NYC Marathon · November 2027
Use the transport and departure time assigned in your NYRR dashboard. Each option has a different pickup location; a nearby hotel does not replace official start transport.
Find your assigned pickup, then follow its official transport chain below. Points show locations across the harbor, not walking, driving or ferry navigation routes.
Public transit to Whitehall → Staten Island Ferry → NYRR shuttle at St. George → Fort Wadsworth. Use your assigned departure.
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NYRR estimates 90 minutes for the ferry-and-bus journey; add the trip from your hotel and waiting time.
Use the mode and time assigned in your NYRR dashboard.
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NYRR estimates 90 minutes on the bus; hotel travel and the early arrival are additional.
Only use this option if it matches your assignment.
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NYRR estimates a 60-minute bus journey; allow for your trip to MetLife.
Only use this option if it matches your assignment.
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External directions do not include NYRR buses or controlled race access. Check early service and closures. For tour-operator arrangements, follow your provider’s instructions.
Compare the full journey, including luggage, stairs, transfers and the final walk. Check fares and service on the day.
AirTrain to Jamaica → LIRR to Penn Station or Grand Central, or E subway toward Manhattan. The Howard Beach connection serves the A subway.
Penn Station suits Midtown West; choose the onward subway for your exact hotel. AirTrain and onward rail have separate fares.
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Q70 LaGuardia Link → Jackson Heights / Woodside connections, or M60-SBS → uptown Manhattan connections.
Compare the final subway transfer for the Upper West Side or Queens. There is no direct subway at the airport.
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AirTrain → Newark Liberty International Airport rail station → NJ Transit train to New York Penn Station.
Useful for Midtown bases. MTA currently reports weekday 5 a.m.–3 p.m. shuttle replacement between the airport rail station and AirTrain; check construction advisories for your arrival and departure.
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We would land Friday at the latest for a Sunday marathon. That gives one buffer day for delays and one full day to collect the bib without turning Saturday night into a panic.
Do not book a Saturday-evening arrival around an assumed expo closing time. The 2026 expo requires in-person pickup, photo ID, a confirmation email, and a selected time slot. Saturday bib pickup ends at 4:30 p.m.; the expo closes at 5 p.m.
Confirm the room works with your assigned transport and expo slot before making it non-refundable.
The five mass waves start at 9:10, 9:45, 10:20, 10:55 and 11:30 a.m. Follow your bib’s wave, color and corral. Joining an earlier wave is prohibited; NYRR permits moving to a later wave. Start times remain subject to change.