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42 St - Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York
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New York, New York County, New York, US
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Amenities
Toilets
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Getting here
24-hour public transport available
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Comments (147)
This place is huge and first timers can get lost, Ive gotten lost a few times transferring trains or looking for the bus area. Panhandlers and homeless are here often and can get annoying easily. Police are around the station, In some areas more than others. Restrooms are in the station and at times fairly clean. MTA have a lot of employees who do not seem to be fluent in customer service. They walk around with the nastiest attitudes and omg do not need help or directions for one of their buses or around a route they deal with. Some of them can turn your happy day sad with the gloominess they carry around. The service not all that great to be lacking customer service, Pay must be great because misery clings to it happily but does not hesitate to show its true feelings. Be careful and use caution its a very large station with lots of people moving about, Know where youre going and check it out ahead of time if possible to avoid getting lost. Places to eat are in the station.
I recall when I was a teenager this place was scary and surrounded by x rated theatres, prostitutes and drug dealers, who often lurked inside. You couldnt use a bathroom in this place without dealing with runways asking for money to give you an empty stall. Now I can go to some nice stores, bakeries, or sit in a nice place, use the free WiFi and enjoy a coffee before I jump on a bus or hop on a train. The subways are still not the cleanest & the underground is old but as a native New Yorker I think its got character. I know millions of people have walked these very same steps, performers still find a home and play their music, artists still paint and draw and sell their wares, the over zealous religious people are still shoving pamphlets in my hand and the newsstands still await me. Therefore, with all its faults, I still enjoy it and I probably always will. The Port Authority Police are everywhere and they mean business but theyll but help you find your way if youre a bit lost in the shuffle, even though theyre outnumbered by the masses, Ive seen them help with serious things as well as the mundane and they do it with a smile. Its got a long way to go but its come a very long way from the way it was.
It’s a great bus terminal but needs some improvements
People call this place hell, but maybe it’s just the heaven part of hell. Terrible? Yes. But it still has some redeeming qualities and usually gets you where you need to go unless there’s a light drizzle, snow, or the wind changes direction.Today, I saw a woman doing voodoo on a trash can, a cross dresser shaving her fingertips over a sink in the ladies bathroom, and enjoyed entertainment from a Wayne Newton impersonator.Though people complain, I will miss these moments when I finally decide to move into the city just to avoid this place. It is here that I truly feel alive. And that is because I am dead inside.
This place connects you to rest of world via road, OK its a bit complicated for the first time visitor but its an amazing feat of architecture to make it so strong to be able to take such rush hour crowds & heavy bus traffic & then routing everyone-everything on time.Thoroughly impressive even after you get used to of it.
No seats available when waiting for the bus
The bus ticket vending machines ask you for the route number - which you must know in advance. They do not tell you which gate the bus will be coming to, for which you need to use another kiosk. Ive personally helped many commuters trying to figure this out.
A couple of blocks from Times Square. I remember taking a bus here twice. Once after living in Scranton, Pennsylvania for a number of years. And the Bus Stopped. And you walk out of the Terminal into another World. The Lights and action. The other time I made the mistake of leaving NYC and going to Chicago. I hated it. It was a bitter cold unfriendly City. I saved enough money as quick as possible and took a Bus back Home. I remember the bus driver waking me up saying you cant sleep on here, your in New York. I got off the bus and literally kissed the ground. I never left the 5 Boroughs again. LOL
I understand that my familiarity with this station and its connections will not be the same for many unless theyve traveled through this station for, at minimum, a few weeks. This station is a bit confusing at first with A, C, & E at one end, 1, 2, & 3 at another section, 7 in its own floor and, finally, N, Q & R in the other end. If reading that previous statement confused you a bit, you may want to plan your route accordingly prior to leaving your residence - just remember the signs and colours of the bullet corresponding to the line in which you need to travel on.However, after the long walk and finding your way, this station is pretty convenient in getting you to where you need to go, considering how many lines it serves.
Many good bus rides had here. Definitely not a bad place to travel from but can be very difficult to get information you need from staff. Also if any homeless or strange folk try to talk to you just pretend you dont here them
One of the busiest stations in NYC Subway with passageway to Times Square-42 St for 1/2/3/7/N/Q/R/W/42 St Shuttle. You can literally go anywhere in the city via Subway as there are many lines to take at this station. Its tedious to walk to the Uptown platform on A/C/E from the bus terminal but the platform is spacious and is one of the cleanest platforms Ive been on the subway.
This is the place I transfer over in the mornings/evenings between the A & E. Reasonably straight forward but always seems like I just miss the A and another one wont be by for typically 20 minutes. The Bus terminal side of things is a little grody, but ultimately functional. Close to Times Square as well, obviously.
Wonderful and convenient facility to make travel easy.Huge.number of passenger getting transport from small journeys and long route.Ease of access automated booth made your job easier.
Even though the bus terminal needs some improvement, kinda disgusting, and that buses are sometimes late my bus actually came early which was 6 minutes before the on time departure. But at least we get somewhere like times square or the subway. but they do need some improvement but overall its alright and it did open in the 50s so. But even though the bus terminal sucks and needs a lot of improvement it takes you anywhere.
While Port Authority connects commuters to where they have to go, it does so poorly.There are many parts of this Terminal that are poorly maintainedFrom solicitors asking for money from corner to corner to touching germ filled doors to open to the next section this place needs to be drained of the swamp like atmosphere.While I respect the MTA and what they do, there are so many ends that dont add up.Why is it that 8/10 MTA employees have a very pessimistic attitude? Basically its rare to bump into happy or positive MTA employees, its kind of like they dont like thier job and are not getting paid to work.Simply said MTA and thier employees are not the most positive employees, its feels dirty and unsafe walking through the terminals.The whole thing is all wrong.Its supposed to feel and be a safe trip from the second you enter the terminals until you get to your destination. But its not.I really dont understand why I should have to deal with panhandling and employment with attitude when taking transit... Why do I have to feel that the connection (1,2,3 from a,c,e hallway) walkway will give me respretory issues? And so will the train when the doors close...With the Billions that the MTA makes from its Customers, why is it so hard for them to get some ventilation in that hallway?Air purifiers in the terminals? Lmao is this a joke? How hard is it to take 2 seconds to care about your commuters who are paying customers!Why are we in 2017, and we have to put our hands on germ filled doors to get into Port A, which are held open by germ filled panhandling people... Get sensor doors that open without touching it!Get with the TIMES MTA! U allow so MANY Companies to buy Marketing and Ad Space in your terminals and trains (profits), but you cant get some doors that open on thier own? Cant get turnstiles that revolve on thier own? Cant get private security for the panhandling?Let me get this straight,You want me and Millions of Customers (Daily Communiters) to pay YOU (MTA) +YOU (MTA) make money off of the Ad space you sell to multimillion dollar companies andThen you dont want to spend it?The MTA acts like the make no money or profits and they cant spend it on thier terminals.Why does the MTA act like they make or have no money to fix up there terminals??? You make millions in profits! Put it to good use!Please dont try and use its your experience excuse! I travel here daily! More then 300 times a year and so do many people reading this review.I will update this review accordingly Happy Traveling to all.
As big as this station complex is, its not accessible. There is some weird ramp to the a, c,e platform but this complex is a huge bus station, the 7, S, 1,2,3,N,Q,R trains with no elevators.
It is the busiest station complex in the city.Authority Bus Terminal. The complex is served by the:1, 2, 3, 7, A, E, N, and Q trains at all timesW train during weekdays.EXcellent services.Entrance to the station at 42nd Street & 7th Avenue
It serves its purpose for mass transit. Other than that, it is lacking in a lot of areas. Overdue for a remodel and can get extremely busy during rush hour. Try to avoid the 9th Ave entrance.
Very nice clean . Not too many homeless people wondering around or sleeping
Caught the 320 bus to new Jersey with ease no problems at all .purchased the tickets from the Kiosk. Boarded the bus to walmart. With ease
Because it only took 16 hours from Detroit to here. It is dirty and they really need to do a better job cleaning up. Its close to my hotel and the studio for my audition.
One of the biggest train stations with multiple transfer points and its only going to get even bigger and the future once the construction and the transfer to the 6th Avenue Subway line is complete.
Large, clean A/C/E train station thats basically just a long passageway between 40th and 44th streets, which connects to the Port authority bus terminal, & the 1/2/3/7/N/Q/R/W/S via a passageway.
From new Jersey to new York .land here. Educate yourself on the bus and train stations. Get complicated and lost in the 3 floors and 2 buildings of port authority
Extremely busy and crowded, however its always an interesting place to be, being transformed right beneath NYC, while business as usual carries on. Progress!
Missed my flight because I could not find my way out of this building. No one at information booths. Exit signs leading to no where. Put up some F&#+ing signs.
They need to clean the handicap section more because I went by there for like half a second and a pile of dust like a dryer sheet thicker was on my belongings
This is one of my least favorite places in the city. The architecture is depressing and institutional. You dont want to spend time here waiting for your bus.
If you love riding the NYC subway I suggest taking the # A train and go out to queens the far rockaways I enjoyed it lots of fun
It is what it is.. although avoid 9th ave entrance because 8th ave 6ks much easier to navigate From
Buss run on time
Station is busy but pretty easy to navigate. People there are helpful as well, don’t be afraid to ask.
Great transfer station given the weirdness with the A vs. C/E and 1 vs. 2/3 at Penn
Busy a lot of tourist
Okay station. You can take the A, C, and E from this station. There is a passageway to take N, Q, R, S, 1, 2, 3, 7 at the Times Square - 42nd St Station.
Very clean. A lot of ppl pass threw there.
Take buses to NJ and other places from here. Lots of gates. Know before where to go for your bus.
Pretty awful place. Gotten a little better over the years but this is not a fun place to commute or travel through.
Great station... and I recommend the woops macarons although they are a little spicy.
My bus arrive on time and it gets me to my job and I love it.
👌🏻
Cross roads of the world. Need I say more
Too crowded !! Restrooms are filthy !
It is always busy, but a good way to get around town.
Should have more available seating
Its old, but it has everything to use buses. So~ good.
Bus service is terrible these days! But the station is well Maintained.
Always busy and crowded, but thats NYC for you, gotta love it.
Amazing experience and amazing hotel but I recommend eating outside the hotel as it is very overpriced.
Use the shuttles here for a cheap and convenient way to get to LGA or JFK.
Im being dead serious one time there was a pipe leak in here and there was a river of human fecal matter that dissected the line where I was waiting for my bus
Cool place to enter the city. Very large station.
Super busy terminal, a lot of buses idling, making pollution levels sky-high.
Its amazing how much buses there are
So many trains but can be confusing look at signs and see what train you are going to and youll be there
Great sense of direction and clean station.
Dirty, a bit dangerous and drab. One of the saddest places in New York City.
Place to wait and feed our eyes before the arrival of our passengers.
I am waiting for the bus it is almost an hour late this suxxxxxxxxxxx
Good station and sometime over crowded
The bus terminal is going strong.
So outdated, they need to improve the station a lot..
Truly one of the worst transportation terminals there is
Great place. Love the atmosphere.
The whole place needs to take a shower.
Disgusting. The worst of humanity rears its ugly visage at every corner of this cesspool.
A switch nearby which serves by the E train 🚂 at all times.
Very dirty and sketchy
Good station not clean
Station is kinda dirty, lots of connections
Do go here if you are a handicap
Very dirty and confusing to get around
Social distancing signs everywhere
Rush hour usually Croweded
Just out in the city going for a walk.
This place have to many services
A way to get to & from work.
Good
This is one of the worst places in America
Very big terminal
Ok .
My daily commute.
Just passing though
Too many homeless
Good
Great
Good to be there
The worst.... really........
JFK airport BUS
Nice
Good
Nice
Its 42nd...
Good place.
A special place
Punctual service
From here we went 14 days to our accommodation in New Jersey.If you have to go in here as a tourist, it will be difficult. Its a bit confusing. After 4-5 days we found our way around a little better.
Central place. Everything can be reached from here on foot or by bus. Final stop and entry to New Jersey at stop 51 in the left terminal escalator down right around the corner along the aisle. Everything is well signposted. Toilets are on the 1st floor in the right-hand terminal. There are also a few shops available. Time Square and many attractions are within walking distance. The metro also goes from here to the airport.
The building is very confusingly built and planned for tourists, but the friendly and courteous staff completely makes up for it. No matter who you asked, everyone helped us comprehensively and explained the way to us, helped with the purchase of tickets and also gave other information.
!!!ATTENTION!!!If you want to drive from the bus terminal to the American Dream Mall, you shouldnt blindly believe the signs distributed in the terminal with the number 355! This line only runs on weekends!! The tickets are sold at the machines on all days without this notice!Therefore, it is best to buy the bus tickets directly at one of the counters, so that you save yourself unnecessary money.Alternatively, there is also line 161, which, unlike line 355, does not stop directly at the mall.
It is a good place to have a coffee and to take a walk before reaching your destination
I took a bus from here to Newark Liberty International Airport. Buy a ticket from a staff member standing on the side of 42st and get on the bus. Fee $ 17.
Coming from Newark, my walk through New York begins at the bus terminal on 42nd Street.The bus terminal is the most central point. Whoever arrives here lands right in the middle of The Big Apple.
Niagara Falls Bus Tour 4 nights 5 days, about 100,000 yen for one person.Meet and depart here.
Its a barbarity of station, bus lines to go everywhere, metro connection ... A small maze that you have to fix well to avoid losing yourself. Fortunately the posters help a lot. Impressed by how to keep decent toilets and always with paper, which we would like to see in Barcelona.
The place itself is amazing, full of shops with huge variety, there is a bakery inside that has delicious food and low price, but unfortunately I dont remember the name, its a French name in front of Jumba Juice, I will only give four stars because NYCs subway itself is very old, and as this station is huge and connects with other subway points, its horrible to walk through the subway tunnels in the summer, its a lot of people, poorly ventilated place (but that is referring to me when leaving Port Authority that connects to the subway lines, the bus part itself is quiet).
It is THE place where all buses coming and going from New Jersey arrive in NYC. It is a very large station and full of people.Some people who are serving are not in a very good mood to help a person who doesnt know how the machines work to get a ticket. Once you learn it is easier.I recommend that you buy your tickets through the app to make it easier to get on the bus. This makes it very easy and practical to get around on this transport.
Bad experience and the staff are not helpful and when I ask the staff they dont respond and about my personal experience I cant use the bus at all
Multi-storey bus station; central place. Everything to reach from here on foot or by bus. New Jersey (MetLife Stadium) is easy to reach by bus. Everything is super signposted. Smaller shops are also available. Time Square is not far on foot. The croissants and cocoa at Dunkin Donuts are highly recommended!
For me it was a bus station that I could never have imagined in its size. The bus stops here are on several floors in a gigantic area.From here, line 111 also goes to the New Jersey outlet.
Unfortunately, in some places it was quite confusing and you didnt receive WiFi in the entire building.Furthermore, it has fatal to us that if you drive from here you have to buy an extra ticket and it is not enough to pay in 🚌.
The Jersey Garden Outbound bus leaves this station. You have to buy a round trip ticket ($ 14 per person) and go up to platform 223 to catch Line 111 or 115. There are long queues but also the amount of buses is increased accordingly. Between half an hour and a bit of travel depends on traffic jams.
Very large but a very good system if you follow the signs properly, nothing can go wrongIt is better arranged here than in Brussels xd for example
Bus terminal near Times Square with great traffic and numerous commercial establishments
This is a station where all the lines meet.It provides you an interesting walk following the tracks of the ads to get to the line you require.There is no way to get lost.
Very uncomplicated movement and clear as long as you follow the signs. Well find the departing Buses wherever you go.
Pretty scary and deep platform dirty. and beautifulbut its not really that bad that I give this a 3.Because its just a bit of everything up there
I recommend seeing this site at night, a real show.
Several bus and metro canals are interconnected here. Very good place by day, nothing hospitable at night.
Place near bus and metro junction, unfortunately that day c, there was an attack.
Very busy ... and be aware of the time the trains arrive since they are punctual
A very difficult day on weekends it is impossible to travel by train because of q. they are always under construction
Huge subway terminal and the bus! Here is a mall.
Heemoso
Very cozy to walk
I liked that you do not have to wait long
Good. 🤔😯
One of the most important stations in New York City
Very good
Very convenient transfer center
Excellent performance
Very well organised.
All very organized
Spectacular...
Excellent terrific
Excellent 😂🛫
Missing signage
Total reviews rating 3.8
147 Reviews for 42 St - Port Authority Bus Terminal 2023:
Review №1
2022-04-26I love having to use two separate apps to find out how to get home. NJ Transit App to buy tickets and see bus routes, and the My Terminal app to see where the actual bus gate is. It would be too easy to put them together into one place. I enjoy the challenge of switching between apps.
Review №2
2021-09-20A good station. See photos for what you will find
Review №3
2021-10-26I think it is safe to say I have been using the Port Authority Bus Terminal--PABT, for short--for at least two decades. It is a MAJOR transportation hub in Midtown Manhattan, NYC, and a major terminal for NJ Transit buses, as well as Greyhound. These last few months, I have noticed renovations in several areas in the Terminal, as well as a few new shops and eateries, too.
Review №4
2018-03-09Big subway station on 8th ave for the A,C,E. The sides are offset. Downtown side run from 42 to 40th st., Uptown side runs from 42 to 44. Underground passage to the 7th Ave lines and times square runs under 41st. Usually some musician playing at the 8th Ave end of that tunnel.
Review №5
2022-04-16Super scary here if you go by yourself. Stay with a group or don’t go.
Review №6
2022-01-01Cops not wearing mask , people not wearing mask , more people smoking all sorts of things in the train station ....not wearing mask .what a time to be alive!......que sarcasm
Review №7
2017-04-10Connecting you too different buses and trains seems like its best attribute. You can get lost in this underground maze of your not careful. If you plan on going here make sure you are prepared for it possibly getting busy and know where you go so you dont get lost. As for the employees, they tend to be kind at first but a few of them have poor customer service and self control. The food and drinks are costly and sometimes there isnt enough open seats while you wait for your bus/ride. Overall it serves its purpose but with little comfort, and efficiency.
Review №8
2021-06-02Underneath the Port Authority Bus Terminal lies the 8th Avenue IND Lines (A, C, & E train). Its quite convenient if one uses the buses from this location.
Review №9
2021-01-15The chicken was good, but I went there for the Mofongo. I was offered the Pernil Mofongo, which smelled delicious, but I found it to be dry. Also there were unidentified (to me) chunks in it. My body later reacted like I had eaten bread, which was not good for me.
Review №10
2018-11-15This is the worst place to travel from ever! Multiple bus operators but only some are served by ticket machines. Really bad signage. Requires hidden knowlegde to know that the bus which says 20 on the front , and 9T on the side, is actually the 9W. Bad lighting. Once you are at the gate youve no idea where the bus will depart from. This place has been terrible for years!