Dear Mooviters, 🦃
Whether you’re heading home to loved ones or exploring the city, stay on track with our Thanksgiving transit updates. Discover the latest routes, schedules, and helpful tips to make your holiday commute a breeze.
Continue reading for a list of Thanksgiving Day service by agency and for our Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Guide.
Thanksgiving Day Service by Agency
- MTA Subway and Bus
- MTA will operate Sunday service on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23rd, and will return to regular service on Friday, November 24th.
- LIRR
- LIRR will operate Weekend service on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23rd, and will return to regular service on Friday, November 24th.
- MNR
- MNR will operate Holiday service with additional service for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (more info below) on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23rd, and Weekend schedule with additional service on Friday, November 24th.
- NJ Transit
- NJ Transit will operate Holiday Service (Click for details) on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23rd, and Enhanced Weekend Service on Friday, November 24th.
- JFK Airtrain
- JFK Airtrain will operate regular service on Thanksgiving Day, and on Friday, November 24th.
- PATH
- PATH will operate modified weekend service (Journal Square-33 Street (via Hoboken) and Newark-World Trade Center lines in service.) on Thanksgiving and modified weekday service (All 4 lines operate on a 10-minute schedule during daytime and early evening hours.) on Friday, November 24th.
- The following agencies will operate weekend service on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 23rd, and resume regular service on Friday, November 24th:
- CT Transit
- Suffolk County Transit
- Staten Island Railway
- Staten Island Ferry
- Greater Bridgeport Transit (Friday, Nov 24th – Weekend Service)
- Lower Hudson Valley Transit
- Transport Of Rockland
- Norwalk Transit District
- City of Long Beach Transportation
- Shore Line East
- The following agencies will have no service on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 23rd, and resume regular service on Friday, November 24th:
- LANTA
- Dutchess County Public Transit
- HART
- Housatonic Area Regional Transit
- Ulster County Area Transit
- River Valley Transit
- Southeast Area Transit District
- Monroe County Transit Authority
- COLTS
- Luzerne County Transportation Authority
- Hazleton Public Transit
- Schuylkill Transportation System
- Move Sullivan
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Guide
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place Thursday, from 8:30 till Noon, rain or shine. The parade starts on the west side of Central Park West from W 75th to W 61st. Then continues to Columbus Circle and then heads south on 6th Avenue from W 59th to 38th, and ends right in front of Macy’s. We recommend getting there early to grab a good spot.
Metro North Railroad will be offering additional service to help parade-goers:
The Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Lines run on a special schedule on Thanksgiving Day
- Thursday, November 23
In the morning and early-afternoon, we are running extra trains for those attending the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade.
In the late-afternoon and evening, service will generally be hourly, with extra trains at some stations. The New Canaan, Danbury, Waterbury, and Wassaic branches will run on a regular weekend schedule.
There will be no service on the Hudson Rail Link, Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry, or Newburgh-Beacon Ferry.
The Port Jervis Line runs on a weekend schedule on Thanksgiving Day, with two extra trains
- Thursday, November 23
An extra inbound train depart Port Jervis at 6:18 AM and arrives Hoboken at 8:30 AM.
An extra outbound train departs Hoboken at 5:19 PM.
These trains make all stops between Port Jervis and Suffern, then run to or from Secaucus Junction and Hoboken.
MTA Subway Service Changes for the Parade:
C Trains
C skips 72 St in both directions during the Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Nov 23, Thursday, 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Use 81 St-Museum of Natural History or the nearby 72 St 123 station on Broadway.
S Trains
S 42 Street Shuttle runs more frequently during Thanksgiving morning
- Nov 24, Thursday
We’re providing additional service to get you to the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
1 Trains
1 trains run more frequently during Thanksgiving morning
- Nov 23, Thursday
We’re providing additional service to get you to the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
MTA Bus Detours and Service Changes for the Parade:
BxM2 buses will be detoured from the West Side and Midtown
- Nov 22 – 23, Wed 2:30 PM to Thu 4:00 PM
No M12 service between W 57th St at 11th Ave and W 58th St and Broadway
- Nov 23, Thursday, 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM
No M20 service on 7th Ave/8th Ave between W 57th St and W 66th St and southbound buses are detoured from 7th Ave between Central Park South and 23 St
- Nov 23, Thursday, 2:00 AM to 3:00 PM
No M20 service on 7th Ave/8th Ave between W 57th St and W 66th St
- Nov 22 – 23, Wed 2:00 AM to Thu 2:00 AM
M31 and M57 buses will be detoured from 57th St between 9th Ave and Madison Ave
- Nov 23, Thursday, 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM
M34A-SBS and M34-SBS buses will be detoured from 34th St between Madison Ave and 8th Ave
- Nov 22 – 23, Wed 9:00 PM to Thu 2:00 AM
M34-SBS buses will be detoured from W 34th St between Madison Ave and 9th Ave
- Nov 23, Thursday, 2:00 AM to 3:00 PM
M34A-SBS buses will be detoured from W 34th St between Madison Ave and 9th Ave
- Nov 23, Thursday, 2:00 AM to 3:00 PM
M42 buses will be detoured from 42nd St between Madison Ave and 9th Ave
- Nov 23, Thursday, 5:00 AM to 3:00 PM
M50 buses will be detoured between W 50th St at 9th Ave and E 49th St at 5th Ave
- Nov 23, Thursday, 5:00 AM to 3:00 PM
No M55 service on 5th Ave and 6th Ave between W 32nd St and W 44th St
- Nov 23, Thursday, 2:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Eastbound QM15, QM16, QM17 and QM18 stops on W 34th St at 5th Ave, on 6th Ave from W 38th St to W 57th St and E 57th St at Madison Ave will be closed
- Nov 22 – 23, Wed 2:00 PM to Thu 5:00 PM
SIM1C, SIM3C, SIM4C and SIM33C buses will be detoured between 6th Ave at W 23rd St and E 57th St at Madison Ave
- Nov 23, Thursday, 1:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Happy Thanksgiving,
The USA Moovit Team