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* Take the M60 bus directly to the campus, every half hour, for $2. | * Take the M60 bus directly to the campus, every half hour, for $2. | ||
* Taxi for about $30, including tip. | * Taxi for about $30, including tip. | ||
| + | * 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 [[#From the north]]. | ||
=== JFK Airport === | === JFK Airport === | ||
* [http://www.panynj.gov/airtrain/ AirTrain JFK] | * [http://www.panynj.gov/airtrain/ AirTrain JFK] | ||
* Taxi for about $60, including toll and tip. | * Taxi for about $60, including toll and tip. | ||
| + | * Take the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) to the Whitestone Bridge and across. Follow directions [[#From the north]]. | ||
=== Newark Airport === | === Newark Airport === | ||
* [http://www.panynj.gov/airtrainnewark/ AirTrain Newark] for $14. | * [http://www.panynj.gov/airtrainnewark/ AirTrain Newark] for $14. | ||
* Taxi for about $85, including toll and tip. | * Taxi for about $85, including toll and tip. | ||
| + | * Newark: Follow directions above for [[#From the south or west]]. | ||
== Car == | == Car == | ||
Revision as of 05:40, 3 March 2007
Contents
Airports
LaGuardia Airport
- LaGuardia Airport is the closest to the campus.
- Take the M60 bus directly to the campus, every half hour, for $2.
- Taxi for about $30, including tip.
- 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 #From the north.
JFK Airport
- AirTrain JFK
- Taxi for about $60, including toll and tip.
- Take the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) to the Whitestone Bridge and across. Follow directions #From the north.
Newark Airport
- AirTrain Newark for $14.
- Taxi for about $85, including toll and tip.
- Newark: Follow directions above for #From the south or west.
Car
- Note that in NYC right turns at red lights are illegal unless otherwise stated by traffic signs.
From the north
From the south
Public transport
Train
- Trains arrive in NYC at Grand Central Terminal or Penn Station.
Bus
- Buses arrive in NYC at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
NYC public transport
Bus
- Take the M4, M5, M11, M60, or M104 bus line.
- The M60 bus line is a direct link between Columbia and LaGuardia Airport.
Subway
- Take the #2 (express) or #3 (express) train uptown to 96th Street, then transfer to the #1 (local).
- Take the #1 (local) train to 116th Street-Columbia University.
