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TOR #59

• Connects Suffern – Main/Bergen/Port Jervis Lines to Spring Valley – Pascack Valley Line

#171 and Route-4 jitneys

• Connect Paterson – Main Line to New Bridge Landing – Pascack Valley Line (buses and jitneys stop along Broadway, which is 4 blocks north of Market Street where the train stops in Paterson). The #171 stops at Radburn – Bergen County Line, and the Rt-4 jitneys stop at Broadway – Bergen County Line

#712

• Connects Paterson – Main Line to Essex Street – Pascack Valley Line (#770 also stops near Paterson – Main Line, Broadway – Bergen County Line and Anderson Street – Pascack Valley Line

#76

• Connects Essex Street – Pascack Valley Line, Rutherford & Kingsland– Bergen County Line, Lyndhurst – Main Line, Newark Broad Street – Morris & Essex/Montclair-Boonton Lines, and Newark Penn Station – North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor, and Raritan Valley Line

#94

• Connects Bloomfield – Montclair-Boonton Line, Brick Church – Morris & Essex Line, Roselle Park – Raritan Valley Line, Linden – Northeast Corridor Line

#26/52

• Connect Union – Raritan Valley Line and Elizabeth – Northeast Corridor/North Jersey Coast Line

#59

• Connects Cranford – Raritan Valley Line (and stations as far as west as Dunellen) and Elizabeth – Northeast Corridor/North Jersey Coast Line. Also within walking distance of Roselle Park – Raritan Valley Line and Newark Broad Street/Newark Penn Station

#803

• (rush hours only) Connects Woodbridge – North Jersey Coast Line and Metropark – Northeast Corridor

#813

• (weekdays and Saturdays only) Connects Perth Amboy – North Jersey Coast Line and Metuchen – Northeast Corridor

#815

• connects Perth Amboy – North Jersey Coast Line and New Brunswick – Northeast Corridor

#819

• (weekdays only, no evening service) Connects Plainfield – Raritan Valley Line and Metuchen – Northeast Corridor

#871

• (weekdays and Saturdays, service every 3 hours and no evening service) connects Morristown – Morris & Essex Line and Boonton – Montclair-Boonton Line

#986

• (weekday rush hours and middays only) connects Summit – Morris & Essex, and Plainfield – Raritan Valley Line

• Philadelphia: NJT route 551
• Abescon: NJT route 554
• Egg Harbor: NJT route 554
• Hammonton: NJT route 554
• PATCO/Lindenwold: NJT route 554
• Cherry Hill: NJT 450 to Walter Rand Transportation Center, then PATCO or any NJT bus to Philly (400, 401, 402, 404, 406, 408, 409, 410, 412, 551)
• Pennsauken: NJT 551 to Walter Rand Transportation Center then RiverLine to Pennsauken or NJT route 419
• Lindenwold to Philadelphia: PATCO or NJT 403 to Walter Rand Transportation Center, then any NJT bus to Philadelphia (400, 401, 402, 404, 406, 408, 409, 410, 412, 551)

Rutherford

• 190 from PABT (160/163/164 are a few blocks away on Paterson Avenue)
• PATH to Newark, then 76
• From Hoboken: 85 to American Dream Mall, then 703 to Paterson Avenue

Wesmont

• 163/164 from PABT along Valley Blvd
• PATH to Newark, then 76 (Hackensack Street)

Garfield

• 160 from PABT (limited 161 service also available; look for the ones that say Passaic Bus Terminal)
• 190 (or privately-operated minibuses duplicating it) from PABT to Passaic, then 707, 709, or 758

Plauderville

• #160 from PABT
• 190 (or privately-operated minibuses duplicating it) from PABT to Passaic, then  707 or 758

Broadway

• 144/160/164 from PABT
• 171 (or privately operated minibuses duplicating it) from GWB

Radburn

• 144/160/164 from PABT
• 171 (or privately operated minibuses duplicating it) from GWB

Glen Rock Boro Hall (also Main Line)

• 164 from PABT
• 175 from GWB

Ridgewood

• 163/164 from PABT
• 175 from GWB

Ho-Ho-Kus

• 163 from PABT
• ShortLine/FlixBus/Greyhound/Trailways from PABT to Ridgewood Park & Ride (usually Shortline Bus is the only one that participates in cross-honoring)

Waldwick

• ShortLine Bus to Rt 17/Prospect Street

Allendale

• No immediate options; the closest alternative stations are Waldwick and Ramsey-Main Street

Ramsey-Main Street

• ShortLine Bus to Rt 17/Lake Street

Ramsey-Route 17

• No immediate options; the closest alternative stations are Ramsey-Main Street and Mahwah

Mahwah

• ShortLine Bus to Franklin Turnpike/Airmount Road or Franklin Turnpike/Fox Lane

Suffern

• ShortLine Bus to Suffern
• Metro-North to White Plains or Tarrytown, then HudsonLink H05 (White Plains) or H07 (Tarrytown) to Nyack or Palisades Center for TOR #59 (Some H07 continue as H01 to Suffern). You can also take the H03 to Spring Valley or Monsey and catch the TOR #59 or LOOP 3 to Suffern.

Kingsland

• PATH to Newark, then #76 bus
• #109 from PABT

Lyndhurst

• #192/199 from PABT

Delawanna

• #190D from PABT
• PATH to Newark, Newark Light Rail to Branch Brook Park, #74 to Delawanna (“D” branch stops right at the station, regular one stops on Main Avenue)

Passaic

• #190D from PABT
• PATH to Newark, Newark Light Rail to Branch Brook Park, #74 to Passaic

Clifton

• #190 to Passaic (or privately operated minibuses duplicating it), then #702, #705, or #707
• PATH to Newark, #72 to Broad & Colfax, then 1 mile walk (#705 service is also available at Allwood Park & Ride, #707 at Marshall & Paxton, and #702 at St. Joseph’s Hospital)

Paterson

• #161/190 (or privately operated minibuses duplicating them)

Hawthorne

• #722 runs 2 trips per weekday to/from Paterson and Ridgewood, where bus service is available to PABT and GWB. Otherwise, the #746 at Maple Avenue/Wagaraw Road is the best route to connect to these two hubs.

Ridgewood to Suffern

• See Bergen Line, above.

Watsessing Avenue

• PATH to Newark Penn Station, then Newark Light Rail to Grove Street, or #11/28/29/72 to Watsessing Avenue
• #102 to Broad & Liberty, then either #72, or walk to Watsessing Park for the #11/28/29/72 or #94 to Watsessing Avenue

Bloomfield

• PATH to Newark Penn Station, then #11/28/29/72 or #34B
• #102 from PABT to Broad & Liberty

Glen Ridge

• PATH to Newark Penn Station, then #11/28/29 (Note: #11/28/29 serves Newark Penn only on Sundays and weekdays/Saturdays after 7pm, except for certain #29 trips). Other times, take Newark Light Rail to Bloomfield Avenue or Broad Street to catch #11/28/29

Bay Street/Walnut Street

• PATH to Newark Penn Station, then #11/28/29 or #34M
• #101 from PABT to Montclair

Watchung Avenue/Upper Montclair/Mountain Avenue

• PATH to Newark Penn Station, then #28
• #101 from PABT

Montclair Heights

• PATH to Newark Penn Station, then #28
• #101/191 from PABT

Dunellen

• #113/114 from PABT
• PATH to Newark, and then #65
• PATH to Newark and then walk to Broad Street to give yourself the option of both the #59 or #65.

Montclair State University

• PATH to Newark Penn Station, then #28 and walk through campus
• #101/191 or #105/195 from PABT

Little Falls

• PATH to Newark Penn Station, then #11 (or #28 on weekends)
• #191/195 from PABT

Wayne/Route 23

• #194/198/324 from PABT

Mountain View

• #194 from PABT, #324 from PABT to Mother’s Park & Ride and walk

Lincoln Park/Towaco

• #194 from PABT to Mountain View
• #324 from PABT to Wayne/Route 23
• #191/195/197/198 to Willowbook Mall and then #871 (Certain #197 trips bypass Willowbrook Mall. Make sure to check beforehand if your trip stops there.)

Boonton

Lakeland Lines to U.S.46/Beverwyck Road, then #871 (2 Lakeland trips per day run directly to Boonton)

Mountain Lakes

Lakeland Lines to Waterview Park & Ride or U.S.46/Boulevard (2 trips per day run to Mountain Lakes Boulevard/Lake Drive

Denville – Hackettstown

See Morris & Essex alternatives above

New Providence/Murray Hill

• Lakeland Bus #78 to New Providence/Murray Hill
• PATH to Newark, then #70 to Summit, then #986 to New Providence/Murray Hill
• #107 to Irvington Bus Terminal, then #70 to Summit, then #986 to New Providence/Murray Hill
• #113/114 to Plainfield, then #986 to New Providence/Murray Hill

Bernardsville

• Lakeland Bus #78 to Bernardsville

Basking Ridge

• Lakeland Bus #78 to Basking Ridge

Lyons

• Lakeland Bus #78 to Lyons

Millington

• Lakeland Bus #78 to Millington

Stirling

• Lakeland Bus #78 to Stirling

Gillette

• Lakeland Bus #78 to Gillette

Berkeley Heights

• Lakeland Bus #78 to Berkeley Heights

Far Hills

• No alternative service available. If motor vehicle is available, go to/from Bridgewater Commons for #114/117 to/from PABT, or to Bernardsville for Lakeland Bus to/from PABT.

Peapack

• No alternative service available. If motor vehicle is available, go to/from Bridgewater Commons for #114/117 to/from PABT, or to Bernardsville for Lakeland Bus to/from PABT.

Gladstone

• No alternative service available. If motor vehicle is available, go to/from Bridgewater Commons for #114/117 to/from PABT, or to Bernardsville for Lakeland Bus to/from PABT.

Newark Broad Street

•  PATH to Newark, then #72, #76, or Newark Light Rail to Newark Broad Street (#11/28/29 and #30/41 serve Newark Penn Station after 7 p.m.)

East Orange

• PATH to Newark, then #21, #71, #73 to East Orange

Brick Church

• PATH to Newark, then #21, #71, #73 to Brick Church
• Community Coach #77 local to Main & Prospect

Orange

• PATH to Newark, then #21, #44, #71, #73 to Orange (#41 available after 7 p.m.)
• #102 to Bloomfield, then #92 to Orange

Highland Avenue

• PATH to Newark, then #44 to Highland Avenue
• #102 to Bloomfield, then #92 to Highland Avenue
• #107 to South Orange, then #92 to Highland Avenue

Mountain

• PATH to Newark, then #44 to Tremont & Scotland
• #102 to Bloomfield, then #92 to Mountain
• #107 to South Orange, then #92 to Mountain

South Orange

• PATH to Newark, then #31 to South Orange
• #107 to South Orange

Maplewood

• PATH to Newark, then #25/375 or #70 to Maplewood (Springfield Avenue)
• #107 to Irvington Bus Terminal, then #25/375 or #70 to Maplewood (Springfield Avenue)

Millburn

• PATH to Newark, then #70 to Millburn
• #107 to Irvington Bus Terminal, then #70 to Millburn

Summit

• PATH to Newark, then #70 to Summit
• #107 to Irvington Bus Terminal, then #70 to Summit

Chatham/Madison/Convent Station

• Boxcar Morris Meteor to Chatham/Madison/Convent Station
• Community Coach #77 to Livingston Mall, then #873 to Chatham/Madison/Convent Station

Morristown

• Community Coach #77 to Livingston Mall, then #873 to Morristown
• Lakeland Bus #46/80 to Denville (Bloomfield Avenue Park & Ride), then #880 to Morristown, or to Dover for #875 to Morristown
• #191/193/194/197/198 to Willowbrook Mall, then #871/874 to Morristown

Morris Plains

• Community Coach #77 to Livingston Mall, then #873 to Hanover Avenue
• Lakeland Bus #46/80 to Denville (Bloomfield Avenue Park & Ride) for 880 to Morris Plains, or to Dover for #875 to Morris Plains

Mount Tabor

• Lakeland Bus #46/80 to Denville (Bloomfield Avenue Park & Ride), then #880 to Mount Tabor

Denville

• Lakeland Bus #46/80 to Denville (Bloomfield Avenue Park & Ride)

Dover

• Lakeland Bus #46/80 to Dover

Mount Arlington

• Lakeland Bus #46/80 to Mount Arlington (Howard Boulevard): limited service
• Subway to Washington Heights, then various Poconos jitneys to Mount Arlington

Netcong

• Lakeland Bus #46/80 to Netcong: limited service

Mount Olive

• Lakeland Bus #46/80 to Netcong (limited service), then 2-mile walk

Hackettstown

• No alternative service available from immediate station area. Martz Trailways operates some rush-hour service from Panther Valley Mall, approximately 4 miles away.

Avenel

• #115 to PABT…for Newark, take it to Jersey Gardens for the #24 or #40 (you have to walk through the mall to get to the local bus stop)

Woodbridge

• #116 to PABT or #803 to Metropark/#48 to Rahway for the Northeast Corridor (all NEC trains also stop in Newark). For Newark, you can also take the #48 to Elizabeth for the #24/59/62.

Perth Amboy

• #116 to PABT or #813 to Metuchen/#48 to Rahway for the Northeast Corridor (all NEC trains also stop in Newark). For Newark, you can also take the #48 to Elizabeth for the #24/59/62.

South Amboy

• Ferry to Lower Manhattan/Midtown Manhattan. M7 to Old Bridge for the #139 to PABT (or #63/64 to Jersey City or #67 to Newark). M7 to Cheesequake/Jon Bon Jovi Park & Ride for Academy buses to PABT and Lower Manhattan. As a last resort, the #815 runs to New Brunswick for the NEC.

Aberdeen-Matawan

• #131/133/135 to PABT. #817 to South Amboy for ferry to Lower/Midtown Manhattan.

Hazlet

• Academy Route 36 from Airport Plaza to PABT, Academy GSP routes from PNC Bank Arts Center

Middletown

• #834 to Leonardo for the Academy Route 36 to PABT, #834 to Red Bank, and then #832 or #838 to Exit 109 Park & Ride, for Academy GSP routes to PABT, Wall Street, and Jersey City

Red Bank

• Academy “Shore Points” to PABT, #832 or #838 to Exit 109 Park & Ride for Academy GSP routes to PABT, Wall Street, and Jersey City. The #838 also continues all the way to Freehold for the #63/64 to Jersey City, #67 to Newark, or the #135/139 to PABT.

Long Branch

• Academy “Shore Points” to PABT, #831 to Red Bank for #832/838 to Exit 109 Park & Ride for Academy GSP routes to PABT, Wall Street, and Jersey City. The #838 also continues all the way to Freehold for the #63/64 to Jersey City, #67 to Newark, or the #135/139 to PABT.

Elberon/Allenhurst

• Academy “Shore Points” to PABT, #837 to Asbury Park for #836 to Freehold for the #63/64 to Jersey City, #67 to Newark, or the #135/139 to PABT.

Asbury Park

• Academy “Shore Points” to PABT, #836 to Freehold for the #63/64 to Jersey City, #67 to Newark, or the #135/139 to PABT. As a last resort, the #317 to Brick Park & Ride for the #67 to Newark, #137 to PABT, or Academy to Lower Manhattan.

Belmar/Spring Lake/Manasquan/Point Pleasant

• Academy “Shore Points” to PABT, #317 to Brick Park & Ride for the #67 to Newark, #137 to PABT, or Academy to Lower Manhattan.

For intermediate riders, keep in mind that the North Jersey Coast Line can be “replicated” by taking the following chain of buses from Newark: #24/59/62 to Elizabeth – #48 to Perth Amboy – #817 to Campbells Junction – #834 to Red Bank – #831 to Long Branch – #837 to Asbury Park (the #832 also runs directly from Red Bank to Asbury Park) – #317/830 to Point Pleasant.

As a general rule, keep in mind that the Academy buses operate down the following major corridors: https://academybus.com/commuter#routes-timetables. Also, riders should check the schedules for these bus routes, because some of them do not run full-service schedules.

“Shore Points” (basically, the NJCL towns from Red Bank to Point Pleasant)

U.S.9 (also a major corridor for NJ Transit buses to PABT, Newark, and Jersey City)

Garden State Parkway

NJ-36

Metropark and west: See North Jersey Coast Line for Rahway and east.

Metropark

• PATH to Newark, #62 to Elizabeth, #48 (Woodbridge Center Mall branch) to Metropark
• #116 to Woodbridge, #803 to Metropark

Metuchen

• PATH to Newark, #62 to Elizabeth, #48 to Woodbridge Center Mall, #810 to Metuchen
• PATH to Newark, #62 to Elizabeth, #48 to Perth Amboy, #813 to Metuchen
• #116 to Perth Amboy, and then #813 to Metuchen

Edison

• PATH to Newark, #62 to Elizabeth, #48 to Woodbridge Center Mall, #810 to Edison
• Suburban Coach #100, #500, or #600 to New Brunswick, #810 to Edison

New Brunswick

• PATH to Newark, #62 to Elizabeth, #48 to Woodbridge Center Mall, #810 to New Brunswick
• PATH to Newark, #62 to Elizabeth, #48 to Perth Amboy, #815 to New Brunswick
• Suburban Coach #100, #500, or #600 to New Brunswick

Jersey Avenue

• Suburban Coach #100 to New Brunswick Park & Ride
• Suburban Coach #100 to New Brunswick and then #814 or M1 bus

Princeton Junction

• Suburban Coach #100 to Palmer Square, #605 to Quaker Bridge Mall, #600/612 to Princeton Junction

Princeton

• Suburban Coach #100 to Palmer Square

Hamilton

• Suburban Coach #100 to Palmer Square, then #606 to Hamilton.

Trenton

• Suburban Coach #100 to Palmer Square, then #606 to Trenton

Union

• PATH to Newark Penn Station, then #66 bus
• #113S to Salem and Morris, #113N to North & Morris. Take #26 or #52 along Morris Avenue if too far to walk.
• #112 or Northeast Corridor/North Jersey Coast Line to Elizabeth, then #26 or #52
• #114 to Union Center, then #52/66 or #114 to Bloy & Chapman, and then #26

Roselle Park

• #112 or #113 from PABT (#113N passes directly by the station, #112 and #113S pass a few blocks away)
• NEC/NJCL to Elizabeth, then #58, #59, or #112
• #115 to Roselle Street, then #94

Cranford/Garwood/Westfield

• #113 from PABT
• PATH to Newark and then walk to Broad Street for #59
• Boxcar – Raritan Rocket (https://www.boxcar.com/blog/raritan-rocket-expansion)

Fanwood

• #113 from PABT

Netherwood

• #113 from PABT
• PATH to Newark and then walk to Broad Street for #59

Plainfield

• #113/114 from PABT
• PATH to Newark, and then #65
• PATH to Newark and then walk to Broad Street to give yourself the option of both the #59 or #65.
• Morris & Essex Line to Summit, and then #986

Dunellen

• #113/114 from PABT
• PATH to Newark, and then #65
• PATH to Newark and then walk to Broad Street to give yourself the option of both the #59 or #65.

Bound Brook/Bridgewater

• #114 from PABT
• If buses are too crowded leaving PABT, make way to Dunellen, and then take #114 from there.

Somerville

• #114/117 from PABT
• If buses are too crowded leaving PABT, make way to Dunellen, and then take #114 from there.

Raritan

• #114/117 from PABT (closest stop is West End & Mountain in Somerville)
• If buses are too crowded leaving PABT, make way to Dunellen, and then take #114 from there.

North Branch

• CAT 1R/2R/3R buses connect RVCC to Somerville, but schedule is very limited

Annandale/Lebanon/Whitehouse

• TransBridge to Clinton Park & Ride and then Flemington Link #17/18 buses (very limited service)

High Bridge

TransBridge to Clinton Park & Ride and then Flemington Link #15 buses (very limited service)

Sloatsburg

• ShortLine Bus to Rt-17/Mill Street – Sloatsburg
• From Suffern, the TOR #93 runs to Sloatsburg

Tuxedo

• ShortLine Bus to Rt-17/Liberty Road – Tuxedo

Harriman

• ShortLine Bus to Harriman

Salisbury Mills – Cornwall

• No transit alternative.

Middletown

• ShortLine Bus to Middletown-Railroad Avenue, then Middletown #3 bus (which runs a very limited schedule) to the train station (we note the irony of having to take a bus that stops at Railroad Avenue to then get off and have to take a bus back towards the highway to get to the train station, assuming you parked your car or live near the Middletown train station).

Otisville

• No transit alternative.

Port Jervis

• ShortLine Bus to Port Jervis First Assembly Church or Matamoras – Best Western

Wood-Ridge

• 163/164 from PABT on Valley Boulevard, PATH to Newark, and then #76 along Hackensack Street, #144 from PABT (reverse-peak only)

Teterboro

• 151/161 from PABT (#76 and #163/164 are on the other side of the tracks and have access to the residential portions of Hasbrouck Heights, but not to the Teterboro station)

Essex Street

• #144/162/163/164/165 from PABT,
• PATH to Newark and then #76
• Walking distance of #178/182 from GWB
• Walking distance of #83 (which connects to/from PATH at Journal Square)

Anderson Street

• #162/163/165/168 from PABT,
• PATH to Newark, #76 to Hackensack Bus Terminal
• #175, and also #178/182 from GWB to Hackensack Bus Terminal
• #83 to River Road & Anderson Street (connects to/from PATH at Journal Square in Jersey City)

New Bridge Landing

• #165/168 and Rockland Coaches 11A from PABT (very limited service on #11A; dominant direction only, weekday rush hours)
• #171 or private Rt-4 minibuses that duplicate it
• #83 to Hackensack Bus Terminal (connects to/from PATH at Journal Square in Jersey City), then #762

River Edge

• #165 and Rockland Coaches 11A from PABT (very limited service on #11A; dominant direction only, weekday rush hours)

Emerson

• #165 and Rockland Coaches 11A from PABT (very limited service on #11A; dominant direction only, weekday rush hours)

Oradell

• #165 and Rockland Coaches 11A from PABT (very limited service on #11A; dominant direction only, weekday rush hours)

Westwood

• #165 and Rockland Coach 11A from PABT (very limited service on #11A; dominant direction only, weekday rush hours)

Hillsdale

• Rockland Coach #11A or #46 from PABT (very limited service on both lines; dominant direction only, weekday rush hours)

Woodcliff Lake

• Rockland Coach #11A or #47/49 from PABT (very limited service on all lines; dominant direction only, weekday rush hours)

Park Ridge

• Rockland Coach #11A or #47/49 from PABT (very limited service on all lines; dominant direction only, weekday rush hours)

Montvale

• Rockland Coach #11A or #47/49 from PABT (very limited service on all lines; dominant direction only, weekday rush hours)

Pearl River

• Metro-North to White Plains or Tarrytown, H05 (from White Plains) or H07 (from Tarrytown) to Palisades Mall, and then TOR #92

Nanuet

• Rockland Coach #11A or #20 from PABT, Metro-North to White Plains or Tarrytown, H05 (from White Plains) or H07 (from Tarrytown) to Palisades Mall, and then TOR #59

Spring Valley

• Rockland Coaches #11X or #45, Metro-North to White Plains and then H03.