DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS & PARKING

Directions

By New York City Public Transit:

Five bus lines (the M4, M5, M11, M60, M104) and one subway line (the #1) serve the Columbia neighborhood. The M60 bus is a direct link between the campus and LaGuardia Airport. The subway stop for the campus is Columbia University/116th Street. Please note: if you begin your subway journey on the #2 or #3 express train, be certain to transfer at 96th Street to the #1 train, as the #2 and #3 trains turn away from Manhattan’s Upper West Side before 116th Street.

By Intercity Train or Bus:

Train service to New York arrives at Grand Central Terminal or Penn Station; bus service arrives at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. From any of these locations, public transportation or taxicab service is available to the campus.

		The M60 Bus from LaGuardia Airport costs $2 and stops right at Columbia.
Belvedere Castle and the grassy lawns of Central Park are within walking distance to campus.

By Air:

LaGuardia Airport is the closest to the campus; a taxicab ride is about $30 (including a 15% tip), and the M60 city bus goes directly from LaGuardia to the campus every half hour for $2.00 (change only). For visitors arriving at any area airport (including Newark International Airport), coach service is available to the Port Authority Bus Terminal (see paragraph above). A taxicab to the campus from Kennedy Airport costs approximately $60 (including a 15% tip).

By Car From the North:

Take the New York Thruway (I-87) or the New England Thruway (I-95) south to the Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) in the direction of the George Washington Bridge. Take the exit for the Henry Hudson Parkway south downtown, 9A (the last exit before the bridge). Exit the Parkway at West 95th/96th Street. After the underpass, make a right onto 95th Street and then a left onto Riverside Drive. Follow directions “From Riverside Drive and West 95th Street.”

By Car From the South or West:

Take the New Jersey Turnpike north or I-80 east to the George Washington Bridge. As you cross the bridge, take the exit for the Henry Hudson Parkway south downtown. Exit the Parkway at West 95th/96th Street. After the underpass, make a right onto 95th Street and then a left onto Riverside Drive. Follow directions “From Riverside Drive and West 95th Street.”

By Car From Long Island:

Take the Long Island Expressway or the Grand Central Parkway west to the Cross Island Parkway north. Cross the Throgs Neck Bridge onto the Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95 south) and proceed as in “By Car from the North.”

By Car From the New York Airports:

LaGuardia: Take the Grand Central Parkway east to the Whitestone Parkway (I-678). Follow it across the Whitestone Bridge and onto I-95 south. Follow directions above for By Car from the North.
Kennedy: Take the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) to the Whitestone Bridge and across. Take I-95 south and follow the directions above for By Car from the North.
Newark: Follow directions above for By Car from the South or West.

From Riverside Drive and West 95th Street:

Go north on Riverside Drive to 116th Street. Turn right and go two blocks to Broadway and the University’s main gate (which is not open to traffic).

Parking

Street parking and local parking garages may be available. The Central Parking System garage is on West 114th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue; Riverside Church Parking Garage is on West 120th Street between Claremont Avenue and Riverside Drive: CGMC Parking is at 512-520 West 112th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.

Access

For more information on wheelchair accessibility, please call the Office for Disability Services at (212) 854-2388.

For More Information

Feel free to contact the Visitors Center at (212) 854-4900 for additional information.