Wow! You folks are creative! Earlier today, we asked “Since no trains are running, how did you get to NYC today?”
Now…what you might not know is that NJT always does some degree of cross-honoring. Your train pass may be valid for a bus (or light rail) that can get you home.
For more info, go here http://www.njtransit.com/ti/ti_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=RailTicketsTo and click on Travel Flexibility
Here is what 6 others said…in no particular order. Sorry if there are still questions about these details…as we did not have time to review each one. You can add more in the “comments”
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(1) Drove to Sec. Junction. Parked. Took any available train into Penn. Already have a monthly so only extra cost was parking for the day. Very easy.
(2) I live in Verona, and work in lower Manhattan. So, today I took the 29 express bus to Newark Penn Station. When I Got there, I took the Path train to the World Trade Center. The bus was cross-honoring my train pass, so that didn’t cost extra. I got to work a little earlier than usual, in fact.
(3) LAZ Parking at 138 Magnolia, Jersey City connects underground to the JOURNAL SQUARE PATH. The cost is 10 bucks for 12 hours.
(4) To reach Newark City Subway:
Ride the #28 bus or drive to Grove Street Station Park N Ride via Bloomfield Avenue or Franklin Avenue.
Drive south toward Newark, passing under the Garden State Parkway overpass, and continue to Watsessing Avenue.
From Bloomfield Avenue, continue one more block and turn left on Grove Street.
From Franklin, turn right on Watsessing and bear right on Grove. Park and Ride parking machine is located near the entrance to the Light Rail Station ticket kiosks.
(Map of station location http://tinyurl.com/4ypmw92 )
Monthly train pass holders do NOT need to purchase a ticket to ride the light rail. For others, a one-way ticket is $1.35.
Ride to Newark Broad Street if connecting train lines are running, or to Penn Station to connect with PATH service and other NJ Transit trains that may be in service.
(5) I drove from Glen Ridge to Harrison this morning. Traffic on the GSP was about usual volume although Rte. 280 was jammed up due to an accident on the west side about ¼ mile west of the train station. Plenty of parking in Harrison. Trip took about 25 – 30 minutes. The Path train to Exchange Place was very crowded.
(6) From Glen Ridge:
1.) Took Bus (a special NJT train that was running when I got to the bus stop) to the Bloomfield light rail station.
2.) Took Light Rail to Newark Penn Station
3.) Took NJT train to New York Penn Station
Actually didn’t take much longer than my actual commute.