Which subway do you take from Central Park to Times Square?

Answer 1

Although Central Park is only about 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometers) wide, it is 2.5 miles (4 km) long, so the answer depends on where in the park you're coming from.

For reference, the portion of 8th Avenue that borders the park is called Central Park West, the portion of 59th Street that borders the park is called Central Park South, and the portion of 110th Street that borders the park is called Central Park North. However, for some reason, the portion of 5th Avenue that borders the park is not called Central Park East.

From the north end of the park, you can take the Downtown 2 or 3 (of the 1-2-3, the red line) from 110th Street-Cathedral Parkway, at Central Park North and Lenox Avenue, to 42nd Street-Times Square.

From the southwest corner of the park, you can take the Downtown 1 train (the 2 late nights) from 59th Street-Columbus Circle (at the 3-way intersection of Broadway, 59th Street and 8th Avenue) to 42nd Street-Times Square.

From the southeast corner of the park, you can take the Downtown N-R-Q-W (the yellow line) from 59th Street-5th Avenue to 42nd Street-Times Square.

From the west end of the park (Central Park West) you can take the Downtown C train (of the A-C-E, the blue line). The C runs up and down Central Park West and stops at 110th Street-Cathedral Parkway (which is a different station than the 110th Street-Cathedral Parkway Station on the 2 and 3. It's located at the northwest corner of the park, which is the corner of Central Park West and Central Park North), 103rd Street, 96th Street, 86th Street, 81st Street-Museum of Natural History, 72nd Street and 59th Street.

You can take the C to 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal, at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue. This is one block west of Times Square (42nd Street and 7th Avenue).

If you're starting out on the east end of the park, then you'll have to walk 3 blocks east to Lexington Avenue (5th ---> Madison ---> Park ---> Lexington). Currently there is only 1 subway line that runs Uptown (above 59th Street) on the East Side of Manhattan: the 4-5-6 (the dark green line), which runs up and down Lexington Avenue.

The 6 stops at 110th Street, 103rd Street, 96th Street, 86th Street, 77th Street, 68th Street-Hunter College and 59th Street. The 4 and 5 are express trains, so they stop only at 86th Street and 59th Street.

Take the Downtown 4-5-6 to 59th Street-Lexington Avenue, and transfer there to the Downtown N-R-Q-W to 42nd Street-Times Square.

Answer 2

Central Park is 2.5 miles long and 0.5 miles wide, so it really depends on where in the park you want to go.

FYI, the portion of 110th Street that borders the park is called Central Park North, the portion of 59th Street that borders the park is called Central Park South, and the portion of 8th Avenue that borders the park is called Central Park West. However, for some reason, the portion of 5th Avenue that borders the park is not called Central Park East.

You can take the Uptown 1 train (of the 1-2-3, the red line) from 42nd Street-Times Square to 59th Street-Columbus Circle (at the southwest corner of the park).

You can take the Uptown N-R-Q-W (the yellow line) from 42nd Street-Times Square to 5th Avenue-59th Street (at the southeast corner of the park).

You can take the Uptown 2 or 3 trains from 42nd Street-Times Square to 110th Street-Central Park North (at the north end of the park, towards the middle but closer to the east end).

You can walk through the tunnel that connects the 42nd Street-Times Square Station to the 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal Station, and take the Uptown C train (of the A-C-E, the blue line) from 42nd Street-Port Authority to any of the following stops along Central Park West: 59th Street-Columbus Circle, 72nd Street, 81st Street-Museum of Natural History, 86th Street, 96th Street, 103rd Street, or 110th Street-Cathedral Parkway (at the northwest corner of the park).