A Yankees Fan’s Guide to NYC: Getting to Yankee Stadium and Where to Stay

Getting to Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium is in the Bronx, at East 161st Street and River Avenue, not in Manhattan. Public transit is the easy way to get there, and parking is a headache.

By subway: the 4 and D trains stop at 161 St-Yankee Stadium, and the stadium is across the street from the station. The 4 runs up the East Side and the D runs along Sixth Avenue. The B also stops there, but only on weekdays, so check the schedule before you count on it.

By Metro-North: the Yankees-East 153rd Street station is on the Hudson Line and is a short ride from Grand Central, with extra service on game days. The MTA recommends its TrainTime app for schedules and fares.

From Long Island: ride the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Madison, then take the 4 train or Metro-North from Grand Central to the stadium. The D train does not stop at Grand Central.

Where to stay for a game

Midtown is a good base, because it puts you near the lines that run north. Grand Central sits on the east side of Midtown and has Metro-North and the 4 train. Along Sixth Avenue, the D train is close.

Hotels on the east side of Midtown include Waldorf Astoria New York on Park Avenue and Lotte New York Palace. On Sixth Avenue, New York Hilton Midtown is a large, dependable choice near Rockefeller Center. Our Midtown and Fifth Avenue guide covers the area, and the NYC hotels map shows every hotel we feature.

If you want a theater night after a day game, stay in the Times Square area instead, and take the D train up.

Make a day of it

A ball game fits well with the rest of the city. Spend the morning at the Empire State Building or in Central Park, go to the game, and finish with dinner. Our one day in NYC itinerary has ideas for filling the rest.

A Yankees fan at Fenway

Being a Yankees fan in someone else’s ballpark is its own kind of trip. My mom and I flew to Boston to see my Yankees at Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox, and we wore our Yankees gear. The Red Sox fans around us were not too happy about that.

The sign over the street in that photo reads Fenway Park, Yawkey Way, Gate D. (Yawkey Way was renamed Jersey Street in 2018.) The next one is from inside, in the stands.

Game-day tips

• Check the schedule and buy tickets from the team’s official site or a seller you trust.
• Allow extra time on game days, because service patterns change.
• Use the TrainTime app for Metro-North and check the MTA before you go.

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