Transportation

Directions to Columbia University Medical Center
The Center is located at West 168^th Street and Broadway, immediately southeast of the George Washington Bridge, in the Heights/Inwood section of northern Manhattan.

By Public Transportation
Subway - Take the 1, A, C, trains to the 168th Street station. From midtown Manhattan, the A train provides express service.

Bus - A number of city buses serve the medical center: M-2, 3, 4, 5, and 100. For additional bus and subway information, call the Transit Authority at 718-330-1234.

By Automobile
The fastest and most convenient way to reach the medical center by automobile is to follow directions to the George Washington Bridge. Then exit onto Riverside Drive. From there, proceed south and turn left onto West 165^th Street (the first left), and then right onto Fort Washington Avenue to the medical center parking facility.

From upstate New York and New Jersey After crossing the George Washington Bridge, follow signs to the Henry Hudson (also called the West Side Highway), and then to Riverside Drive.

From Riverdale and Westchester via the Saw Mill River Parkway Exit the Henry Hudson Parkway at the Riverside Drive exit, which is immediately past the George Washington Bridge.

From Westchester, Connecticut, or the East Side of Manhattan via the Major Deegan, Cross-Bronx Expressway, or Harlem River Drive approaching the George Washington Bridge, take the Henry Hudson Parkway, stay to the left and follow signs to Riverside Drive.

From the West Side of Manhattan Take the Henry Hudson Parkway to exit 15-Riverside Drive South.

Medical Center
Bus departs front of Neurological Institute at Fort Washington Ave. and West 168^th Street.

Morningside Campus
Bus departs Broadway at West 116^th Street.

NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital
Please click here for a schedule (in pdf).

Harlem Hospital Center
Bus departs Lenox Ave. & West 136^th Street. Travel time between points is approximately 15 minutes. All scheduled times are approximate; please allow two to three minutes variance. During the summer months June, July, and August-the shuttle runs on the same schedule as during the academic year, except that there is no service between the Columbia University Medical Center and Morningside campuses after 8:00 p.m. There is no shuttle service on New Year’s Day, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday observed, Memorial Day observed, and Independence Day.

Travel tips for getting to
Columbia University Medical Campus
A variety of transportation choices are available. Please consider whether luggage, etc., will make travel on public transportation too difficult. Also, please be aware that only yellow cabs may legally solicit customers with offers of transportation; use official taxi stands whenever possible, especially at airports.

Transportation Related Links
For more specific information on traveling to, from and within New York City, please check the following resources:

MetroCommute
Website
www.metrocommute.com

The Transportation Section
of the Paperless Guide to New York
Website
www.ny.com/transportation

Yahoo New York
Website
ny.yahoo.com/docs/features/directions.html

AIRLINK
Phone
800-AIRLINK
Details about traveling to and from area airports

Columbia University Medical Center Map