9/11 Memorial & Museum to Brooklyn Botanic Garden by subway
Quick answer: Take a downtown 4 or 5 train from Fulton St to Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College. The trip takes about 38 minutes door to door on a weekday. The 4 or 5 train comes every few minutes during the day. It runs all night.
9/11 Memorial & Museum to Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- 4 / 5
- Walk 8 minto Fulton St
- 4 / 5 4 or 5 trainFrom Fulton St, downtown6 stops, about 16 min
- Get off at Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College
- Brooklyn Botanic GardenWalk about 14 min
Weekdays, fall 2026 MTA schedule · First and last trips
Step by step
- Walk about 8 minutes from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum to Fulton St.
- Take a downtown 4 or 5 train from Fulton St to Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College. It's 6 stops, about 16 minutes.
- From Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College, walk about 14 minutes to Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Other ways to go
- Take a Brooklyn-bound 2 or 3 train from Park Place to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum: about 40 minutes.
- Take an uptown 1 train from WTC Cortlandt to Chambers St, then take a downtown 2 or 3 train from Chambers St to Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum: about 42 minutes.
Which one is faster depends on when you leave. Cobblehop compares them with live times.
Times and frequency
From the MTA's fall 2026 schedule. Typical trip is the door to door time in the middle of the day.
| Day | First trip | Last trip | Typical trip | 4 or 5 train in the daytime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | Runs all night | 38 min | Every few minutes | |
| Saturday | Runs all night | 37 min | About every 8 minutes | |
| Sunday | Runs all night | 37 min | About every 8 minutes | |
Late at night
This trip works around the clock. Between about 1 and 5 am the trip takes about 40 minutes, and the 4 or 5 train comes about every 20 minutes.
Tips for this trip
- Take the first train that comes. The 4 and 5 trains all stop at both Fulton St and Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College.
- Know your stop. Get ready after Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. The next stop is Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College. Start a live trip in Cobblehop and it alerts you before your stop.
- Subway: Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum for the 150 Eastern Parkway and 990 Washington Avenue entrances. (source, checked 2026-11-04)
- Entrances. 150 Eastern Parkway; 990 Washington Avenue; 455 Flatbush Avenue (near Prospect Park station) (source).
Step-free access
For the subway part of this trip: Fulton St (4 platform) is on the MTA's list of accessible stations; Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College/Botanic Garden (4 platform) is not on the MTA's list of accessible stations. Elevators can be out of service, so check elevator status on mta.info before you go.
What it costs
- Subway and local bus: $3 per ride with OMNY (tap a contactless card or phone) or a MetroCard. One transfer within 2 hours to the subway or a local bus is included.
Fares as of November 2026. Check the official fares page before you ride.
9/11 Memorial & Museum to Brooklyn Botanic Garden: common questions
How do I get from 9/11 Memorial & Museum to Brooklyn Botanic Garden by public transit?
Take a downtown 4 or 5 train from Fulton St to Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College.
How long does it take?
About 38 minutes door to door on a weekday. On weekends it's about 37 minutes.
Do I have to change?
No. The 4 or 5 train goes all the way.
Does it run all night?
This trip works around the clock. Between about 1 and 5 am the trip takes about 40 minutes, and the 4 or 5 train comes about every 20 minutes.
How much does it cost?
Subway and local bus: $3 per ride with OMNY (tap a contactless card or phone) or a MetroCard. One transfer within 2 hours to the subway or a local bus is included.
Related routes
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum to Times Square
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum to Empire State Building
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum to Rockefeller Center
- LaGuardia Airport to Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Times Square to Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Empire State Building to Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- All New York routes
Sources
Cobblehop is independent. It is not affiliated with the MTA or any transit agency. Schedules on this page come from the MTA's public GTFS data; check these pages for the latest service:
- MTA: developer data (the GTFS schedules used on this page)
- MTA: subway and bus fares
- MTA subway stations, with accessibility (data.ny.gov)
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden: visitor information
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum: visitor information
Transit data: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Cobblehop is not affiliated with or endorsed by the MTA.
Published November 7, 2026. Times were computed from the MTA fall 2026 schedules for 2026-11-18 (weekday), 2026-11-21 and 2026-11-22. Planned work and holidays change service, so check Cobblehop for live times before you go.
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