New Jersey Transit New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania. It operates bu ...

operates interstate bus routes in

northern New Jersey North Jersey comprises the northern portions of the U.S. state of New Jersey between the upper Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean. The designation of northern New Jersey with a distinct toponym is a colloquial one rather than an administrati ...

, most terminating at the

Port Authority Bus Terminal The Port Authority Bus Terminal (colloquially known as the Port Authority and by its acronym PABT) is a bus terminal located in Manhattan in New York City. It is the busiest bus terminal in the world by volume of traffic, serving about 8,000 bus ...

(PABT) in

Midtown Manhattan Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan and serves as the city's primary central business district. Midtown is home to some of the city's most prominent buildings, including the Empire State Buildi ...

. There are several routes to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal and one serves

Lower Manhattan Lower Manhattan (also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York) is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central borough for business, culture, and government in New York City, which is the most populated city in the United States with ...

via the

Holland Tunnel The Holland Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River that connects the New York City neighborhood of Hudson Square in Lower Manhattan to the east with Jersey City in New Jersey to the west. The tunnel is operated by the Port Author ...

. Some of the routes that use the

Lincoln Tunnel The Lincoln Tunnel is an approximately tunnel under the Hudson River, connecting Weehawken, New Jersey, to the west with Midtown Manhattan in New York City to the east. It carries New Jersey Route 495 on the New Jersey side and unsigned Ne ...

to the PABT make stops on 30th and 31st Streets in Union City to allow for local connections in

Hudson County Hudson County is the most densely populated county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It lies west of the lower Hudson River, which was named for Henry Hudson, the sea captain who explored the area in 1609. Part of New Jersey's Gateway Region in ...

, others remain on Route 495 and do not stop. Below, the routes are listed by, region, and number.

Northern Division

Northern Division routes go to points in

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, Hudson, and

Passaic Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69, ...

counties in

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

, along with Orange County in

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From the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal and GWB Plaza

To Hudson County

To Hudson and Bergen from PABT

To Passaic County and Orange County, New York from PABT

Central Division

Central Division routes go to points south of the

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county line, and west of the

Passaic River Passaic River ( ) is a river, approximately long, in Northern New Jersey. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey, ...

Serving Newark and Irvington

These routes are assigned to Hilton Bus Garage in Maplewood and operate to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal. These are exact fare routes.

To the Raritan Valley

These routes are assigned to the Ironbound Garage in Newark and run to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

To points south of the Raritan River

These routes are assigned to the Howell Garage in Howell Twp. with some rush hour service on some lines operated by

Academy Bus Academy Bus Lines is a bus company in New Jersey providing local bus services in northern New Jersey, line-run services to/from New York City from points in southern and central New Jersey, and contract and charter service in the eastern United ...

, and run to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal. All routes operate during weekday peak hours only, except for the 137 and 139.

Former routes

This list includes routes that have been renumbered or are now operated by private companies.

References

External links

New Jersey Transit - BusUnofficial New Jersey bus map
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