About Columbia University Medical Center

Travel Tips for Getting to CUMC

Note: A variety of transportation choices are included. However, taxis are generally the most convenient and safest. 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.

Automobiles:

The most direct way to CUMC from most locations is to follow directions leading to the George Washington Bridge, then exit onto the Henry Hudson Parkway, and then onto Riverside Drive (south). From there, continue south and turn left onto 165th Street (the first left south of the bridge). Proceed one block and turn right onto Ft. Washington Avenue, then turn right into the Medical Center parking garage.

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After crossing the George Washington Bridge, follow signs to the Henry Hudson Parkway (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 immediately past the George Washington Bridge.

From Westchester, Connecticut, and 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 exit; on the approach to the Hendry 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.

Public Transportation within New York City

Take the A, C, #1, or #9 subway to 168th Street, or take the M2, M3, M4, M5, or M100 bus to CUMC. For additional bus and subway information, call the Metropolitan Transit Authority at (718) 330-1234. Fares at this time are $2.00 for both the subway and buses.

Transportation Related Links

For more specific information on traveling to, from, and within New York City, please check the WWW for MetroCommute, the Transportation section of the Paperless Guide to New York, the Metropolitan Transport Authority, or Yahoo New York.

For details about traveling to and from area airports only, call 1-800-AIRLINK.