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.
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.
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