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 a tired morning riding the
subway by weewatty
Taxi's are really only needed at night time later on when the streets are quiet of traffic and they prove good value, but during the day and early evening when the city streets are jammed the taxi's are frustrating.
We found the subway system extremley user friendly and felt safe on it, we avoided it only late on at night, say after midnight. Leave a Comment
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After years of holiday-riding the Paris metro I was curious what I would think of MTA NYC subway.
Due to shape of Manhattan and the geographic location of Central Park the subway (in Manhattan) is imo a total 'no-brainer'
even I couldn't screw it up.
Seems like no matter what your destination, you're only going uptown or downtown on either the east or west side of Central Park; or crosstown on the L or 7 / Shuttle.
3 lines running north / south:
(the 1-2-3; the A-B-C on the westside of Central Park;
and the 4-5-6 on the eastside) seem to do most of the work:
nothing like all the options you have in Paris.
The fun & challenging part is to figure out the express schedules vs the 'locals' to save stops, time & steps, and the quickest & dirtiest way to get from point A to point B using the Shuttle, V or L for crosstown / Brooklyn combinations, etc.
but even that gets easy after only a day or two.
Here's an interactive manhattan subway systems map
Subway seems to run all night on the island
(as opposed to the Paris shutdown @ 12:30 / 1 am)
On the con side, Paris metro seems to run more ontime with less delays, especially on the NYC expresses.
Biggest & most pleasant difference (imo) in NYC:
the NY subway cars are air-conditioned. Platforms are just as hot & humid as Paris, but the cars are cool and I had better luck finding seats.
One of the best things Paris Metro and NYC subway had in common was the wealth of talented musicians in all the different stations.
Buy a 7-day unlimited MetroCard from any one of the machines with your credit card for $25, pick up a real MTA map at one of the booths in any station to carry with you,
and you're done. Leave a Comment
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 Manhattan by Jenniflower
Thankfully another member of staff we chatted to later on was friendly and helpful. I think we are used to the (far more helpful!) London Underground staff.
We jumped onto the subway after deciphering which one to get from the spiderweb travel map on the wall. We found the subway map far more confusing than London’s Underground or Paris’ Metro.. even though in English!
We didn’t like the train and felt a little uncomfortable on it. I would not be a regular user of the subway if I lived in New York. To be honest, our initial experience of NY was not particularly good.
The subway was stopped about ten minutes after we had got off it, and we were so glad we had JUST managed to get it! But, as things go, the lift wasn’t working, and my poor hubby had to carry our VERY heavy suitcases up a few flights of stairs to the entrance.
We stepped out of the subway into chaos. It was like being in a Twilight Zone.
Tens of thousands of people swarming to Times Square to watch the ball drop… and loads of policeman around, controlling the crowds by using barricades.
We finally managed to get to our hotel (being stopped by police all the time, asking where we going). Phew!
And nope, we did not venture into the subway again for the rest of our stay, as it was disappointing. Leave a Comment
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Just some info to help you with late night entrance closures. If the lights at the entrance are red, the gateway is closed. If they are green you can enter from there.
This should help you when getting around at night. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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Taking the subway, even after the fare hike from $1.50 to $2.00 it is still a great way to get around long distances in the city. The maps are easy to read and the system fairly simple and easy to use.
And another reason why NYC is the greatest. Our trains run ALL NIGHT.
Fares are $2 per ride with one free transfer to a bus. You can ride any train anywhere however long you want for this $2.
For $7 you can get a day pass. Unlimited rides on the day you buy it until midnight.
$24 will buy you a weekly pass. Note. This is usually best for people coming in even for only a couple days.
And of course the monthly is $76. Leave a Comment
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Buy an Unlimited use Metrocard as soon as you can. You can use these on most buse(but not Express I believe) and subways. Although you can see more walking (which is my favourite way of getting about) you will need the subway for the longer journeys. The map is daunting at first, but a chap offered us help when we looked well and truly stuck. Used the buses a couple of times, but of course these are subject to all the traffic jams, but you do get to see the city. Great public transport systems. Leave a Comment
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The MTA subway in NYC is so convenient. It's a little confusing in the beginning but EVERYONE is helpful and trust me you won't be the only one asking for directions.
You HAVE to get yourself an MTA subway map because it is useful. I advise that you get a weekly unlimited ticked if you're going to be in New York City for longer than 3 days. It really is convenient and saves you a lot of money, given that you will get on the wrong train at some point. So if you have an unlimited ticket it wouldn't matter, PLUS you can ALSO use the SAME ticket for the bus! I personally think it's a bargain. It also helps you budget better because you know your transport for the week is taken care of.
Prices as at October 31, 2006:
A single ride is $2
A weekly unlimited: $24-00
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We purchased a metro card from the vending machines at the station which acts as a prepay travel card that you can just top up when it gets low. If you top up with over $10 some extra $ is added onto your card as a bonus. You can also purchase a fun day pass giving unlimited rides for the whole day for $7.50 as well as a 7 day, 14 day & 30 day unlimited ride card.
Swipe your metrocard through the turnstyles make sure the name is facing you and when it says go pass through the gates as easy as that.
To find out how much money you have left on your metrocard account simply feed it into any ticket vending machine & decide to top up or not. A single ride irrespective of how many line changes you make will cost you $2 there are no zone restrictions either.
We decided to use the metrocard as it is accepted on the Path trains (to New Jersey) as well which costs $1.75 per journey. The 7 day unlimited ticket at $25 cannot be used on the PATH train. Leave a Comment
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