Metropolitan Opera House
30 Lincoln Center Plaza · about 3,850 seats · theatre, concerts
In Upper West Side · Fact sheet from this spot
Open Metropolitan Opera House on the mapWhat’s here
- Borough
- Manhattan
- Community district
- Upper West Side (Manhattan 7)
- Neighborhood (NTA)
- Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
- BID
- Lincoln Square
- City Council
- District 6 · Gale Brewer
- State Assembly
- District 67 · Linda Rosenthal
- State Senate
- District 47 · Erik Bottcher
- U.S. House
- NY-12 · Jerrold Nadler
The same rows the map’s What’s here card gives for this address; the map adds collection day, heritage and school wards.
Subway lines in their colours, commuter rail and PATH dashed, City parking in green squares, other venues in grey.
This week
Sells through the Met’s own box office and website rather than Ticketmaster, so its performances aren’t in this listing. See what’s on at Metropolitan Opera House ↗
Listing from Ticketmaster, as of Oct 19, 2026 (UTC). Week runs Monday to Sunday, New York time.
Getting there
- Subway
- 12 66 St-Lincoln Center · about 6 min on foot
12ACBD 59 St-Columbus Circle · about 9 min on foot
123 72 St · about 11 min on foot - Buses within a 5-minute walk
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- From Penn Station
- 1.6 mi as the crow flies; see the origins table below
- From Grand Central
- about 37 min on foot (1.4 mi as the crow flies)
- Nearest Citi Bike dock
- about 4 min on foot
Parking
- City parking within a 10-minute walk
- None
NYC DOT’s municipal garages and fields; figures are capacities, not live availability. Venues’ own lots are described in the notes.
Arriving
At Lincoln Center, between West 62nd and 65th Streets and Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues; the Met points people to the 1 train at 66 St-Lincoln Center.
A public garage under Lincoln Center has entrances on West 62nd and West 65th Streets and on Amsterdam Avenue.
Written from the venue’s own visitor pages; gates and policies change, so check metopera.org/visit/getting-here before you go.
From across the region
| From | Drive, best case | Taxi meter, about | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midtown Manhattan | 6 min · 1.8 mi | $11 | From Times Sq-42 St, the 1/2 to 66 St-Lincoln Center, then about 6 min on foot Subway fare $3.00 |
| Lower Manhattan | 17 min · 5.5 mi | $24 | From Fulton St, the 2 to 66 St-Lincoln Center, then about 6 min on foot Subway fare $3.00 |
| Downtown Brooklyn | 21 min · 6.8 mi | $28 | From Jay St-MetroTech, the A/C to 59 St-Columbus Circle, then about 9 min on foot Subway fare $3.00 |
| Flushing | 23 min · 11.4 mi | $44 | From Flushing-Main St, the subway to 66 St-Lincoln Center, then about 6 min on foot Subway fare $3.00 |
| Jamaica | 26 min · 13.9 mi | $53 | From Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, the subway to 66 St-Lincoln Center, then about 6 min on foot Subway fare $3.00 |
| Fordham (Bronx) | 20 min · 9.4 mi | $38 | From Fordham Rd, the B/D to 59 St-Columbus Circle, then about 9 min on foot Subway fare $3.00 |
| St. George (Staten Island) | 42 min · 19.0 mi | $71 | Staten Island Ferry from St. George to Whitehall Terminal, then the 1 to 66 St-Lincoln Center and about 6 min on foot The ferry is free; then the subway fare ($3.00) |
| Hicksville | 48 min · 29.0 mi | $106 | LIRR from Hicksville to Penn Station, then the 1/2 to 66 St-Lincoln Center and about 6 min on foot LIRR fare by zone, peak or off-peak; then the subway fare ($3.00) |
| Babylon | 66 min · 42.1 mi | $152 | LIRR from Babylon to Penn Station, then the 1/2 to 66 St-Lincoln Center and about 6 min on foot LIRR fare by zone, peak or off-peak; then the subway fare ($3.00) |
| Ronkonkoma | 77 min · 51.1 mi | $183 | LIRR from Ronkonkoma to Penn Station, then the 1/2 to 66 St-Lincoln Center and about 6 min on foot LIRR fare by zone, peak or off-peak; then the subway fare ($3.00) |
| Yonkers | 24 min · 13.5 mi | $52 | Metro-North from Yonkers to Grand Central, then the subway to 66 St-Lincoln Center and about 6 min on foot Metro-North fare by zone, peak or off-peak; then the subway fare ($3.00) |
| White Plains | 41 min · 25.9 mi | $95 | Metro-North from White Plains to Grand Central, then the subway to 66 St-Lincoln Center and about 6 min on foot Metro-North fare by zone, peak or off-peak; then the subway fare ($3.00) |
| Stamford | 54 min · 36.7 mi | $133 | Metro-North from Stamford to Grand Central, then the subway to 66 St-Lincoln Center and about 6 min on foot Metro-North fare by zone, peak or off-peak; then the subway fare ($3.00) |
| Hoboken | 19 min · 5.7 mi | $24 | PATH from Hoboken to 33rd Street, then the B/D to 59 St-Columbus Circle and about 9 min on foot PATH $3.25; then the subway fare ($3.00), paid separately |
| Jersey City (Journal Square) | 20 min · 8.6 mi | $35 | PATH from Journal Square Transportation Center to 33rd Street, then the B/D to 59 St-Columbus Circle and about 9 min on foot PATH $3.25; then the subway fare ($3.00), paid separately |
| Newark | 29 min · 13.9 mi | $53 | NJ Transit from Newark Penn Station to Penn Station, then the 1/2 to 66 St-Lincoln Center and about 6 min on foot NJ Transit fare by station; then the subway fare ($3.00) |
| Princeton | 83 min · 54.1 mi | $194 | NJ Transit from Princeton Junction to Penn Station, then the 1/2 to 66 St-Lincoln Center and about 6 min on foot NJ Transit fare by station; then the subway fare ($3.00) |
Drive times are OSRM’s on empty roads, the same best-case figure as the map’s suburban lens; game nights run far slower. The taxi figure is the TLC yellow-cab meter rate ($3.00 plus $3.50/mi plus $1.50 in surcharges, as of 2026-10) on that distance, the only published benchmark; rideshare prices aren’t published and surge after events. A taxi trip that starts, ends or passes through Manhattan below 96th Street adds $2.50, and $0.75 more below 60th Street; rush hour, overnight, tolls and tip are extra. OMNY caps subway and local bus fares at $35 for any 7 days.