
VCTC Bus to NYC Marathon 2026 is a running race on November 1, 2026 in Bronx, NY.
Ride with your teammates and fellow runners in style in a spacious coach bus (with a bathroom!) to the start of the 2026 NYC marathon!
Seats available to VCTC members and nonmembers!
When: Sunday, November 1
Time: check in 4:30-4:45; departure 5:00 am (SHARP)*
* please note we cannot wait for latecomers! Plus do yourself a favor and remember to set your clocks back so you don’t arrive an hour early!
Where: just south of 242nd and Broadway in front of handball courts/Van Cortlandt Park Stadium (you’ll find parking easily on a Sunday at meters on Broadway)
Cost:
$35 members (plus $3.10 registration fee charged by RSU)
$45 nonmembers (plus $3.70 registration fee charged by RSU)
Please note this is a one-way bus. You’ll have to make your way back to the Bronx from the finish in Central Park!
And for those who tried to take the bus with us last year, never fear, we have a new reliable bus company, the same one that NYRR uses for their official buses!
Live forecast from the U.S. National Weather Service.
Race day
Sunday, 11/1
High
66°
Low
50°
Conditions
Mostly sunny
Chance of Rain
10%
Wind
2 to 6 mph
Population
8,516,202
as of 2023
City Elevation
72 ft
Nearest Airport
LGA
LaGuardia Airport · 5 mi
Time Zone
Eastern Time
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VCTC Bus to NYC Marathon 2026
Nov 1, 2026