New York City - Arriving LGA

I am flying into LGA at 11:30pm, and need to take the M 60 bus to the subway.
Anything I need to know?

I am flying into LGA at 11:30pm, and need to take the M 60 bus to the subway.
Anything I need to know?

Where are you going in Manhattan? It may be better for you take the Q33. A couple of things, buses only run about 30 minutes apart after 11:30PM. Also, some subway lines close or are rerouted later in the evening due to maintainence and repairs. Go to mta.info to find out if the subway line(s) will be impacted for the day you plan to travel.

Here is a link to the M60 schedule. During the week, they run with decent frequency until after midnight:

http://www.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/manh/m060cur.pdf

Either buy a Metrocard from the vending machine located inside the doors of the main terminal by the public bus stop, or pay in quarters ($2.25). The buses don't take bills. Also, if you use the machine, you can buy an unlimited pass, which depending on your travel plans may save you some cash.

I don't think there are Metrocard vending machines in the other terminals - at least there didn't used to be; I almost always fly out of the main terminal, and I already have a card, so I admit I haven't paid much attention.

Otherwise, what newyorkgeorge said. If you give us your final destination, we could give you some more specific travel advice.

Unless you know NYC well, I would not take either the bus or the bus/subway combination at that time of night, particularly if I had luggage, even carry-on. This is one of those occasions where, cost or not, a taxi is worth it. Expect a tab of $30-35 + tip = $36-42.

Unless you know NYC well, I would not take either the bus or the bus/subway combination at that time of night, particularly if I had luggage, even carry-on. This is one of those occasions where, cost or not, a taxi is worth it. Expect a tab of $30-35 + tip = $36-42.

Do you mean for security reasons? There's absolutely no problem taking the bus/subway combo - at that time or really any other, for that matter. The bus/train will be filled with people. I've never had a problem, nor have I heard of anyone having a problem, and I do this all the time (as you can surmise from my handle on this site.)

I am flying into LGA at 11:30pm, and need to take the M 60 bus to the subway.
Anything I need to know?Yes. You will need to know:

1. The M60 schedule. Blumie provided that for you.
2. If the subway line you want is running or if there are planned service changes: http://www.mta.info/service/ Look at this the day before you leave.

If you are lugging quite a bit of luggage, you will need to know that you will be carrying them up/down steps.

Where are you going? If you provide more info, we might be able to give you a greater set of options.

Thanks everyone.... I wanted to take the m60 to the N train then change to the #6 to 23rd st.
I already have a metrocard. Just wondering if there was anything I needed to know since I usually don't fly into LGA (I usually use ewr and jfk).
Coming in on UA, where do I catch the bus?

You have lots of options.

Look for signs outside of baggage claim for the M60. Since the M60 could be running every 30 minutes, if the Q33 comes first, take that to the last stop which is 74th St/Roosevelt Ave where you can take the 7 train to the 6 (at Grand Central) or the E to the 6 (at Lexington Ave). The Q33 at that hour won't take more than 15-20 minutes.

Double-check that the subway lines have no detours.

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At the LGA Central Terminal Building (which is where UA flights arrive and depart), public busses pickup at roughly the middle of the terminal. Once you reach the baggage-claim level, you should see signage at the terminal exits directing you to the public busses.

Why not just take the N train all the way to 23rd? Multiple transfers to avoid a three-minute walk from Broadway to Park seems foolish.

Thanks everyone.... I wanted to take the m60 to the N train then change to the #6 to 23rd st.
I already have a metrocard. Just wondering if there was anything I needed to know since I usually don't fly into LGA (I usually use ewr and jfk).
Coming in on UA, where do I catch the bus?

I would recommend instead that you take the M60 into Harlem, where you can make a connection to the 4/5/6 trains at 125th & Lex. From there, you can just take the 6 straight down to your stop. That would save a connection and probably make your life a bit easier.

The bus stop is right outside the main terminal. Just walk out the baggage claim area and look for a sign that says "public bus to Manhattan/Queens" or something to that effect. It's right on the sidewalk about eight feet from the building.

Thanks everybody...I thought of staying on the N train all the way to 23rd, but the walk is longer from 5th ave to 3rd. The 6 is closer.
Bad part about the 6 train, you seem to have to wait for it late night.
Might take less time with the N and the longer walk.

Thanks everybody...I thought of staying on the N train all the way to 23rd, but the walk is longer from 5th ave to 3rd. The 6 is closer.
Bad part about the 6 train, you seem to have to wait for it late night.
Might take less time with the N and the longer walk.
Count my vote for the M60 to the N to 23rd St. and walk (or take the M23 bus) to 3rd Avenue.

Yeah, I think you are right...that wait for the #6 is always long after midnight.
The walk from Madison Sq park isn't bad as long as it is not raining.

Either buy a Metrocard from the vending machine located inside the doors of the main terminal by the public bus stop, or pay in quarters ($2.25). The buses don't take bills. Also, if you use the machine, you can buy an unlimited pass, which depending on your travel plans may save you some cash.

I don't think there are Metrocard vending machines in the other terminals - at least there didn't used to be; I almost always fly out of the main terminal, and I already have a card, so I admit I haven't paid much attention.

Otherwise, what newyorkgeorge said. If you give us your final destination, we could give you some more specific travel advice.

The one day "funpass" no longer exists. The shortest unlimited pass is for 7 days.
If you buy a bus ride (on the bus), the transfer you get is only to other buses, NOT the subway.

Unless you know NYC well, I would not take either the bus or the bus/subway combination at that time of night, particularly if I had luggage, even carry-on. This is one of those occasions where, cost or not, a taxi is worth it. Expect a tab of $30-35 + tip = $36-42.

I've arrived at 10 PM in the Central Terminal, and the taxi lines are huge--I would expect things to be worse at midnight.

I've arrived at 10 PM in the Central Terminal, and the taxi lines are huge--I would expect things to be worse at midnight.

Usually by midnight the taxi que has calmed down. Some of this is a function of airlines cutting late night flights. Now if the weather is bad and there are late arriving flights all bets are off.

Unless you know NYC well, I would not take either the bus or the bus/subway combination at that time of night, particularly if I had luggage, even carry-on. This is one of those occasions where, cost or not, a taxi is worth it. Expect a tab of $30-35 + tip = $36-42.That depends on your budget. Taking public transportation is just as easy at night as it is during the day. People here have given advice. Manhattan above Houston is an easy grid. And the OP will be perfectly safe as there are PLENTY of people taking the subway.

I wound up taking the M60 to the N train to 23rd street. Took less than an hour!