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M72 M72 bus

East Side - West Side · via 72nd St Crosstown

No active alerts posted 1 upcoming 19 stops

Service status

Planned work coming up

UpcomingPlanned - Stops SkippedM72Northbound M72 buses will bypass stops at Central Park West/W 68th St and Central Park West/W 70th St

Oct 26, Mon 6:00 AM to Nov 2, Mon 6:00 PM

Use the stop at W 72nd St/Central Park West for regular service.

What’s happening?

NYC Marathon Production Set-up

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

Posted Oct 7, 2026, 4:24 PM

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

Stops

To East Side York Av Crosstown (19 stops)
  1. W 66 St/Freedom Pl
  2. W 70 St/Freedom Pl
  3. West End Av/W 70 St
  4. W 72 St/West End Av
  5. W 72 St/Broadway
  6. W 72 St/Columbus Av
  7. W 72 St/Central Park West
  8. Central Park West/W 70 St
  9. Central Park West/W 68 St
  10. E 65 St/5 Av
  11. Madison Av/E 66 St
  12. Madison Av/E 67 St
  13. Madison Av/E 69 St
  14. E 72 St/Madison Av
  15. E 72 St/Lexington Av
  16. E 72 St/3 Av
  17. E 72 St/2 Av
  18. E 72 St/1 Av
  19. E 72 St/York Av
To West Side Freedom Pl Crosstown (19 stops)
  1. E 72 St/York Av
  2. E 72 St/1 Av
  3. E 72 St/2 Av
  4. E 72 St/3 Av
  5. E 72 St/Lexington Av
  6. E 72 St/Madison Av
  7. 5 Av/E 72 St
  8. 5 Av/E 69 St
  9. 5 Av/E 67 St
  10. Central Park West/W 67 St
  11. Central Park West/W 69 St
  12. W 72 St/Central Park West
  13. W 72 St/Columbus Av
  14. W 72 St/Amsterdam Av
  15. W 72 St/Broadway
  16. West End Av/W 72 St
  17. W 70 St/West End Av
  18. Riverside Blvd/W 69 St
  19. W 66 St/Freedom Pl

Route map

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

Frequency & hours (scheduled)

To East Side York Av Crosstown

WeekdaySatSun
First / last5:40 AM
12:00 AM		6:10 AM
12:00 AM		6:30 AM
12:00 AM
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~13 minevery ~27 minevery ~34 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~12 minevery ~16 minevery ~20 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~14 minevery ~15 minevery ~20 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~24 minevery ~24 minevery ~22 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~180 min——
Trips per day775849
End-to-end time32 min26 min23 min

To West Side Freedom Pl Crosstown

WeekdaySatSun
First / last5:50 AM
12:00 AM		6:30 AM
12:00 AM		6:30 AM
12:00 AM
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~13 minevery ~27 minevery ~30 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~12 minevery ~16 minevery ~20 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~13 minevery ~16 minevery ~20 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~24 minevery ~24 minevery ~22 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~180 min——
Trips per day795850
End-to-end time33 min31 min27 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).