This website will help you understand if you can take your bike on the various transit systems in and around New York City.

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You can always take your bike on the subway! Be considerate: avoid rush hour if you can, use the ends of the cars, and see the MTA's page for more advice.

Sorry, except for folding bikes, bikes are not allowed on NYC buses.

Bikes may be checked on trains offering checked baggage service (no trains on the Northeast Corridor service do). Otherwise, only folding bikes are allowed. Read Amtrak's policy.

Folding bikes are allowed at all times; other bikes are forbidden on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM and between 3:30 PM and 6:30 PM. Two bikes are allowed in each car, except that no bikes are allowed in the first car of a train. For further information and rules, see PATH's website.

Some trains at this time allow bicycles, while others do not; consult your line's schedule for details. To bring any bike (except a folding bike) on the train, you must first obtain a MNR Bicycle Permit. Bikes are forbidden on peak-hour trains and on certain holidays. At other times, two bikes are allowed in each of two cars on each train. Even when bikes are generally allowed, it is at the discretion of the train crew. There are a number of additional rues and considerations; see MNR 's website for more details. Note that for the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines, you should use the NJ Transit rules instead.

At this time, bikes are forbidden on the Montauk branch (except for special Bike Trains) but allowed on all other lines. To bring any bike (except a folding bike) on the train, you must obtain a LIRR Bicycle Permit either in advance or on board. Bikes are forbidden on peak-hour trains and on certain holidays. At other times on weekdays, four bikes are allowed on each train, two in each of the first and the last car; at non-peak times on weekends, one bike is allowed in each car, up to a total of eight per train. Bikes are also forbidden during track work and special events. There are a number of additional rules and considerations; see the LIRR 's website for more details.

Bikes are always allowed on the Atlantic City line; on other lines, folding bikes are always allowed, while other bikes are allowed except during weekday rush hour, certain holidays, and the day before major holidays. Two bikes are allowed in each car, though priority is given to people with disabilities who need the same space. Tiedowns are recommended but not required. See NJ Transit's page for more information.

About half the NJ Transit bus fleet is “bike-friendly,” with either bike racks on the front or luggage compartments underneath. Bikes are permitted at all times on these buses and forbidden at all times on other buses. See NJ Transit's page for more information.