Madison Square Garden concert travel guide

Use 34 St–Penn Station. The MTA says those subway stops are directly below the arena, the signs inside the station lead to the Garden, and both stations are accessible. Herald Square, at 34th Street and Sixth Avenue, is one block west and is also accessible.

Every Long Island Rail Road branch serves Penn Station. Follow the signs after you get off. Buses M5, M7, M11, M20, M34-SBS, M34A-SBS, M55 and Q32 stop nearby, and the MTA says all of its buses are accessible. The line letters on the subway map are easiest to confirm in the MTA trip planner, because the venue guide shows them as map symbols.

• MTA guide to Madison Square Garden

Penn Station is under the building, so you are in the station as soon as you take the exit signs. That does not mean your particular LIRR or subway is still running. Check it before the show.

Herald Square is a separate station a block away. If your ticket home leaves from there, add that walk and the chance that you leave through a different Penn exit.

• MTA trip planner

The MTA describes the subway stops under the Garden, the Herald Square alternative and the LIRR trip into Penn Station as accessible. Follow the station signs rather than a street route if you need that step-free path.

Ask MSG Guest Relations about the seat itself. An accessible station is not the same as an accessible seat, and the Garden’s own FAQ says accessible seating should be requested through Guest Relations.

• MTA station access
• Madison Square Garden FAQs

The MTA and the Garden both treat Penn Station as the way in. Seventh Avenue between 31st and 33rd is the address the MTA publishes, not a curb you should plan to wait on after a sold-out show.

If you are being collected, agree a side street before the encore and walk there. The subway exits under the Garden will be crowded, and a car cannot stage in them.

• MTA guide to Madison Square Garden

MSG event pages say a bag must fit comfortably under the seat, and that a bag larger than 22 by 14 by 9 inches is prohibited. The same note tells you to read the prohibited-items list and the page for your own event, because the rule can change.

A concert ticket is not a luggage service. Leave a suitcase at your hotel even if it is under that maximum, unless your event page says it can come in.

• Madison Square Garden event bag note

A hotel within walking distance of Penn Station or Herald Square matches the way the Garden is built. Compare a stay further uptown against the last subway you can actually catch, not against the daytime map.

On your CatchWorm event page, Venue & stays lets you explore nearby accommodation. Check late check-in and cancellation terms with the provider before booking.