Description

The New York Transit Museum is dedicated to telling and preserving the stories of mass transportation – extraordinary engineering feats, workers who labored in the tunnels over 100 years ago, communities that were drastically transformed, and the ever-evolving technology, design, and ridership of a system that runs 24 hours a day, every day of the year. (Opening hours only reflect the group tour schedule. Please visit our website for the general public hours.)

2023 - 2024
Fall dates: October 4 - December 15
Wednesday - Friday
10am, 11am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1pm, 2pm
Spring dates: January - March dates are available.
April - June dates will be released in 2024.

SCHOOL GROUPS: https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/learn/schoolgroup/ (Book all classes separately, do not combine classes.)

Group Capacity:
General Education and ICT Group - $200
 - Pre-K: up to 18 students (9 chaperones)
- Kindergarten: up to 25 students (7 chaperones)
- Grades 1-12: up to 36 participants (including youth and chaperones)

Special Education Self-Contained Groups - $100
- 17 participants (including youth and chaperones)

ADULT GROUPS:
- Adults up to 30 participants
- Visit for group rates: https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/learn/grouptours/
- Access Groups up to 17 participants (including staff/chaperones) - $100

Scroll down the page to view up-to-date tour availability and/or to book a tour. You will need an Explorable Places account to complete the reservation process.

THEMED TOURS (60 minutes):

• Moving Our Communities: Learn about the transit workers; the people who help commuters move throughout the city. (K-12)
• Art on the Go (Formerly known as Miles of Tiles): Art, music, and poetry that can be found in the transit system. (K-12)
• Journey to the Past: Transit history told through a tour of vintage train cars and storytelling. (K-12)
  
• Moving The Millions: An introduction to transit history and the technology that made it possible. (K-12, Adult)
• Subway Tracks: A history of transit and how to safely ride (Special Education Only; 6th Grade – Adult)

Lunch Notes

There is no space for groups to eat lunch.

Bathroom Notes

Gender neutral bathrooms and diaper changing stations available.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be made via Explorable Places up to three weeks in advance of your trip in order to receive a refund. Please note: availability to reschedule a tour is not guaranteed.

Your payment will not be refunded if cancellation or requests to reschedule are made less than three weeks before the scheduled visit or if the group does not arrive on the scheduled visit date and time.