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There is a lot of luck bundled up with the Google Maps estimates. You may immediately hop on an express train... or you may wait 7 minutes. We're also discuss

There is a lot of luck bundled up with the Google Maps estimates. You may immediately hop on an express train... or you may wait 7 minutes. We're also discussing the absolute best case scenario for a subway where I just happen to need zero east/west travel at entry or exit. Basically, this is a hypothetical trip from 96th to Chambers where the subway has every conceivable advantage possible, and it's still a wash in most circumstances. >And we're leaving out the time it takes to park your car, and it's the dead of night. It would be silly to drive your own personal car within Manhattan, so my analysis is strictly comparing rideshare/taxi to subway.

Wowfunhappy 4y ago
> You may immediately hop on an express train... or you may wait 7 minutes. If we really are talking about midnight, perhaps. But trains on this line typically arrive every two minutes during rush hour, or every four minutes in the middle of the day. > and it's still a wash in most circumstances. But it's not "most circumstances". During rush hour, this trip could easily take 40 minutes by car, as Google Maps acknowledges. You're of course correct that Google Maps isn't perfect. But I knew my own experience wasn't anything like the times you were quoting, so I was trying to find an authoritative source. I actually think Google Maps is over-estimating the subway time. I know I can get from my apartment on 135th street to Times Square in 26 minutes door-to-door. Around 20 of those minutes are actually sitting on the subway, and I think the train gets to 96th street at around the halfway point.