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M42 M42 bus

United Nations - W 42 St Pier · via 42nd St Crosstown

No active alerts posted 1 upcoming 17 stops

Service status

Planned work coming up

UpcomingPlanned - Part SuspendedM42M42 will skip stops at 12th Ave/W 42nd St in both directions

Oct 18, Sunday, 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The temporary first and last stop will be W 42nd St/12th Ave.

Westbound, the last regular stop before the detour will be W 42nd St/11th Ave.

Eastbound, the first regular stop after the detour will be W 42nd St/11th Ave.

See the detour map

What’s happening?

MS Bike NYC

Note: Bus arrival information may be unavailable or inaccurate while buses are detoured.

Posted Oct 9, 2026, 10:15 AM

From MTA service alert feeds. Data may not be real time. All lines.

Stops

To East Side U N-1 Av Crosstown (17 stops)
  1. 12 Av/W 42 St
  2. W 42 St/12 Av
  3. W 42 St/11 Av
  4. W 42 St/10 Av
  5. W 42 St/9 Av
  6. W 42 St/8 Av
  7. W 42 St/7 Av
  8. W 42 St/Broadway
  9. W 42 St/6 Av
  10. W 42 St/5 Av
  11. E 42 St/Madison Av
  12. E 42 St/Park Av
  13. E 42 St/Lexington Av
  14. E 42 St/3 Av
  15. E 42 St/2 Av
  16. E 42 St/1 Av
  17. E 41 St/1 Av
To West Side Pier 12 Av Crosstown (15 stops)
  1. E 41 St/1 Av
  2. E 42 St/1 Av
  3. E 42 St/2 Av
  4. E 42 St/3 Av
  5. E 42 St/Park Av
  6. E 42 St/Madison Av
  7. W 42 St/5 Av
  8. W 42 St/Av of the Americas
  9. W 42 St/7 Av
  10. W 42 St/8 Av
  11. W 42 St/9 Av
  12. W 42 St/10 Av
  13. W 42 St/11 Av
  14. W 42 St/12 Av
  15. 12 Av/W 42 St

Route map

Route shape from GTFS data; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequency & hours (scheduled)

To East Side U N-1 Av Crosstown

WeekdaySatSun
First / last1:03 AM
12:34 AM		1:03 AM
12:48 AM		1:05 AM
12:40 AM
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~5 minevery ~17 minevery ~20 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~8 minevery ~11 minevery ~12 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~8 minevery ~11 minevery ~12 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~17 minevery ~15 minevery ~17 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~30 minevery ~30 minevery ~40 min
Trips per day1469885
End-to-end time23 min24 min21 min

To West Side Pier 12 Av Crosstown

WeekdaySatSun
First / last1:24 AM
1:00 AM		1:24 AM
1:20 AM		1:24 AM
1:05 AM
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~6 minevery ~17 minevery ~24 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~8 minevery ~12 minevery ~13 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~8 minevery ~10 minevery ~11 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~15 minevery ~15 minevery ~17 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~30 minevery ~28 minevery ~33 min
Trips per day1439885
End-to-end time22 min21 min20 min

Average interval from the published schedule for reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 17, 2026, Oct 18, 2026; planned work can change service. “—” = fewer than two trips in that period.

Fare

$3.00 per ride for most riders on subways and local, limited and Select Bus Service buses (source: mta.info/fares-tolls, checked Oct 11, 2026).