How to get to newyork penn to Grandcentral Station?

Question

My first time in new york will be this weekend and I realy don't want to get lost so how do you get from newyork penn to grand central train station I will be walking plz be decriptive plz

Answer 1

Do walk. this is a great city to walk around in.  I suggest walking north along seventh ave, against the flow of traffic and turning right on 42d street.  That bridge that you'll see across 42d street is right at grand central terminal, which ,by the way , is the proper name for the building.  Grand central station is the post office adjacent on the Lexington ave side of the building.

You could also walk east along 34th street before turning north.  Avoid Park Ave.  It will be less crowded, but it is oh so boring,  The other avenues, sixth, fifth or Madison have things to see to get the flavor of the city.

Answer 2

If you do decide to take the subway instead of walking, I have to disagree with William K on the best way to go.  (Are we New Yorkers or what?)

From Penn Station it makes more sense to take the 1/2/3 train up to 42nd Street/Times Square.  The 1/2/3 trains are closer to the (S)huttle at 42nd Street than the A/C/E are.  Plus, you'll then have the option of taking the 7 train at 42nd Street/Times Square to Grand Central if there are any delays or problems on the (S)huttle.  (If you take the 7, it's two stops instead of the one on the (S)huttle.)

Either way, I would reasonably assume 20-30 minutes of travel time.  The subway rides themselves might only take 7 minutes, but the transfers can add quite a bit to that.

I'm still a bigger fan of walking, since you'd be doing a fair bit of it in the subway anyway.  If you go that route, the only change I'd make to William K's directions is to suggest walking across 36th or 37th Street.  34th is tourist heaven, and you have to contend with a whole lot of slow-moving folks.

Enjoy the city!

Answer 3

exit Penn Station and find 34th and 7th.  You will proceed north to 42nd St.  Take a right and walk down 42nd St. to Vanderbilt Ave. (it's the street after Madison Ave.)  You can't miss Grand Central if you're standing on that intersection.

Answer 4

Don't walk when a $2 subway ride will take a fraction of the time.

From Penn Station underground, follow the subway signs to the A, C, or E trains uptown. Doesn't matter which one. Take one of these trains uptown to the next stop, which is the 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Get off this train. No, you won't be going upstairs to the bus terminal.

Follow the signs to the S train. This is the 42nd Street Shuttle. It has only two stops and you're already at one of them. Get off at the other one, which is Grand Central Station (42nd and Park).

If you leave Penn Station at noon you'll be at Grand Central by 12:07.

But, if you reaaaaaaaallly, truly have to walk, exit Penn Station at the east side (7th avenue). Look for the 34th Street exit. That'll put you outside looking at Macy's. Walk along 34 Street until you hit Park Avenue. Turn left. Walk up to 42nd Street. You'll walk right in the front entrance. You can't miss it, as Park Avenue detours around it. It is a much nicer walk than going up to Times Square, which is choked with tourists and street performers.

EDIT: I see that someone disagreed with my choice of trains. Perfectly understandable, seeing as I only visit the city a few times a year and haven't lived in the area for over 30 years (I'm an adopted Texan). I am a creature of habit. I've always preferred the "letter trains" to the "number trains" and that comes from my grandfather, who was a subway conductor when I was a kid. "Boyo, ye git a bitter claaaaahs of payple on the letter trains!" he'd tell me. Why this was I'll never know, seeing as he died nearly 20 years ago.