
- At the 42nd st – Bryant Park station, take a Downtown or train and get off at West 4th St Washington Square
- Walk from West 4th St Washington Square to NYU (5 minutes)
Taxi
Simplicity: Easy |
$60-100 |
50 minutes |
Get a taxi at a marked taxi stand outside of baggage claim. Do not take a ride from anyone that approaches you offering a taxi. It is standard to give a 15-20% tip.
From Laguardia airport
Public Transit
Simplicity: Tricky |
$2.75 |
60 minutes |
- From the airport, take the Limited or Bus and get off at Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street
- At Jackson Hts/Roosevelt Av Station, take any one of:
- a Manhattan/World Trade Center bound train and get off at West 4th St Washington Square
- a Manhattan/Kings Hwy bound train and get off at West 4th St Washington Square
- a Manhattan/Bay Ridge bound train and get off at 8th St NYU
- Walk to NYU (5 minutes)
Shuttle
Simplicity: Moderate |
$16.75 |
40 minutes |
- At Ground Transportation (next to baggage claim), buy a ticket for the NYC Airporter bus to Bryant Park
- A bus leaves every 30 minutes between the hours of 5:00am and 11:30pm
- Tickets cost $14 one way.
- At the 42nd st – Bryant Park station, take a Downtown or train and get off at West 4th St Washington Square
- Walk from West 4th St Washington Square to NYU (5 minutes)
Taxi
Simplicity: Easy |
$40-80 |
30 minutes |
Get a taxi at a marked taxi stand outside of baggage claim. Do not take a ride from anyone that approaches you offering a taxi. It is standard to give a 15-20% tip.
From Newark airport
Public Transit
Simplicity: Tricky |
$15.75 |
70 minutes |
- From the airport, take the Newark AirTrain to Newark Liberty Airport Station
- At Newark Liberty Airport Station, take a New Jersey Transit train 3 stops to New York Penn Station
- Purchase a train ticket from the New Jersey Transit machines at Newark Liberty Airport Station.
- There is also a Newark Penn station – don’t get off there!
- At Penn Station, take a Downtown , , or train and get off at West 4th St Washington Square
- Walk from West 4th St Washington Square to NYU (5 minutes)
Shuttle
Simplicity: Moderate |
$18.75 |
60 minutes |
- At Ground Transportation (next to baggage claim), buy a ticket for the Newark Airport Express Bus to Bryant Park
- A bus leaves every 30 minutes between the hours of 6:45am and 11:15pm
- Tickets cost $16 one way.
- At the 42nd st – Bryant Park station, take a Downtown or train and get off at West 4th St Washington Square
- Walk from West 4th St Washington Square to NYU (5 minutes)
Taxi
Simplicity: Easy |
$50-100 |
40 minutes |
Get a taxi at a marked taxi stand outside of baggage claim. Do not take a ride from anyone that approaches you offering a taxi. It is standard to give a 15-20% tip. Note that New Jersey taxis add fees for using a credit card (+$5.50), for each bridge/tunnel toll, and sometimes charge a flat base fare for certain locations in Manhattan (often $75).