New Jersey Getting There
Main Airports
Philadelphia International Airport (PHI) (website: www.philadelphia-phl.com) is 1 hour's drive from Atlantic City via the Atlantic City Expressway (see the Pennsylvania section).
Newark Liberty 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 (journey time - 30 minutes). To/from the airport: 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 40 and 62 stop at Newark Airport Terminal B. Newark is linked to Princeton by the Princeton Airporter. Taxi fares to the city of Newark are determined by zone. The Newark Airport AirTrain is a monorail service that connects the airport terminals with the Newark Liberty 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 (website: www.njtransit.com). Facilities: The airport has extensive facilities, including banks, shops and duty-free shops, restaurants, bars and coffee shops, a nursery and car hire.
Getting There by Water
Getting There by Rail
Penn Station in Newark serves NJ Transit trains as well as most Amtrak (tel: 1 800 872 7245, in the USA only; 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.
Getting There by Road
Bus: Penn Station (McCarter Highway/Market Street, Newark) handles long-distance and regional buses. Greyhound (tel: 1 800 231 2222, in the USA only; website: www.greyhound.com) is the main long-distance carrier.
Approximate driving times:
From Newark to Washington, DC is 4 hours 30 minutes, to Miami is 26 hours 30 minutes, and to Los Angeles is 57 hours. All times are based on non-stop driving at or below the applicable speed limits.
Approximate bus journey times:
From New Jersey to Philadelphia is 1 hour 40 minutes, to Boston is 4 hours 45 minutes and to Cleveland is 9 hours 30 minutes.
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