2026 NYC Marathon Transportation Megathread

[Transportation selection opens August 25](https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon/race-day/transportation-to-the-start).

This year you pick your transportation type and will be assigned a time slot based on your wave.

It's worth noting, if you are in a later Wave - the Verrazano shuts down very early, meaning the last bus typically leaves somewhere around 6:30am and gets to the start between 7:30 and 8:00am. If you are Wave 4, for example, that means you're probably sitting around for \~3+ hours if you opt for the bus.

** \*\* Times based on last year, and this chart ended up being inaccurate on race day (pace bands were faster due to WMM Championships): \*\* **

|Wave|Wave Start|Pace Start [2025] (Best Pace aka [10K equivalent](https://www.nyrr.org/run/guidelines-and-procedures/policies-rules-and-regulations/~/link.aspx?_id=DB6C611A0EF44F0288910B3535DD0267&_z=z))|Pace End [2025]| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |1|9:10am|4:00|7:20| |2|9:45am|7:21|7:56| |3|10:20am|7:57|8:29| |4|10:55am|8:30|9:20| |5|11:30am|9:21|25:00|

NYRR recently released a [Transportation Non-Compliance Policy](https://www.nyrr.org/run/guidelines-and-procedures/policies-rules-and-regulations/rules-of-competition#transportation-noncompliance-policy) that truthfully, no one really knows how it will work, but it's worth mentioning here that if you choose to take a different transportation than you're assigned there may be consequences.

Creating a megathread to handle all questions/suggestions related to transportation.