World Country Guide

Travel - International

Air
International airports: Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) (website: www.acairport.com) is 16km (10 miles) from Atlantic City. A regular shuttle service runs to Atlantic City (cost: US$20) and taxis are available to the city for around US$30. Limousine services and car hire (Avis, Budget and Hertz) are also available at the terminal building.
Philadelphia International Airport (PHI) is one hour’s drive from Atlantic City via the Atlantic City Expressway (see the Pennsylvania section).
Newark International Airport (EWR) (website: www.newarkairport.com), 27km (16 miles) southwest of midtown Manhattan, is the major hub for international arrivals to the State, although many travellers head to nearby Manhattan, which is connected by bus services (travel time - 30 minutes). The airport has extensive facilities, including banks, shops and duty-free shops, restaurants, bars and coffee shops, a nursery and car hire (Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz and National). Taxis, buses (both local and those serving regional destinations), shuttles and limousines are available at all three terminals. NJ Transit operates bus routes to and from the airport; buses 37 and 62 stop at Newark Airport Terminal B. Newark is linked to Princeton by the Princeton Airporter, which runs an hourly service 0700-2200 (cost US$23). Taxi fares to the city of Newark are determined by zone, and cost US$11-15.
The Newark Airport AirTrain is a monorail service that connects the airport terminals with the Newark International Airport Station, serviced by Amtrak and NJ Transit trains, which travel to Newark Penn Station (with connections to buses, trains to southern New Jersey, and the PATH rapid-transit system (website: www.pathrail.com) to Manhattan), Hoboken (connections to northern and western New Jersey) and New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. For further information, contact the New Jersey Transit Information Center (tel: (973) 762 5100 or (800) 772 2222; website: www.njtransit.com).

Transport to New York City
Rail services to Manhattan are available at Newark Airport International Station and Newark Penn Station (see above). Olympia Airport Express runs frequent bus services 0400-2345 to Midtown Manhattan, stopping at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and Grand Central Station Terminal (both of which are also served by New York Airport Service express buses running to JFK and La Guardia airports – see New York section) and Penn Station (travel time – 30-60 minutes); the fare is US$13. NJ Transit buses from Newark arrive at the Port Authority Terminal in Manhattan. Shared minibuses that stop on demand are run by Express Shuttle USA, which serves the area between 23rd and 63rd Streets (0600-2300) for US$14 per person, and SuperShuttle Manhattan, which stops anywhere south of 227th Street (24 hours) for US$15-19. Gray Line Air Shuttles run from Newark to Manhattan 0700-2330 and cost around US$15-20. Taxis to downtown and midtown Manhattan cost US$34-55, plus tolls. Inter-airport transfers: There are direct bus services from Newark to JFK 0600-2030 on the Princeton Airporter for US$23, and to La Guardia on the ETS Air Shuttle for US$28. There is a scheduled helicopter service between the airports, and limousine service is also available. The flat-rate taxi fare from Newark to JFK is US$60 plus tolls; to La Guardia, the fare is US$65 plus tolls.

Inter-airport transfers
Inter-airport transfers: There are direct bus services from Newark to JFK 0600-2030 on the Princeton Airporter for US$23, and to La Guardia on the ETS Air Shuttle for US$25. There is a scheduled helicopter service between the airports, and limousine service is also available. The flat-rate taxi fare from Newark to JFK is US$60 plus tolls; to La Guardia, the fare is US$50 plus tolls.

Approximate flight times
See flight times in New York section, as they are almost exactly the same.

Sea
Circle Line Tours operates a year-round ferry service to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island from Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Hoboken Ferry Service, TNT Hydrolines and Port Imperial Ferry operate services to and from New York City. Cape May-Lewes Ferry operates a service to and from Cape May to the State of Delaware.

Rail
Penn Station in Newark serves NJ Transit trains as well as most Amtrak (tel: (800) 872 7245 (toll-free); website: www.amtrak.com) services along the New York–Philadelphia–Washington corridor, including high-speed Acela Express trains. For train times on these routes, see the New York section; trains from Newark to New York take 15 to 20 minutes. Trains between Atlantic City and Philadelphia are operated by NJ Transit and Amtrak.

Road
Travel from New Jersey to New York City is across the George Washington Bridge or through the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels. Bridges connecting to Philadelphia are the Walt Whitman Bridge, Betsy Ross Bridge and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. The Delaware Memorial Bridge connects New Jersey with Delaware. The New Jersey Turnpike runs north and south through the State, while the Garden State Parkway takes travellers to the shore points. Bus: Penn Station (McCarter Highway/Market Street, Newark) handles long-distance and regional buses. Greyhound (tel: (800) 229 9424 (toll-free); website: www.greyhound.com) is the main long-distance carrier.

Approximate driving times
From Newark to Philadelphia is one hour 30 minutes, to Hartford is two hours 30 minutes, to Albany is three hours 30 minutes, to Baltimore is three hours 30 minutes, to Boston is four hours 30 minutes, to Washington, DC is four hours 30 minutes, to Pittsburgh is six hours, to Portland (Maine) is six hours 30 minutes, to Montréal is seven hours 30 minutes, to Buffalo is seven hours, to Toronto is eight hours, to Cleveland is nine hours, to Indianapolis is 14 hours, to Chicago is 15 hours, to Miami is 26 hours 30 minutes, to Dallas is 32 hours 30 minutes, to Los Angeles is 57 hours, to San Francisco is 60 hours, and to Seattle is 60 hours. All times are based on non-stop driving at or below the applicable speed limits.

Approximate bus travel times
From New Jersey to Philadelphia is one hour 40 minutes, to Albany is three hours, to Washington, DC is four hours 40 minutes, to Boston is four hours 45 minutes, to Montréal is eight hours 30 minutes, to Buffalo is nine hours, to Pittsburgh is nine hours, and to Cleveland is nine hours 30 minutes.