New Jersey Transit operates the following bus routes, which are mostly focused on long-distance travel, special-event service, school trippers, or park-and-ride service.
Routes
Northern Division
Assignments are noted in the table. The 351 and 353 are shared with Coach USA, the 308 is shared with the Central Division, and the 319 is listed in the Southern Division, from where most runs are based. All routes are express service. The full route is shown for each line except for branching.
Route | Terminal A | Main routes of travel | Terminal B | Fare collection | Notes | Garage |
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308 |
Port Authority Bus Terminal and/or Newark Penn Station |
New Jersey Turnpike - Interstate 195 | Six Flags Great Adventure | Full service |
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320 |
Port Authority Bus Terminal | Harmon Meadow Boulevard | Secaucus The Shops At Mill Creek |
Full service |
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321 |
Port Authority Bus Terminal | New Jersey Turnpike | Vince Lombardi Park & Ride | Full service |
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324 |
Port Authority Bus Terminal | Route 3/46 express | Wayne-Route 23 (full-time) Mothers Park-Ride (limited weekday service) |
Full service |
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329 |
Secaucus Junction | Meadowlands Parkway via Secaucus Road/Castle Road/County Avenue (Morning Service) Meadowlands Parkway via Seaview Drive/Castle Road (Afternoon Service) |
Secaucus Harmon Cove |
Full Service |
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351 | Port Authority Bus Terminal | Route 3 express | Meadowlands Sports Complex | Full Service |
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353 |
Secaucus Junction | Meadowlands Parkway (no intermediate stops) |
Meadowlands Sports Complex | Full Service |
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355 |
Port Authority Bus Terminal | Route 3 Express (no intermediate stops) | American Dream Meadowlands | Full Service |
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356 |
Secaucus Junction | Meadowlands Parkway
(no intermediate stops) |
American Dream Meadowlands | Full Service |
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361 |
Newark-Ivy Hill | Springfield Avenue, 18th Avenue (Rush Hours Only) | Newark Penn Station |
Exact Fare |
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364 |
Ridgewood High School or Van Neste Square |
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Hillcrest Rd & Morningside Rd | PM School tripper route, some trips start at the school, others go via the school |
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372 |
Bloomfield Bloomfield Av & Ampere Pkwy |
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Bloomfield High School | AM School tripper route, towards the school only |
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375 |
Maplewood | Springfield Avenue, Wilson Avenue (Rush Hours Only) | Essex County Correctional Center Newark Penn Station |
Exact Fare |
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378 |
Newark Penn Station | I-280, New Jersey Turnpike | UPS Drive, Secaucus |
Exact Fare |
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Southern Division
These 300-series routes operate in southern New Jersey, primarily as long-distance local bus lines, along with the 319 Parkway Express. All lines are full-service lines with limited service. The 319 is shared with Meadowlands.
Route | Terminal A | Main routes of travel | Express service (if applicable) |
Terminal B | Notes | Garage |
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313 |
Philadelphia 30th Street Station | Routes 42, 55, and 47 New Jersey Avenue |
Express from Philadelphia to Pitman (stops at WRTC) |
Cape May |
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315 |
Philadelphia 30th Street Station | Route 42 Black Horse Pike Route 50 Landis Avenue New Jersey Avenue |
Express from Philadelphia to Washington Township garage (stops at WRTC) |
Cape May |
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316 |
Philadelphia 30th Street Station | Route 42 Atlantic City Expressway Garden State Parkway New Jersey Avenue |
Express from Philadelphia to North Wildwood (stops at WRTC, Gloucester Twp, and Sicklerville) |
Cape May |
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317 |
Philadelphia (6th St. at Race St.) | Routes 38, 530, 528, 88, and 71 | No express service. Formerly Route 117 | Asbury Park |
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319 |
Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York (full-time) Jersey City-Journal Square (limited service) |
Garden State Parkway | Express from New York City to Sea Isle City (stops in Toms River, Atlantic City, and Ocean City) On most trips, change at Atlantic City for buses south to Wildwood and Cape May. |
Atlantic City Bus Terminal, or Wildwood Bus Terminal and Cape May Formerly Route 119 |
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Former routes
This list includes routes that have been renumbered or are now operated by private companies.
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Current status | |
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300 |
Port Authority | Newark Liberty International Airport North Area | New Jersey Turnpike | Route sold to Olympia Trails, operated by them as the Newark Airport Express. |
301 (first use) |
Atlantic City Bus Terminal | Atlantic City International Airport | Atlantic City Expressway | Discontinued 1987 after People Express went out of business. Alternate service available from Pleasantville via the South Jersey Transportation Authority. |
301 (second use) 310 (first use) |
Port Authority | Action Park | Interstate 80 | Discontinued 1997 (but last ran in 1996) when Action Park went out of business. Service to successor Mountain Creek operated by extension of #194 line. Was the 310 from 1978 to 1987. |
302 "AirLink" |
Newark-Broad St. | Newark Liberty International Airport | McCarter Highway | Discontinued when AirTrain Newark opened. Was once privately operated before NJT ran it. |
303 (second use) 306 "The Loop" |
Newark-Broad St. | Newark Penn Station | Broad Street | Originally the 303, this route was an Airlink short-turn within Newark. Renumbered 306 "The Loop" when NJPAC opened. Discontinued when the Newark Light Rail opened to Newark-Broad St. |
303 (first use) |
George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal | Newark Liberty International Airport | New Jersey Turnpike | Experimental route, cancelled due to low ridership. Also served Harmon Meadow. |
304 (first use) |
Saddle Brook | Newark Liberty International Airport | New Jersey Turnpike | Experimental route, cancelled due to low ridership. Also served Harmon Meadow. |
304 (second use) |
Port Authority Bus Terminal, Manhattan | Route 3/46 express | Mountain Creek | Has been designated as 301 or 310 in the past, most recently ran as an extension of NJT 194 route. Discontinued after 2013/2014 season. |
305 |
Liberty State Park | Liberty State Park visitor center | Audrey Zapp Drive Freedom Way |
Contractor route of Red & Tan, discontinued May 2010 due to low ridership. |
307 (first use) |
Port Authority | McGuire Air Force Base | New Jersey Turnpike | Discontinued. |
307 (second use) (seasonal service only) |
Freehold Freehold Center |
Six Flags Great Adventure | Route 537 | Ran summers only. Discontinued September 7, 2015 |
309 (first use) |
Toms River | Island Beach State Park | NJ Route 37 | Ran summers only. Absorbed into the #137 schedule. |
309 (second use) |
Toms River | Six Flags Great Adventure | Interstate 195 | Ran summers only. Discontinued 2005. |
310 (second use) |
Trenton | Six Flags Great Adventure | Interstate 195 | Ran summers only. Discontinued 2005. |
311 |
Asbury Park | Six Flags Great Adventure | Interstate 195 | Ran summers only. Discontinued 2005. |
318 (seasonal service only) |
Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal | Six Flags Great Adventure | I-295 and I-195 | Ran summers only. Discontinued September 7, 2015. |
319 (LOCAL) |
Port Authority | Atlantic City Bus Terminal | U.S. Route 9 | Route split in Lakewood, and later on in the Amboys. Now the #116, #139, and #559 lines. The express service continues to carry the #319 designation. |
322 |
Port Authority | Meadowlands Sports Complex Park & Ride | New Jersey Route 3 | Route sold to Academy Bus, then subsequently discontinued. |
323 |
Port Authority | PNC Bank Arts Center | Garden State Parkway | Route sold to Academy Bus. Service provided to this park-ride on the Shore Points and Parkway Express lines. |
325 |
Vince Lombardi Park/Ride | Newark Penn Station | New Jersey Turnpike | Short-lived express route; discontinued due to low ridership. |
330 |
Lincroft | Newark Penn Station | Garden State Parkway | Originally ran from Asbury Park, but was cut back to Lincroft. Route was then sold to Academy Bus, then discontinued. Alternate service available via the North Jersey Coast Line. |
333 |
Red Bank | Newark Penn Station | Garden State Parkway | Route sold to Academy Bus, then discontinued. Alternate service available via the North Jersey Coast Line. |
340 | Atlantic City or Lakewood | Trenton | Shuttle bus for the Northeast Corridor Line | |
346 | Princeton Junction | Princeton Station | Shuttle bus for the Princeton Dinky | |
350 |
Port Authority | Allentown, PA | Interstate 78, U.S. Route 22 | Route sold to Trans-Bridge Lines. Previously operated by Transport of New Jersey as #150. |