Location and Access

Overview

Few places on the planet are as easily accessed by road and rail as Newark, New Jersey. The city has one of the best public transportation networks in the county, giving residents and commuters plenty of options for getting to and from work and helping to keep the roads as uncongested as possible. Take a closer look:

Rail Access

Newark boasts not one, but two train stations. Newark Penn Station sees an average of 75,000 passengers each day from multiple rail lines. It is connected directly to more than 2 million square feet of Class A office space at the Gateway Center and Legal Center and is a five-minute walk to the Prudential Center arena. 

The Newark Broad Street Station is located in the northern part of downtown near the Newark Bears Riverfront Stadium, Washington Park and the University Heights neighborhood.  More than 950 trains pass through the station weekly.  Also servicing 15 different bus routes, the station is currently undergoing a $73 million upgrade.

Amtrak

Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express trains, as well as all other Northeast corridor Amtrak trains, stop at Newark Penn Station. On the Acela, it takes just four hours from Newark to Boston, 50 minutes to Philadelphia and two and a half hours to Washington, DC.

NJ Transit

Three NJ Transit lines travel through Newark Penn Station: North Jersey Coast, Northeast Corridor and Raritan Valley lines. From Broad Street Station, passengers travel along three additional lines: the Morris & Essex (M&E) Morristown line, the M&E Gladstone branch, and the Monclair-Boontoon line.

Light Rail

NJ Transit operates two light rail systems, which links residents in north Newark and the northern suburbs to commercial, educational and cultural destinations downtown. Newark Light Rail connects Grove Street to Penn Station and Penn Station to Broad Street Station.

PATH

Designed to link Manhattan to northern New Jersey urban centers, the PATH rapid transit system carries 227,000 passengers each weekday. It takes just 22 minutes to go between Newark Penn Station and the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, while the trip to multiple destinations along the Avenue of the Americas takes little more than a half hour.

Bus Service

Newark is a regional bus hub, serviced by two major carriers:

NJ Transit

Nearly 30 different lines emanate from Newark to urban and suburban communities throughout the state.

Greyhound

New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and many other regional destinations are served by Greyhound buses.

Highways & Roads

Six major highways create a superb network of access through and around Newark:

NJ Turnpike

This north-south highway runs along the eastern edge of the city with Exits 13A, 14, 15E and 15W serving Newark and providing easy access to New York City through the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels and the George Washington Bridge.

I-78

This interstate highway, along with US Route 22, runs east-west along the southern end of Newark, borders the airport and provides access to the western suburbs and the NJ Turnpike.

US 1/9

Also known as the Pulaski Skyway, this highway runs north-south through the southern part of the city and leads directly to the Holland Tunnel.

I-280

This highway bisects Newark and connects the NJ Turnpike to I-80 and points north and west.

Route 21

Newark’s primary artery, along with Broad Street, this thoroughfare runs from the airport through the heart of the city to US 46.

Garden State Parkway

Many exits from the parkway connect to Newark’s business district, neighborhoods, airport and seaport.

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Path
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