How do you get from the 4 5 6 train to the F train in Brooklyn?

Answer 1

There are several ways to do this, but most of them require you to make 2 transfers. I will list all the options in Manhattan, even though some of them are similar, in the event that certain trains are out of service. For example, the L train and the 7 train are undergoing periodic trackwork right now and sometimes aren't running in Manhattan.

Free transfer is available between the 59th Street-Lexington Avenue Station on the 4-5-6 and the 63rd Street-Lexington Avenue Station on the F. This is a hassle, because you have to walk 4 blocks underground to transfer, and the transfer is only free if you pay with a plastic Metrocard (if you use paper Single Ride Tickets you have to pay 2 separate fares). But it's the only direct transfer between the 4-5-6 and the F.

There is another direct transfer, but only from the Downtown 6 (or the Downtown 4 late nights). Free transfer is available between the Broadway-Lafayette Station on the B-D-F-M, and the Bleeker Street Station on the Downtown 6 (not the Uptown 6). Since Bleeker Street is a local stop, you can't transfer from the 4 or 5 express trains, except late nights (1 to 5 AM), when the 4 runs local, in which case you can transfer from the Downtown 4.

You can also take the 4-5-6 to 42nd Street-Grand Central, transfer there to the Manhattan-bound 7 train, 1 stop, to 42nd Street-Bryant Park, and then transfer to the F at Bryant Park.

Or, you can take the 4-5-6 to 14th Street-Union Square, transfer there to the Manhattan-bound L train, 1 stop, to 6th Avenue-14th Street, and then transfer at 6th Avenue-14th Street to the F.

Or, you can take the 4-5-6 to 14th Street-Union Square, transfer there to the Uptown N-R-Q-W, take the N-R-Q-W to 34th Street-Herald Square, and transfer at Herald Square to the F.

Or, you can take the 4 or 5 (not the 6) to Fulton Street, transfer there to the Uptown 2, and take the Uptown 2 to 14th Street (at 7th Avenue). This station is connected to the 6th Avenue-14th Street Station. So you'd walk 1 avenue block east underground, then transfer to the F at 6th Avenue-14th Street.

Or, you can take the 4 or 5 (not the 6) to Fulton Street, transfer there to the Uptown A or C, take the A or C to West 4th Street, and transfer at West 4th to the F.

Or, you can take the 4 or 5 (not the 6) to Fulton Street, transfer there to the Uptown J-Z, take the J-Z to Delancey-Essex Street, and transfer at Delancey-Essex Street to the F.