How to reach Summit One Vanderbilt
Entrance, Parking
Summit One Vanderbilt
– Summit One tickets
– Opening hours
– FAQs
– Observation decks
– NYC Passes with Summit
– Night Visit
– Glass Elevator
– Après Restaurant
– How to Reach
The Edge
– The Edge Tickets
– Standard or Express Pass
– The Edge Flex Ticket
– Edge Express Ticket
– NYC Passes with Edge
– Opening hours
– Best time to visit
– Edge City Climb
– FAQs
– The Views
– Sunset @ The Edge
– Night Visit
– Restaurants
Empire State Building
– Empire State Building tickets
– Opening hours
– Express Pass
– NYC Passes with ESB
– FAQs
– Top Floor (102nd)
– Night Visit
– Sunrise Experience
– Sunset Experience
One World
– One World Tickets
– Passes with One World
– FAQs
Top of the Rock
– Top of the Rock Tickets
– RockMoMA tickets
– VIP Top of the Rock Pass
– NYC passes with ToTR
– Skylift @ The Rock
– FAQs
Comparisons
– Summit or The Edge
– Summit or One World
– Summit or Empire State
– Summit or TOTR
– Empire State or The Edge
– Empire State or One World
– Empire State or TOTR
– The Edge or One World

SUMMIT One Vanderbilt is located at 45 East 42nd Street, next to Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan.
Address: 45 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017. Get Directions
SUMMIT Observatory’s entrance
The entrance to SUMMIT is located on the Main Concourse Level of Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal, inside the Vanderbilt Passage.
You must follow the signage that says, ‘Observation Deck.’
Or you can take the 42nd Street subway entrance next to TD Bank.
You must proceed down the stairs or elevator (not the escalators) and head towards the SUMMIT One Vanderbilt entrance.
Only guests with the Summit One Vanderbilt tickets are allowed beyond the entrance.
Enhance your SUMMIT ONE experience
By Subway
The nearest subway lines are the 4, 5, 6, 7, and the Shuttle at Grand Central, 42nd Street.
By Bus
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt is also convenient by NYC bus via the M101, M102, M103, M1, M2, M3, M4, Q32, and M42.
By Train
Metro-North trains on the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven lines arrive at Grand Central Terminal from the surrounding suburbs.
Guests can plan their trip on MTA’s website.
Compare Summit One with other NYC observation decks!
New York City boasts five observation decks, each providing a unique perspective of the skyline. You can compare Summit One with other iconic decks like The Edge, Empire State Building, One World Observatory, and TOTR to determine which view and atmosphere best suit your visit.
Access-A-Ride (AAR) Paratransit Service
Visitors with disabilities or health conditions can use Access-A-Ride (AAR) Paratransit Service for a comfortable commute.
The drop-off and pick-up locations are at the corner of East 43rd Street and Lexington Avenue.
To leverage this service, you need to apply (or recertify) for Access-A-Ride (AAR) on their official website.
Car Parking
If you’re traveling to the SUMMIT One Vanderbilt in a car, turn on your google map and get started.
You can park your vehicles in parking lots close to One Vanderbilt SUMMIT, whose charges, hours, and availability may vary.
The SP+ Parking is just two minute walk from the attraction.