custom Planner
Round Trip Planner
Service in Area
Point to Point Schedule
Tips-Addresses
Tips-Intersections
Tips-Landmarks
Trip Planning - The easy way to know how to go.
The custom planner will help you plan your next trip on the New York City Transit system. Customize your trip with optional preferences on travel time, walking distance, transfer options, method of service and accessible travel.
Help - Custom Planner
- Step 1 – Enter (origin) starting point (Building address, Street intersection, Landmark)
- Click the arrow to view pull down menu and select the borough where your starting point is located
- Step 2 – Enter your destination point (Building address, Street intersection, Landmark)
- Click the arrow to view pull down menu and select the borough where your destination point is located
- Step 3 – Select either departure time from your starting point (origin) or arrival time at your destination. Then, enter the time and date you want to depart the starting point (origin) or the time and date you want to arrive at you destination in the pull down menus.
- Step 4 – Optional Preferences: Further customize your trip by selecting one of the following options on the pull down menu:
- Minimize my travel time – prioritizes total travel time, but may increase the number of transfers given.
- Minimize my walking distance – prioritizes walking distance, but may exclude more direct itineraries
- Minimize my number of transfers – the most common option.
Walking Distance – use pull down menu to select the maximum distance you want to walk. Selections are ¼, ½, ¾ and 1 mile increments (1 mile is approximately 10 city blocks.)
Travel by – choose your preferred method of travel: Subway, Bus, Express Bus or select Any if you have no preference
Accessible Trip – Choose ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to an accessible trip. By selecting ‘yes’ your trip is planned taking into account wheelchair accessible service.
TopThe round trip planner will help you plan your round trip going to and returning from locations you specify, using the New York City Transit system. Customize your trip with optional preferences on travel time, walking distance, transfer options, method of service and accessible travel.
Help - Round Trip Planner -
- Step 1 - Enter (origin) starting point (Building address, Street intersection, Landmark)
- Click the arrow to view pull down menu and select Borough where your starting point is located
- Step 2 - Enter your destination point (Building address, Street intersection, Landmark)
- Click the arrow to view pull down menu and select Borough where your destination point is located
- Step 3 - Enter time and date you want to arrive at your destination.
- Step 4 - Enter time and date you want to return to your original starting point.
- Step 5 - allow you to further customize your trip by selecting one of the following options on the pull down menu
- Minimize my travel time – prioritizes total travel time, but may increase the number of transfers given.
- Minimize my walking distance – prioritizes walking distance, but may exclude more direct itineraries.
- Minimize my number of transfers – the most common option.
TopThe Service in the Area will help you identify the subway line or bus route that will leave you nearest to your destination.
Help - Service in the Area -
- Step 1 - Enter (origin) starting point (Building address, Street intersection, Landmark)
- Use pull down menu to choose Borough where your starting point is located
TopThe point to point schedule provides you with a subway or bus schedule listing departure times for service to your destination.
Help - Point to Point Schedule -
- Step 1 - Enter (origin) starting point (Building address, Street intersection, Landmark)
- Click the arrow to view pull down menu and select borough where your starting point is located
- Step 2 - Enter your destination point (Building address, Street intersection, Landmark)
- Click the arrow to view pull down menu and select borough where your destination point is located
- Step 3 – Enter the time and date that you are going to depart from your starting point.
Trip Planner - Tips for entering addresses, intersections, and landmarks:
TopAddresses
- There's no need to type in Street or St or Avenue or Ave (example use 188 Madison, not 188 Madison Avenue) unless either is part of the name (example use 3000 Avenue X, not 3000 X)
- Leave out street direction (example use 75 33rd not 75 East 33rd St or 257 6th instead of 257 N 6th St)
- Apartment or suite numbers are not needed
Search Examples
Addresses
| For... | Type... |
| 188 Madison Ave | 188 Madison |
| 75 E 33rd Street | 75 33rd |
| 3000 Avenue X | 3000 Ave X |
TopIntersections
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Type in an ampersand "&" or a comma "," between street names to indicate an intersection.
Example: Chambers & Broadway, or Flatbush, Empire - city, state, zip code or borough are not required
- Leave out street direction designations. Example: use 89 & York instead of E 89th St & York Av
Search Examples
Intersections
| For... | Type... |
| Chambers St and Broadway | Chambers, Broadway |
| 89th Street and York Avenue | 89th & York |
| Flatbush Avenue and Church Avenue | Flatbush, Church |
TopLandmarks
- Trip Planner recognizes major landmarks including: government sites, points of interest, schools and colleges, sports and leisure, hospitals and other medical facilities
- Type a landmark name, use as few words as possible, as many have short names or abbreviations that are easier to enter
- You'll get a list of choices if there is more than one landmark with a similar name
Search Examples
Landmarks
| For... | Type... |
| Empire State Building | Empire |
| Columbia University | Columbia |
| Grand Central Station | Grand |
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