In Manhattan, Penn Station lies between 7th and 8th Avenues and 31st and 34th Streets. Grand Central is at 42nd and Park. If you're walking, take Seventh Avenue north to 42nd Street and take a right, or take 34th Street east to Park and take a left. You can also take the 1, 2 or 3 Subway to Times Square and take the 7 or the Shuttle over to Grand Central. If you're driving, let the taxi do it. At rush hour, 36th to Madison is usually the best.
MetroNorth from Poughkeepsie goes to Grand Central. Amtrak from Poughkeepsie goes to Penn STation. It's very easy to take MetroNOrth to Grand Central and then get the subway to Penn Station.
No, it leaves from Grand Central Terminal. The Scarsdale station is a Metro-North station, on the Harlem line. The terminus for Metro-North trains is Grand Central, not Penn Station.
Grand Central because you can get Metro-North trains, which run on a schedule and are cheaper than Amtrak. At Penn Station, you can get Amtrak, which runs less frequently, and is more expensive. Amtrak stops only at Penn Station and Metro-North only stops at Grand Central
Penn Station is closer. Penn Station is less than half a mile south of Times Square, while Grand Central is a little over a mile east of Times Square.
No, but it does stop at penn station and you can take the subway
The train from Baltimore goes into Penn Station. You can catch a shuttle from there to Grand Central.
They are roughly equidistant.
Nope. You have to use penn station
To get from Grand Central Terminal to Penn Station, you can take the subway. Board the 7 train from Grand Central to Times Square-42nd Street, then transfer to the 1, 2, or 3 trains heading downtown and get off at Penn Station. Alternatively, you can walk, which takes about 20-30 minutes.
The LIRR from Penn Station, or the 7 from Grand Central are your best bets.
Grand Central Station & Terminal are located at East 42nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenues. Grand Central Station is the subway station, where you can catch the 4-5-6 (the dark green line, aka the Lexington Avenue Line) or the S shuttle train to Times Square. Grand Central Terminal is the railroad terminal, for trains that are not part of the New York City subway system (like MetroNorth commuter trains).
The only Number 6 train you may be referring to is the MTA Subway number 6. This train line does not go to NYC Penn Station, but does go to Grand Central Station. The best suggestion is to take the MTA "S" train (for Shuttle) that gives you a very fast trip from Penn Station to Grand Central. There you will find the number 6 train.