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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

Car

  • Note that in NYC right turns at red lights are illegal unless otherwise stated by traffic signs.

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 follow directions from the north.

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).

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.