Which subway do you take from Grand Central to third Avenue?

Answer 1

There isn't one. You have to transfer. Take the Uptown 1-2-3 (the red line), one stop, from 34th Street-Penn Station to 42nd Street-Times Square. Transfer at Times Square to the S shuttle train (color grey) east across 42nd Street, from Times Square (West 42nd) to Grand Central Station (East 42nd).

Grand Central Station is at 42nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenues. Lexington is one block west of 3rd Avenue.

Answer 2

It depends on where you're coming from. The closest subway stops are the 59th Street Station (at Lexington Avenue) on the 4-5-6 (the dark green line) and the N-R-Q-W (the yellow line), the Lexington Avenue-53rd Street Station on the E (of the A-C-E, the blue line) and the M (of the B-D-F-M, the orange line), and the Lexington Avenue-63rd Street Station on the F.

But, unless one of these trains stops near your starting point, you'll have to transfer. It's impossible to tell you which train you'll have to transfer from, and where, without knowing your starting point.

Answer 3

Third Avenue and where? Third Avenue runs through almost the entire length of Manhattan's East Side, from Astor Place (East 8th Street) until it hits the Harlem River at East 128th Street. It's about 5 to 6 miles long.

Actually, there is a 3rd Avenue in every one of New York City's 5 boroughs, but I'm going to assume you're referring to the 3rd Avenue in Manhattan.

Grand Central Station is on 42nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenues. Third Avenue is the next avenue east of Lexington, and Lexington Avenue is the next avenue east of Park Avenue.

The only subway trains that stop at Grand Central are the 4-5-6 (the dark green line), the 7 (the purple line) and the S shuttle train (color grey). The 4-5-6 is the one you'll be taking.

The 4-5-6 runs up and down Lexington Avenue (above 42nd Street) and Park Avenue South (between 42nd Street and 14th Street), and 4th Avenue (from 14th Street to Astor Place). Fourth Avenue is a very short avenue; only 6 blocks long. It runs one block west of 3rd Avenue from Astor Place to 14th Street.

The 4 and 5 trains, which are express trains, stop at 14th Street-Union Square, 42nd Street-Grand Central Station, 59th Street, 86th Street and 125th Street.

The 6 local train stops at Astor Place, 14th Street-Union Square, 23rd Street, 28th Street, 33rd Street, 42nd Street-Grand Central, 51st Street, 59th Street, 68th Street-Hunter College, 77th Street, 86th Street, 96th Street, 103rd Street, 110th Street, 116th Street and 125th Street.

Answer 4

Take the Uptown 6 local train (of the 4-5-6, the dark green line) from 42nd Street-Grand Central Station to 77th Street (at Lexington Avenue). Lexington is the next avenue west of 3rd.

Answer 5

Take the Uptown E train (of the A-C-E, the blue line) from 34th Street-Penn Station to Lexington Avenue-53rd Street.

Then walk 2 blocks north to 55th Street, and 1 block east to 3rd Avenue.