Getting to Yankee Stadium

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Yankee Stadium is one of the easiest parks in baseball to reach without a car. Two separate rail systems stop within a couple of blocks of the gates, and on a game night the trains will get you in and back out faster than any car.

The trains are the first choice. The 4 train drops you at an elevated station right on River Ave, steps from the ballpark, and Metro-North trains pull in three blocks away at Yankees-E. 153rd St. Rideshare is second, for when the trains do not line up cleanly from where you are staying. Driving and parking come last, because at the gates of a South Bronx stadium it costs more and gets you out slower.

Before you read further, map the trip from your hotel to Yankee Stadium and switch between transit, rideshare, and driving. It pulls the live MTA and Metro-North schedules and hands you an actual price and travel time from your hotel to the gate.

Subway and railroad fares, parking rates, and gate times change from season to season, and mlb.com/yankees and mta.info will have this year’s numbers.

The trains

This is the part that makes Yankee Stadium easy. Two separate rail systems stop within a short walk of the gates.

The subway

The MTA subway drops you right at 161 St-Yankee Stadium, an elevated station on River Ave at the edge of the park. The MTA is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the agency that runs New York’s subways, buses, and commuter rail.

The 4 train (the Lexington Ave express in Manhattan) serves the station at all times, so it is the reliable default no matter when your game starts. The D train serves it at all times except peak-direction rush hours, though it runs to the stadium for games. The B train runs weekday rush hours and middays. A single subway ride is about $3, paid by tapping a contactless card or phone at the turnstile with OMNY (the MTA’s tap-to-pay system, short for One Metro New York). For most visitors coming from Manhattan, the 4 is the fastest way in.

Metro-North

Metro-North Railroad is the commuter rail that runs north out of the city to the suburbs and the Hudson Valley. Its Hudson Line stops at Yankees-E. 153rd St, three blocks from the park and about 15 minutes from Grand Central Terminal.

For all evening and weekend home games, Metro-North runs special game-day “Yankee Clipper” trains: one-seat rides straight to Yankees-E. 153rd St from the Harlem and New Haven lines, so fans from Westchester and Connecticut do not have to change trains in the city. If you are coming from north of the Bronx, or staying near Grand Central, this is often the simplest way in.

When to take the train

• Your hotel is a short walk from a 4-train stop, especially along the Lexington Ave line in Manhattan.
• You are coming from Westchester or Connecticut, or staying near Grand Central, where Metro-North runs direct on game days.
• Paying to park and then sitting in the lot afterward sounds worse to you than a $3 subway ride.
• You are flying in and would rather not deal with a rental car in the city.

Rideshare

If the trains do not line up cleanly from where you are staying, a rideshare is the next best thing. Uber and Lyft work fine for the ride in. However, game-day traffic is heavy in the South Bronx around the park, and getting a car back out after the final out is slow.

When the park empties at once, the apps surge for the first stretch after the game, and the streets around the stadium clog. Set your pickup pin a few blocks away from the immediate gate crush before you request, and give the surge a little time to fall off. At Yankee Stadium, on a big night the 4 train usually beats the rideshare out of the Bronx anyway, so if you came by train, the train is probably still your fastest way home.

Driving and parking

A subway ride here runs $3 with OMNY; the cheapest third-party lots run $9 to $33 through a booking app, and a group of three or four splitting one of those can land close to what stacking subway fares would cost. The official lots at $49 rarely get there. Driving still makes the most sense for anyone coming from outside the city, already in a rental car for the rest of a New York trip, or staying somewhere the trains do not reach well.

Here are a few things to know.

• The official prepaid lots and garages run about $49 to self-park. The main ones are the Gerard Ave Lot, the River Ave Garage, and the Ruppert Plaza Garage.
• Third-party lots and garages run cheaper, roughly $9 to $33. You book these ahead through a parking app rather than at the gate.
• Lots open about two to three hours before first pitch.

SpotHero for a spot in advance

Book a spot on SpotHero in advance and you skip the search for parking near Yankee Stadium entirely. The spot is paid for in the app before you leave, so on game day you just drive to the lot. Prices climb on higher-demand dates, the Subway Series and the Red Sox especially, so check live and book early.

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When to drive

• You are a group of three or four splitting a $9-to-$33 third-party lot; the official $49 lots rarely beat stacking subway fares.
• You are coming from outside the city and the trains do not reach you well.
• You want to set your own departure time and can put up with the slow exit from the lots.
• You picked up a rental car for your New York trip.

Getting here from the airport

A free bus and two subway rides get you from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to 161 St-Yankee Stadium for as low as $3. Ride the Q70 LaGuardia Link to the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway station, take a Manhattan-bound 7 train to Grand Central-42 St, and change there to an uptown 4 train, which stops at 161 St-Yankee Stadium. The MTA says the Q70 ride takes about 15 minutes in typical traffic, and it puts Yankee Stadium less than 30 minutes from Grand Central. The MTA also warns that a trip from LaGuardia can take an hour or more, so leave yourself time before first pitch.

At Terminals B and C, follow the signs for public transit to the Q70 stop in front of the terminal. From Terminal A, take the airport shuttle to Terminal B and catch the Q70 there. The MTA says LaGuardia Link service is free, so the Q70 costs nothing on the way in or on the way back, and it runs every 8 to 10 minutes to the subway during the day. You pay the subway fare, as low as $3, when you tap a contactless card or phone with OMNY at the 74 St-Broadway turnstile. The change to the 4 at Grand Central costs nothing extra.

The M60-SBS bus is the other way in for the same $3, and it is the easier one from Terminal A because it stops at every LaGuardia terminal. It runs across 125 St in Manhattan, where you get off at Lexington Av and change to an uptown 4 train for the stadium. Your fare includes one free transfer from bus to subway within two hours of paying.

Heading back after a night game. The 4 and the 7 run at all hours, and the Q70 timetable now in effect has the bus leaving for the airport every 20 minutes through the night, every day of the week. That means a game that runs late will not leave you stranded in the Bronx. Take a downtown 4 to Grand Central, the 7 to 74 St-Broadway, and the Q70 back to the airport.

Rideshare and taxi. Each LaGuardia terminal has its own ride-app pickup spot, and “Ride App Pick Up” signs point the way. At Terminal A, it is directly across the street from the terminal. At Terminal B, it is on Level 2 of the Terminal B parking garage, and at Terminal C, it is in the inner lane at Arrivals. Taxis wait at the curb in the arrivals area, on Level 1 at Terminals A and C and on Level 2 at Terminal B. LaGuardia asks you to use only the official taxi stand, and signs after baggage claim lead you to it.

From JFK, the trip takes the AirTrain and two subway lines. Ride the AirTrain to Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK in Jamaica, and take the E into Manhattan. At 7 Av, on West 53rd Street, change to an uptown D train and ride it to 161 St-Yankee Stadium. The AirTrain charges $8.75 on top of the subway fare, so the whole trip is as low as $11.75. Unlimited passes do not cover the AirTrain.

Newark Liberty (EWR) works by rail as well. NJ TRANSIT runs from the airport’s rail station to New York Penn Station in about 30 minutes, as low as $17.25 with the AirTrain fee included. Buy your ticket before you board, because NJ TRANSIT adds a $5 surcharge to tickets bought on the train. From Penn Station, walk to the 34 St-Herald Sq subway station and take an uptown D to 161 St-Yankee Stadium, which adds the $3 subway fare. After a night game, the last Northeast Corridor train toward Newark Airport leaves New York Penn at 1:22 am every day of the week on the NJ TRANSIT timetables. Pull them up for your game date to make sure that train is still on them.

If you would rather rent a car, you can find more about the official lots, the third-party garages, and SpotHero in our Driving and parking section above.

From LaGuardia, the Q70 and the subway are the route to take, because the Q70, the 7, and the 4 all run through the night. The Yankees have nowhere to keep a suitcase, so decide where yours goes before you leave the airport.

Luggage

The Yankees say there is no storage area for any items at Yankee Stadium, so there is nowhere at the ballpark to leave a suitcase. The Yankees do store large or non-folding strollers for free at Guest Relations, next to Gate 6 in the Great Hall.

The Yankees allow one soft-sided bag no larger than 16 by 16 by 8 inches, plus one smaller personal item, and hard-sided bags of any size are not allowed. That rule keeps out a hard-shell suitcase of any size and any soft one bigger than that. You can find more about the bag rule in our Bags, payments, and gate times section.

There is a Bounce spot at 898 Gerard Ave, which Bounce puts 4 minutes from the stadium. A bag there runs as low as $5.50 a day. Bounce lists an 11 am opening every day, but it closes at different times on different days, so look at the listing for the day of your game.

If you are coming straight from the airport to a day game, Bounce on Gerard Ave is the easy answer. For a night game, Bounce may close before the last out, so unless the listing shows a late closing that day, take the suitcase to your hotel before first pitch. If you get there before check-in, the front desk can usually hold it until your room is ready.

Gates and getting in

Gate 4 (Home Plate) is the main gate, at East 161st Street and the Macombs Dam Bridge, and it feeds into the Great Hall, the long entry concourse hung with banners of Yankee legends. If you came by subway, the closest is Gate 6 (Right Field), at East 161st Street and River Avenue, the corner where the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station lets out. Gate 6 is also the entrance for the New York Yankees Museum off the Great Hall. The other two are Gate 2 (Left Field) and Gate 8 (Center Field). If you parked or are coming from a different side, take the gate on that corner.

Gates open 90 minutes before the scheduled start for Yankees home games, with timing subject to change for doubleheaders, Opening Day, and the postseason. If you want to see Monument Park out beyond center field before the game, get in early; it closes to fans 45 minutes before the scheduled start, and the line can close earlier.

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