The walk is easy. Grand Central is at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. MoMA is on 53rd Street near Fifth Avenue. Figure the walk will take about 20 minutes, and will be through a safe and interesting area.I wouldn t bother with the subway or a cab unless the weather is lousy.
MoMa is located 10 blocks north of Grand Central, therefore, you can either walk the half mile and do some window shopping on Fifth Avenue, or take the subway to the museum.If you re taking the subway, take the uptown (northbound) #7 train (Purple Line on the subway map) from Grand Central to 5th Avenue-Bryant Park, where a transfer can by made to the 6th Avenue Line (Orange Line on the subway map).At 5th Avenue, transfer upstairs to the uptown V train (Orange Line), which will take you from 42nd Street to 5th Avenue-53rd Street.Once you exit the subway at 5th Avenue-53rd Street, walk a short distance to the museum.The fare on the subway is $2.25 each way.Good luckNative New Yorker
It is a short walk, about three quarters of a mile. There is so much to see that it will seem like niothing. The subway would save at best a couple of minutes. A bus up Madison maybe a little more. Each is $2.25 each way. A cab may run about $5 or $6.Walk! Try to leave the Terminal on the Vanderbilt ave Exit at 45th street. Walk west to Fifth Ave, one short and then one long block. Turn right and go up to 53rd st, eight short blocks. Turn left and you are there. Save the carfare, it costs $20 to get in.
The subway is $2.25 one way. It s definitely walkable (as outlined above by Don W).If you decide to take the subway, you can take the 6 up one stop (to 51st and Lexington) and just walk the rest of the way (it s only about 3 avenues) or transfer (free!) at 51st and Lex for the E or V trains and take either of those one stop, to 53rd and Lexington.
Subway round trip less than 5 bucks.Cab more like $15- upWalk ? like 2 miles