Know Before You Visit
The New York Transit Museum is excited to welcome visitors to our Court Street station home. Advance tickets are encouraged. Here’s what you need to know before you visit.
****Please note that the Museum does not accommodate groups of 10 or more unless you have booked a staff-led group program with us. If you are interested in booking a group visit with us, please go to our On-site School Programs webpage or our Adult Group Programs webpage.
HOURS
Wednesdays through Sundays, 10am to 4pm
Last entry time into the Museum is at 3:15pm
RESERVE YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE
- All visitors, including members, are strongly encouraged to reserve tickets online in advance.
- Tickets become available for purchase three weeks in advance of a given date, on a rolling basis.
- A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at the Museum each day, on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Please do not arrive more than 5 minutes before your reservation time. You will have a 30 minute window, starting at the time of your reservation, during which you may enter the Museum.
- Each entrance time has limited capacity to allow for more space to explore the Museum safely and comfortably.
- You will not be able to re-enter the Museum after you have exited.
- Tickets must be shown upon arrival and can either be printed in advance or shown on a mobile device.
- Tickets are non-refundable. If you are unable to visit due to illness, you may transfer tickets to a future date as space allows. Please contact us at least 24 hours before your original ticket time if you need to reschedule your visit.
- The Museum does not have a bag or coat check. Please do not bring large bags to the Museum to allow more space for visitors in exhibits. There is an unattended stroller parking area at the back of the Museum.
PHOTOGRAPHY
- While photography is allowed during your visit, photoshoots, personal or professional, are not currently permitted at the Transit Museum.
- Please click here to read our photography/video policy.
EATING
- Eating is not allowed anywhere in the Museum at this time. Therefore, visitors may not bring in food and there are no lunch tables available for visitor use.
OUR SUBWAY STATION HOME
The Museum is located in a decommissioned subway station.
- When you arrive, look for a subway station entrance on the Northwest corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street—that’s us! The stairway will lead you down to the Museum.
- There is no cell phone service in the Museum. If you plan to visit with others, we recommend coordinating in advance and entering together.
- We are an historic site and do not have an elevator. Heavy strollers are best left at home (or be prepared to carry them down multiple flights of stairs), as our accessible entrance is not equipped to safely carry strollers or accept any deliveries.
- While a few of our exhibits on the mezzanine have air conditioning and heat, a majority of the Museum (including the entire platform level with our historic trains), does not have climate control.
- If you or someone in your group will need to use the accessible entrance, you may let us know in advance of your visit at [email protected] to help us ensure timely assistance.
- For more information about accessibility at the Museum, please visit our accessibility page.
Affiliates and reciprocal members, including Cool Culture Family Pass holders, museum employees, as well as members of institutions worldwide that participate in the ASTC and Time Travelers programs, please book affiliate tickets and be sure to bring proof of affiliation with you when you visit.