Central Park is accessible by subway, with the A, B, C, D, and 1 trains stopping at Columbus Circle on the southwest corner of the park, and the B and C local trains continuing along Central Park West, with stops at 72nd St., 81st St. under the Natural History Museum on the Upper West Side, 86th St., 96th St., 103rd St., and 110 St. Somewhat further west, the 1 local and 2/3 express lines travel up Broadway, though that avenue angles further and further to the west northward from Columbus Circle. The 2/3 also stop at 110th St. and Lenox Ave., near the northeast corner of the park. On the Upper East Side, the park can be accessed by taking the 4, 5, and 6 lines along Lexington Avenue and walking 3 blocks west. There is also a stop on the N, Q and R lines at 5th Av. and 60th St., and a stop on the F train at 57th St. and 6th Av., both near the southern limits of the park.
The park is crossed by several bus routes that travel east-west along the transverse roads the M106, M96, M86, M79, M72, and M66, all with subway connections, as well as the M1, M2, M3, and M4 bus routes along 5th Avenue/Madison Avenue, and the M10 along Central Park West.
