Which subway do you take from Penn Station to the Bronx?

Answer 1

You have several options. Which one to choose depends upon which part of the Bronx you are going to. See the Related Link below for a complete New York City subway map.

Option 1: The 2 train

You can take the Uptown 2 train (of the 1-2-3, the red line) straight from 34th Street-Penn Station to the Bronx.

Option 2: The 5 train

Take the Uptown 2 train from 34th Street-Penn Station to 3rd Avenue-149th Street, and transfer there to the Uptown 5train.

Option 3: The 4 or 5 trains

Take the Uptown 2 train from 34th Street-Penn Station to 149th Street-Grand Concourse, and transfer there to the Uptown 4 or 5.

Option 4: The 6 train

Transfer is not available from the 2 train to the 6 train, so if the 6 train is the closest train to your destination, then you will have to take the Uptown 2train from 34th Street-Penn Station to 149th Street-Grand Concourse, and transfer there to the Downtown 4 or 5. Take the Downtown 4 or 5 to 125th Street in Manhattan, and transfer at 125th Street to the Uptown 6train.

You could also take the Uptown 1-2-3, one stop, from 34th Street-Penn Station to 42nd Street-Times Square, and transfer there to the S shuttle train (color grey) east across 42nd Street, from Times Square (West 42nd) to Grand Central Station (East 42nd). Then, either transfer at Grand Central to the Uptown 6(which is a local train) or transfer to the Uptown 4 or 5 express trains to 125th Street, and then transfer at 125th Street to the Uptown 6.

Although the first option requires you to go Uptown, then Downtown, then back Uptown again, it will still probably take less time than the second option. The 6 is a local train, so there are many, many stops from Grand Central Station to the Bronx. As mentioned above, you can transfer at Grand Central to the Uptown 4 and 5 express trains to 125th, and then transfer at 125th to the Uptown 6. But then you'll have to make three transfers. The first option requires you to make only two transfers.

Option 5: The B or D trains

Take the Uptown A or C trains (of the A-C-E, the blue line) from 34th Street-Penn Station to 59th Street-Columbus Circle, and transfer there to the Uptown Bor D trains (of the B-D-F-M, the orange line).

Answer 2

You have several options. Which one to choose depends upon which trains are closest to your starting point. See the Related Link below for a complete New York City subway map.

Option 1

If you can get the 2 train (of the 1-2-3, the red line) then that would be the simplest way. You can take the Downtown 2 train straight to 34th Street-Penn Station.

Option 2

Take the Downtown 5 train (of the 4-5-6, the dark green line) to 3rd Avenue-149th Street, and transfer there to the Downtown 2 to 34th Street-Penn Station.

Option 3

Take the Downtown 4 OR 5 to 149th Street-Grand Concourse, and transfer there to the Downtown 2 to 34th Street-Penn Station.

Option 4

Transfer is not available from the 6 train to the 2 train, so if the 6 train is the closest train to you, then you will have to either:

1) Take the Downtown 6 to 125th Street in Manhattan, and transfer there to the Uptown 4 or 5 to 149th Street-Grand Concourse, and then transfer at 149th Street-Grand Concourse to the Downtown 2 to 34th Street-Penn Station, OR

2) Take the Downtown 6 to 42nd Street-Grand Central Station, and transfer at Grand Central to the S shuttletrain (color grey) west across 42nd Street, from Grand Central (East 42nd) to Times Square (West 42nd). At the Times Square Station, get the Downtown 1-2-3, one stop, from 42nd Street-Times Square to 34th Street-Penn Station.

Although the first option requires you to go Downtown, then Uptown, then back Downtown again, the two options will likely take the same amount of time. The 6 is a local train, so there are many, many stops from The Bronx to Grand Central Station. The 2 is an express train.

So, even though the first option makes a detour, it will probably take the same amount of time as the second option, because once you get the Downtown 2, it will go much, much faster than the Downtown 6.

Best thing to do, I think, is just get off the 6 train at 125th Street. The 4 and 5 are express trains, so, if you see the Downtown 4 or 5 first, then take them to 42nd Street-Grand Central. If you see the Uptown 4 or 5 first, then take them to 149th Street-Grand Concourse.

Option 5

Take the Downtown B or D (of the B-D-F-M, the orange line) to 59th Street-Columbus Circle, and transfer there to the Downtown A or C trains (of the A-C-E, the blue line) to 34th Street-Penn Station.