The closest lines are the A, C, E, and L at 14th Street and 8th Avenue.

From the East Side

Take the downtown 4, 5, or 6 train to Union Square and transfer to the L train, heading west towards 8th Avenue. Exit the L train at 8th Avenue. Leave the station and proceed west along 14th Street. Turn left on Washington Street, walk south for three blocks and take a right onto Gansevoort Street. Walk down the block and the Museum will be on your right.

From the West Side

Take the downtown A or C train to 14th Street and 8th Avenue. Exit station and proceed west. Turn left on Washington Street, walk south for three blocks and take a right onto Gansevoort Street. Walk down the block and the Museum will be on your right.

Or, take the downtown 1, 2, or 3 train to 14th Street. Exit the station and walk west on 14th Street. Turn left on Washington Street, walk south for three blocks and take a right onto Gansevoort Street. Walk down the block and the Museum will be on your right.

From Midtown

Take the downtown E train to 14th Street and 8th Avenue. Exit station and proceed west on 14th Street. Turn left on Washington Street, walk south for three blocks and take a right onto Gansevoort Street. Walk down the block and the Museum will be on your right.

From Brooklyn 

Take the C train to 14th Street and 8th Avenue. Exit station and proceed west on 14th Street. Turn left on Washington Street, walk south for three blocks and take a right onto Gansevoort Street. Walk down the block and the Museum will be on your right. 

Or, take the L train towards 8th Avenue. Exit the train at 8th Avenue. Leave the station and proceed west along 14th Street.. Turn left on Washington Street, walk south for three blocks and take a right onto Gansevoort Street. Walk down the block and the Museum will be on your right.

From the East Side 

Take the M15 or M1 downtown. Transfer to the M14A at 14th Street. Exit at Hudson Street/Horatio Street and walk north one block to Gansevoort Street. Head west on Gansevoort Street and the Museum will be on your right. 

From the West Side 

Take the M11 bus below Riverbank 145 Street via 10th Avenue or the M7 bus along Columbus Avenue downtown. Exit either bus at 14th Street and walk west to Washington Street. Turn left on Washington, walk south for three blocks and take a right onto Gansevoort Street. Walk down the block and the Museum will be on your right. 

From Midtown 

Take the M12 below Columbus Circle. Exit at W 14 Street/Washington Street and walk south on Washington Street for three block and take a right onto Gansevoort Street. Walk down the block and the Museum will be on your right.

Parking 

Street parking near the Whitney is limited. Apple Parking, located at 332 West 11th Street, offers a $10 discount for Museum visitors that park over one hour and can show their admission ticket to garage attendants. This offer cannot be used for overnight parking or combined with any other promotions, including the early-bird special. 

There are also three ICON parking facilities nearby: 99 Jane Street, 134–36 Jane Street, and 385 West 15th Street. 

Directions from the Bronx, Queens, and Long Island

Take the Robert F. Kennedy Triborough Bridge to the southbound FDR Drive. Take Exit 7 toward East 23 Street. Turn right onto East 25th Street, turn left onto 2nd Avenue, turn right onto East 14th Street, and turn left onto Washington Street. Proceed south and turn right on Gansevoort Street. 

Or, take I-495 West to the Queens Midtown Tunnel, follow to East 35th Street. Turn left on East 35th Street, turn right onto 2nd Avenue, turn right onto East 14th St, and turn left onto Washington Street. Proceed south and turn right onto Gansevoort Street. 

From Brooklyn and Staten Island 

Take the Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn. Make a slight left onto Canal Street, turn right onto West Street, and continue onto 11th Avenue. Turn right onto West 14th St, and turn left onto Washington Street. Proceed south and turn right onto Gansevoort Street.

Or, take the Williamsburg Bridge from Brooklyn onto Delancey Street. Proceed down Delancey Street and turn right onto Chrystie Street, turn left onto East Houston Street, turn right onto Hudson Street. Turn left onto West 11th Street, turn right onto Greenwich Street and proceed to Gansevoort Street. 

Or, take the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan. Take the Park Row South Exit on the left. Keep right to continue on Barclay Street, turn right onto West Street. Continue onto 11th Avenue. Make a right onto West 14th Street. Turn right onto Washington Street and proceed south to turn right onto Gansevoort Street. 

From Northern New Jersey 

Take the George Washington Bridge to the West Side Highway (NY-9A)/Henry Hudson Pkwy going south. Turn left onto West 14th Street. Turn right onto Washington Street and proceed south. Turn right onto Gansevoort Street. 

From Southern New Jersey 

Take the New Jersey Turnpike to the Holland Tunnel towards Manhattan. Take Exit 2 for Hudson Street toward uptown. Turn right onto Hudson Street. Continue on Hudson Street and turn left onto West 11th Street. Make a right onto Greenwich Street and turn left onto Gansevoort Street. 

From Westchester and Connecticut 

Take Saw Mill Pkwy South/New York City to NY-9A S/Henry Hudson Pkwy. Turn left onto West 14th Street. Turn right onto Washington Street and proceed south to Gansevoort Street.