How to Get to Yankee Stadium From Manhattan
Yankee Stadium is a must-see when visiting New York. Some of baseball’s greatest players played for the Yankees. If you are visiting during baseball season, be sure to visit during a home series so you can watch a game. There are five ways to get to Yankee Stadium from Manhattan.
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Instructions
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Take the subway. Catch the 4 train or the D train. If you are traveling on a weekday, you can also take the B train. Regardless of which train you board, you want to get off at 161st Street/Yankee Stadium.
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Catch a bus. There are several buses to Yankee Stadium. From Manhattan, you can take the BX6, BX13 or the BX55. Each of these buses stops at 161st St./Grand Concourse. From there you have a very short walk to the stadium.
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Join the party on the Yankee Clipper. The New York Waterway offers a boat ride from Manhattan to Yankee stadium. The Yankee Clipper allows visitors to skip the traffic and noise. There's pre-game food and a bar offering beer, wine and soda. The trip takes approximately 30 minutes. From there it is a quick walk to the stadium (see Resources below).
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Drive to Yankee Stadium. From the East side of Manhattan, take the FDR north to exit 18. Cross the bridge and then follow the Major Deegan Expressway/Interstate 87 north. From there you can take exit 4 (149th st.) or exit 5 (155th st.). Coming from the East side of Manhattan, take the Henry Hudson Parkway north to exit 14. Follow 1-95 north to exit C1 (Major Deegan Expressway) then go south to exit 6 (161st st.).
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Call a cab. If you just don’t want to think about it or take the risk of getting lost, you can call a cab. Get in and tell the cab driver you want to go to Yankee Stadium.
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Tips & Warnings
Decide ahead of time how you plan to get there. Take a map and a cell phone with you just in case. If you are driving, leave early so you have plenty of time to get through the traffic.
