Hotels Near Times Square: What Walking Distance Actually Means
Every Midtown hotel claims Times Square. The useful question is what you can reach on foot in ten minutes, and from 120 W 44th Street most of the district is inside five.
What is within five minutes of the hotel?
- Times Square: two to three minutes west.
- Belasco Theatre: across the street.
- Hudson and Lyceum theatres: about two minutes east.
- Bryant Park: four to five minutes east to 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue.
- New York Public Library: five minutes, on the park east side.
What is within fifteen minutes?
- Rockefeller Center: eight to nine minutes north along Sixth Avenue.
- Restaurant Row (W 46th St): nine to ten minutes northwest.
- Hell's Kitchen: eight to twelve minutes west past Eighth Avenue.
- Museum of Modern Art: twelve to fourteen minutes north.
- Port Authority Bus Terminal: seven to eight minutes west.
What is not walkable, despite the marketing?
Central Park south entrance is about 0.8 miles, or 18 to 22 minutes north. Hudson Yards is roughly 1.1 miles, better as one stop on the 7 train. The Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge are separate trips, not neighborhood walks, whatever a listing map suggests.
How do you get to the rest of the city?
Times Square-42nd Street station is two to three minutes west and carries the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W and the shuttle. 42nd Street-Bryant Park is two to three minutes east with the B, D, F, M and 7. Between the two, most of Manhattan is a single ride.
Does the fee structure change the value?
Compare the total, not the room rate. Aura charges a $35 per night destination fee that includes Wi-Fi and a welcome drink at The Long Room, and self-parking is about $75 per night before tax. Hotels a few blocks west often quote lower rates and charge more for parking and breakfast.
Frequently asked questions
How far is Aura Hotel Times Square from Bryant Park?
About 0.2 miles, a four to five minute walk east to 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue.
Is Rockefeller Center walkable?
Yes, roughly 0.4 miles or eight to nine minutes north along Sixth Avenue.
How far is MoMA?
About 0.5 miles, or twelve to fourteen minutes north on foot.
Aura Hotel Times Square, 120 W 44th Street, New York, NY 10036, (212) 710-7000.