Central Park West/Columbus Circle

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Central Park West/Columbus Circle is a New York City bus stop on Central Park West at the corner of Columbus Circle, served by M10, M20 in Manhattan. Times below come from the MTA Bus Time feed and show how far away each bus still is.

M10 M20

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M10 Harlem 159 St via 8 Av Scheduled departure 06:48 AM 17 min

M10 Harlem 159 St via 8 Av Scheduled departure 07:08 AM 37 min

M20 Lincoln Center 66 St via 8 Av 5.8 miles away 07:13 AM 42 min

M10 Harlem 159 St via 8 Av Scheduled departure 07:28 AM 57 min

M10 Harlem 159 St via 8 Av Scheduled departure 07:43 AM 72 min

M10 Harlem 159 St via 8 Av Scheduled departure 07:58 AM 87 min

M10 Harlem 159 St via 8 Av Scheduled departure 08:13 AM 102 min

schedule Rows marked Scheduled departure come from the timetable: no vehicle on that route is being tracked toward this stop yet.

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Boarding Change

M20 M55

Through November 2026
Update at 2025-04-02 14:33

Northbound M20 and M55 stop on State St at Bridge St is closed; use the temporary stop on State St before the intersection instead

See a map of the new stop location.
What's happening?
Construction
Planned - Stops Skipped

M10

Oct 26, Mon 6:00 AM to Nov 2, Mon 6:00 PM
Update at 2026-10-07 20:24

Northbound M10 buses will bypass stops at Central Park West/W 67th St and Central Park West/W 69th St

Use the stop at Central Park West/W 72nd St for regular service.
What’s happening?
NYC Marathon Production Set-up
Note: Bus arrival information may be unavailable or inaccurate while buses are detoured.
Boarding Change

M20

Weekdays, 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Update at 2026-06-29 13:36

M20 may stop at Varick St/Clarkson St and Varick St/Watts St at bus operator's discretion

Customers may request to exit the bus at these stops. The bus operator will stop if they determine that it is safe to do so. The bus operator will inform customers who request to exit the bus if it is unsafe to stop.
If customers are exiting at these stops, customers waiting for the bus will also be able to board.
Note: All M20 buses will continue to skip Varick St/Charlton St during these hours.
Planned - Part Suspended

M20

Nov 1, Sunday, 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Update at 2026-10-23 13:03

M20 buses will skip stops north of W 57th St in both directions

The temporary first and last stop will be W 57th St/Broadway.
Northbound, the last regular stop before the detour will be 8th Ave/W 56th St.
Southbound, the first regular stop after the detour will be 7th Ave/W 54th St.
See the detour map
Northbound skipped stops:
Central Park West/Columbus Circle
Central Park West/W 63rd St
W 66th St/Central Park West
Broadway/W 64th St
Southbound skipped stops:
Broadway/W 63rd St
Broadway/W 61st St
Columbus Circle/8th Ave
Central Park South/Columbus Circle
7th Ave/W 58th St
What’s happening?
2026 NYC Marathon
Note: Bus arrival information may be unavailable or inaccurate while buses are detoured.
Planned - Part Suspended

M10

Nov 1, Sunday, 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Update at 2026-10-22 19:05

M10 stops south of W 81st St will be closed;
The temporary first northbound and last southbound stop will be W 57th St/9th Ave

Northbound, the first regular stop after the detour will be Central Park West/W 81st St.
Buses will make requested stops along 10th Ave / Amsterdam Ave.
Southbound, the last regular stop before the detour will be Central Park West/W 84th St.
Buses will make requested stops along Columbus Ave.
See the detour map
Northbound skipped stops:
8th Ave/W 57th St
Stops on Central Park West from Columbus Circle to W 79th St
Southbound skipped stops:
Stops on Central Park West from W 81st St to W 64th St
Broadway/W 63rd St
Broadway/W 61st St
Columbus Circle/8th Ave
Broadway/W 57th St
What’s happening?
2026 NYC Marathon
Note: Bus arrival information may be unavailable or inaccurate while buses are detoured.

Where this stop sits

M10

Stop 4 of 88 on the M10

arrow_backColumbus Circle/8 Av Broadway/W 61 Starrow_forward

M20

Stop 73 of 78 on the M20

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Nearest subway station 59 St-Columbus Circle ABCD 60 m 1 min walk

Central Park West/Columbus Circle location on the map

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Questions about Central Park West/Columbus Circle

MTA bus stop · M10, M20

Which buses stop at Central Park West/Columbus Circle?

This stop is served by 2 routes: M10, M20. Open a route to see all of its stops.

When is the next bus at Central Park West/Columbus Circle?

The next scheduled departure is in about 17 minutes. No vehicle is being tracked yet, so this comes from the timetable, not from a live bus.

What does "4 stops away" mean?

It is the number of stops the bus still has to make before it reaches this one, straight from MTA Bus Time. It is a better guide than minutes in traffic: a bus two stops away will be here shortly even if the estimate says five minutes.

Are these times live or from the timetable?

Live whenever a bus is being tracked on the route; those rows show how many stops away the vehicle is. When nothing is being tracked the scheduled timetable is shown instead and clearly labelled as scheduled.

Where exactly is the Central Park West/Columbus Circle bus stop?

It stands on Central Park West where it meets Columbus Circle in Manhattan. The map further down the page shows the exact corner, which matters here because the opposite side of the street is usually a separate stop with its own arrival times.

Where is this stop on the M10 route?

It is stop 4 of 88 on the M10, after Columbus Circle/8 Av and before Broadway/W 61 St. Both directions of the route are listed together, so a corner usually appears twice, once for each way.

Where is this stop on the M20 route?

It is stop 73 of 78 on the M20, after Columbus Circle/8 Av and before Broadway/W 61 St. Both directions of the route are listed together, so a corner usually appears twice, once for each way.