Main article: New Jersey Transit Bus Operations
New Jersey Transit operates over seventy interstate bus routes mostly in northern New Jersey running to multiple destinations in New York City. Most routes go to the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) in Midtown Manhattan; the remainder go to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal (GWB Bus Terminal) in Washington Heights or run in the streets of Lower Manhattan.
Below is a complete list of these routes sorted by region and by number, followed by brief descriptions of major points along the route (e.g. streets, major destinations), specific details on its operation (e.g. express services, short turns, hours of operation), the history of the route, and the storage and maintenance facilities where the route is based. All routes are currently operated by New Jersey Transit Bus Operations. Routes indicated as running during rush hour run to New York during AM rush and to New Jersey during PM rush, unless otherwise noted. Some of the routes to the Port Authority Bus Terminal also stop on 30th and 31st Streets in Union City to connect to local bus routes in Hudson County. Where this applies to cases where Union City is not served by the route in any other way, it is indicated by "Serves Union City".
Northern Division
Northern Division routes go to points in Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties in New Jersey, as well as in Orange County in New York.
From Lower Manhattan
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120 | Bayonne | Avenue C |
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From the GWB Bus Terminal and GWB Plaza
Route | New Jersey terminal | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage |
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171 | Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal | Route 4, Garden State Plaza, Broadway |
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175 | Ridgewood Bus Terminal | Route 4, Cedar Lane, Passaic Street, Maple Avenue |
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178 | Hackensack Bus Terminal | Route 4, Grand Avenue, Forest Avenue, Englewood Avenue |
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181 | Union City Bergenline Avenue Station |
Palisade Avenue,Bergenline Avenue |
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182 | Hackensack Bus Terminal | Main Street/Fort Lee Road/DeGraw Avenue |
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186 | Dumont | Sylvan Avenue, Palisade Avenue, Teaneck Road/Washington Avenue |
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188 | West New York | River Road, Anthony M. Defino Way, 60th Street |
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To Hudson County from PABT
Route | Terminal | Major points | Notes | History | Garage |
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119 | Bayonne | Central Avenue, Journal Square, JFK Boulevard |
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121 | North Bergen | 32nd Street, West Side Avenue |
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122 | Secaucus | Paterson Plank Road |
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123 | Jersey City Christ Hospital |
Palisade Avenue, 9th Street-Congress Street Station |
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124 | Secaucus Secaucus Junction |
County Avenue, Secaucus Road, Castle Road |
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125 | Jersey City Journal Square |
John F. Kennedy Boulevard |
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126 | Jersey City Hamilton Park Hoboken Terminal |
Washington Street, Willow Avenue and Clinton Street, Hoboken Terminal |
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128 | North Bergen Nungessers |
Boulevard East |
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129 | Secaucus Secaucus Junction |
Front Street, Meadowlands Parkway, Seaview Drive |
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To Hudson and Bergen Counties from PABT
Route | Terminal | Major points | Notes | History | Garage |
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127 | Ridgefield Fulton Place |
Tonnelle Avenue Station Tonelle Avenue, Broad Avenue |
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144 | Paramus or Elmwood Park | Reverse peak service serves Marginal Road Union City Moonachie Avenue, Essex Street, Route 4 |
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145 | Fair Lawn | Century Road, Morlot Avenue |
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148 | Midland Park | Route 208, Goffle Road |
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151 | Paterson |
U.S. 46, Vreeland Avenue, Park Avenue |
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153 | Fairview NJT Garage |
Anderson Avenue |
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154 | Fort Lee | John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Bergen Boulevard |
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155 | Teaneck | Main Street, Palisade Avenue, River Road |
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156 | Englewood Cliffs | Park Avenue, Bergenline Avenue, Nungessers, Palisades Avenue, GWB Plaza, Sylvan Avenue |
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156R | Englewood Cliffs | Port Imperial, River Road, Gorge Road, Palisade Avenue, GWB Plaza, Sylvan Avenue |
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157 | Teaneck | Teaneck Road, Bergen Turnpike, Cedar Lane |
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158 | Fort Lee Med West |
Weehawken Port Imperial, River Road, Gorge Road, Palisade Avenue, GWB Plaza |
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159 | Fort Lee Linwood Park |
Bergenline Avenue, Nungessers, Anderson Avenue, GWB Plaza |
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160 | Elmwood Park | Meadowlands Sports Complex, Paterson Avenue, Midland Avenue |
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161 | Paterson full-time Passaic peak service |
Washington Avenue, U.S. 46 |
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162 | Paramus | Prospect Avenue, Passaic Street |
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163 | Ridgewood | via Union City Valley Boulevard, Passaic Street, Ridgewood Avenue Turnpike Express weekday rush hours and Saturdays only |
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164 | Midland Park | via Meadowlands Paterson Plank Road, Boulevard, Essex Street, Morlot Avenue, Saddle River Road |
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165 | Westwood | Boulevard East, Nungessers, Broad Avenue, Hudson Street, State Street, Kinderkamack Road |
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166 | Cresskill | Boulevard East-Nungessers full-time local service New Jersey Turnpike express rush hours and Saturdays only I-95 Englewood Express weekday rush hours only Broad Avenue, Engle and Dean Streets, Washington Avenue |
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167 | Harrington Park Mon-Sat only New Milford (weekdays only) Dumont full-time |
Teaneck Road/Washington Avenue |
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168 | Paramus Park | Boulevard East-Nungessers full-time local service New Jersey Turnpike express weekday rush hours only |
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177 | Harrington Park |
express between PABT and Teaneck Armory Teaneck Armory - Teaneck Road/Washington Avenue |
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To Passaic County and Orange County, New York from PABT
Route | Terminal | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage |
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190 | Paterson | Paterson Plank Road, Orient Way, Union Avenue, Main Avenue/Street |
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191 | Willowbrook Mall | Allwood Road, Long Hill Road, Main Street |
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192 | Clifton | Rutherford Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Allwood Road |
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193 | Wayne | French Hill Road or Route 23 |
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194 | Butler or Newfoundland (seasonal service to Mountain Creek) |
Newark-Pompton Turnpike, Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike, Route 23 |
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195 | Willowbrook Mall | Allwood Road, Ridge Road, Newark-Pompton Turnpike |
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196 | Warwick, NY | Interstate 287, NJ-208, Interstate 80, NJ Turnpike |
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197 | Ringwood, West Milford, or Warwick, N.Y. (most 197 service via William Paterson University, first 196 stop on Skyline Drive) |
Ringwood Avenue, NY Routes 210 and 17A |
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198 | William Paterson University | West Belt Parkway, Valley Road |
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199 | Clifton | Rutherford Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Allwood Road |
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Central Division
Central Division routes go to points south of the Essex/Passaic county line, and west of the Passaic River.
To Essex County from PABT
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage |
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101 | West Orange | Valley Road, Park Street, Harrison Avenue |
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102 | Bloomfield | Passaic Avenue, Broad Street |
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105 | West Caldwell | Ridge Road, Pompton Avenue, Bloomfield Avenue |
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107 | South Orange | Irvington Avenue, Clinton Avenue, Lyons Avenue, Eastern Parkway and Western Parkway are also major streets for trips |
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108 | Newark | 7th Avenue, Raymond Boulevard |
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109 | Newark | Ridge Road, Belleville Turnpike, Mount Prospect Avenue |
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To points in the Raritan Valley from PABT
Route | Terminal | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage |
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111 | Jersey Gardens Mall | North Avenue |
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112 | Clark or Roselle, New Jersey | Raritan Road, Amsterdam Avenue, Jersey Avenue, Broad Street, and North Avenue |
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113 | Dunellen | Route 28 and U.S. Route 22 |
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114 | Bridgewater Commons | Route 28, Watchung Avenue, Mountain Avenue, Morris Avenue, and U.S. Route 22 |
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115 | Avenel or Rahway | St. Georges Avenue and Bayway Avenue |
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116 | Perth Amboy | Convery Boulevard, Port Reading Avenue, and Roosevelt Avenue |
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117 | Somerville | U.S. Route 22 |
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To points south of the Raritan River from PABT
These routes are assigned to the Howell Garage in Howell Twp. with some rush hour service on some lines operated by Academy Bus. All routes operate during weekday peak hours only, except for the 137 and 139.
Route | Terminal | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage |
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130 | Howell or Lakewood | U.S. Route 9 |
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131 | Sayreville | Ernston Road |
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132 (second use) | Lakewood or Freehold | U.S. Route 9, Wemrock Road, Stillwells Corner Road |
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133 | Old Bridge | Route 34 or Route 516 |
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135 | Freehold Center | Matawan Avenue, Route 79 |
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136 | Lakewood | U.S. Route 9 |
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137 | Toms River or Seaside Park (seasonal) | Garden State Parkway (some trips via Route 549) |
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138 | Old Bridge or Monroe | Route 18, Ferry Road, Summerhill Road, Spotswood-Englishtown Road |
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139 | Lakewood | U.S. Route 9 |
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139E | Howell | Route 522, Route 527, Route 516, U.S. Route 9 |
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Former routes
This list includes routes that have been renumbered or are now operated by private companies or simply discontinued.
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132 (first use) | Freehold | Port Authority | County Routes 516, 527, 522 |
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134 | Old Bridge | Wall Street | Route 18, Route 516 |
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136 | Lakewood | Wall Street | U.S. Route 9 |
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156T | Cliffside Park Winston Towers | PABT | NJ Turnpike |
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162 | Passaic | Port Authority | U.S. Route 46 |
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184 | GWB Bus Station | Oradell | U.S. Route 9W |
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References
- "NJ Transit takes over contractor's bus routes to ease crowding". 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Nj Transit".
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