How to Get to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MET Cloisters

The Metropolitan Museum of Art lies on Fifth Avenue, New York City. 

Address: 1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10028. Get Directions. 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art of the Met is conveniently located in the heart of New York City on Central Park’s east side, making reaching it considerably easier.

The Met faces the Upper East Side between 79th and 84th Street. 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art also has another branch called The Met Cloister.

The Met Cloister is located in Fort Tyron Park in Northern Manhattan, gracefully overlooking the Hudson River.

Address: 99 Margaret Corbin Dr, New York, NY 10040. Get Directions. 

Visitors can easily visit the Met through various modes of transportation, such as by bus, subway, and car.

How to Get to MET Museum By Subway

New York is efficiently connected by the subway running throughout the city. 

The closest subway station to the MET Museum is the 86th Street Stop. 

Here’s how to get to the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Met by subway from various sides or directions in New York City.

• From the East Side of Manhattan

Take one of the following trains: 4,5 or 6 to 86th Street and walk three blocks west to Fifth Avenue.

The walk is around half a mile and takes nearly ten minutes.

• From the West Side of Manhattan

Take the 1 train to 86th Street, then take the M86 crosstown bus across Central Park to Fifth Avenue to reach from this side.

• From Penn Station

Visitors must take the C local train to 81st Street, then transfer to the M79 crosstown bus across Central Park to Fifth Avenue.

• From The Met Cloisters

You can take the A train to 125th Street and transfer to the B or C local train.

Now exit at 81st Street and transfer to the M79 crosstown bus across Central Park to Fifth Avenue.

How to Get to the MET By Bus

84th Street bus station is the closest stop to reach the MET.

You can also reach the museum from 82nd and 83rd Street stations. 

Here’s how to get to the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Met by bus from various sides or directions in New York City.

• From the East Side of Manhattan

Visitors must take one of the following buses: M1, M2, M3 or M4 along Fifth Avenue from uptown to 82nd Street.

You can also take the above-mentioned buses along Madison Avenue to 83rd Street.

• From the West Side of Manhattan

Guests can take the C train to 81st Street, following which they must take the M79 bus across Central Park to Fifth Avenue.

• From Penn Station

Visitors must get on the M4 bus to 83rd Street and Madison Avenue.

• From The Met Cloisters

You can take the M4 bus directly to 82nd Street and Fifth Avenue from the MET Cloisters.

Reaching the MET Museum by Car

Driving to the Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC’s address from most places in Manhattan takes nearly 15 to 20 minutes.

Here’s how to get to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by car from various sides and directions in New York City.

• From The Met Cloisters, Bronx, Northern New Jersey, and New England

Visitors must take the Southbound Henry Hudson Parkway to the 96th Street exit and then cross Central Park.

After crossing Central Park, visitors should turn right on Fifth Avenue.

• From JFK International Airport,

Visitors must get on I-678N and take the Grand Central Parkway and I-278 E to FDR Dr in Manhattan.

Take exit 14 from FDR Dr and follow E 96th St to Fifth Avenue/Museum Mile.

• From Times Square,

Visitors must head Southwest on W 46th St towards Broadway and turn left.

Turning left will lead them onto Madison Avenue.

Now turn left onto E 83rd St and then turn left again onto Fifth Avenue/Museum Mile.

Parking near the MET 

Guests visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art or the MET by car need not worry about parking their car because the Museum Parking Garage is open at all hours of the day.

The Museum parking garage is located at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street and is open all days of the week.

Here is an estimate of the daily parking rates:

• Up to one hour: $25.
• Up to three hours: $42.
• Up to five hours: $50.
• Up to ten hours: $55.
• Up to 24 hours: $60.

How to Reach MET Cloisters

Reaching Met Cloisters is as easy as reaching the Metropolitan Museum of Art or The Met.

Visitors can choose their preferred mode of transportation, depending on their comfort and convenience.

Here is how you can get to the Met Cloisters through various means of transportation.

By Bus

Visitors coming to the Met Cloisters from The Met at Fifth Avenue must take the M4 bus directly to the last stop from Madison Avenue/83rd Street.

By Subway

Visitors must take the A train to 190th Street and exit the station using the elevator.

Walk north along Margater Corbin, then drive for around 10 minutes.

They may also transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.

By Car

Visitors reaching the Met Cloisters via car must take the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound to the first exit after the George Washington Bridge.

Please note that this exit is only accessible from the northbound lane. 

Visitors from the north must take the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound, exit at 14 and 15, and then make a U-turn.

Then, ride around one mile north to the exit marked Fort Tyron Park & The Cloisters.

Parking at MET Cloisters

Guests visiting The Met Cloisters can use the free parking space available in Fort Tyron Park.

There are two designated parking spaces in the museum’s front for visitors with disabled parking permits.

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