New York City Bus
GETTING AROUND
Under normal circumstances, New York City is easy to navigate. However, subway and bus changes can occur at the last minute, so pay attention to the posters on station walls and listen carefully to any announcements you may hear in trains and on subway platforms.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Travel info 718-330-1234, hourly updates 718-243-7777; www.mta.info.
The MTA runs the subways and buses, as well as a number of alternative commuter services to points outside Manhattan. You can get news of service interruptions and download the most current maps from the website.
City Buses | Driving | Subways
Taxis & car services | Walking
Getting to and from New York
CITY BUSES
MTA buses are fine...but only if you aren't in a hurry. They are white and blue and display a digital destination sign on the front along with the route number (in Manhattan, look for the ones that begin with an M). If your feet hurt from walking around, a bus is a good way to continue sightseeing. The $2 fare is payable with a MetroCard (see Subways) or exact change (coins only; no pennies). The MTA's express buses usually head to the outer boroughs; these cost $4.
MetroCards allow automatic transfers from bus to bus, and between buses and subways. If you use coins, and you're traveling uptown or downtown and want to go …show more content…
Stations are most often named after the street at which they're located. Entrances are marked with a green globe (24 hours) or a red globe (limited hours). Many stations have separate entrances for uptown and downtown platforms—look before you pay (for an explanation of the city's streets, see Walking). Local trains stop at every station; express trains make major-station stops only. Check a subway map (posted in all stations and available at service booths). Keep an eye out for posted notices indicating temporary changes along a particular
Under normal circumstances, New York City is easy to navigate. However, subway and bus changes can occur at the last minute, so pay attention to the posters on station walls and listen carefully to any announcements you may hear in trains and on subway platforms.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Travel info 718-330-1234, hourly updates 718-243-7777; www.mta.info.
The MTA runs the subways and buses, as well as a number of alternative commuter services to points outside Manhattan. You can get news of service interruptions and download the most current maps from the website.
City Buses | Driving | Subways
Taxis & car services | Walking
Getting to and from New York
CITY BUSES
MTA buses are fine...but only if you aren't in a hurry. They are white and blue and display a digital destination sign on the front along with the route number (in Manhattan, look for the ones that begin with an M). If your feet hurt from walking around, a bus is a good way to continue sightseeing. The $2 fare is payable with a MetroCard (see Subways) or exact change (coins only; no pennies). The MTA's express buses usually head to the outer boroughs; these cost $4.
MetroCards allow automatic transfers from bus to bus, and between buses and subways. If you use coins, and you're traveling uptown or downtown and want to go …show more content…
Stations are most often named after the street at which they're located. Entrances are marked with a green globe (24 hours) or a red globe (limited hours). Many stations have separate entrances for uptown and downtown platforms—look before you pay (for an explanation of the city's streets, see Walking). Local trains stop at every station; express trains make major-station stops only. Check a subway map (posted in all stations and available at service booths). Keep an eye out for posted notices indicating temporary changes along a particular