In 2012, Paste Magazine named "The Subway" the 16th best episode of the series, citing it as a "great example of how Seinfeld can turn something as everyday and mundane as riding the subway into not one, but four hilarious stories.
In 2012, Paste Magazine ranked "The Subway" as the 16th best episode of the series, describing it as a "superior illustration of how Seinfeld transforms an ordinary and unremarkable experience like riding the subway into four uproarious tales."