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.
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.
Assignments are noted in the table. The 351 and 353 are shared with Coach USA, 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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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 |
| Hillcrest Rd & Morningside Rd |
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372 | Bloomfield Bloomfield Av & Ampere Pkwy |
| Bloomfield High School |
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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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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 |
| 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 |
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340 | Trenton | No express service, just a special service | Atlantic City Bus Terminal |
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343 | Trenton | No express service, just a special service | Unknown |
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346 | Princeton Junction | No express service, just a special service | Princeton station (NJ Transit) |
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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 |
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301 (first use) | Atlantic City Bus Terminal | Atlantic City International Airport | Atlantic City Expressway |
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301 (second use) 310 (first use) | Port Authority | Action Park | Interstate 80 |
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302 "AirLink" | Newark-Broad St. | Newark Liberty International Airport | McCarter Highway |
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303 (second use) 306 "The Loop" | Newark-Broad St. | Newark Penn Station | Broad Street |
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303 (first use) | George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal | Newark Liberty International Airport | New Jersey Turnpike |
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304 (first use) | Saddle Brook | Newark Liberty International Airport | New Jersey Turnpike |
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304 (second use) | Port Authority Bus Terminal, Manhattan | Route 3/46 express | Mountain Creek |
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305 | Liberty State Park | Liberty State Park visitor center | Audrey Zapp Drive Freedom Way |
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307 (first use) | Port Authority | McGuire Air Force Base | New Jersey Turnpike |
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307 (second use) (seasonal service only) | Freehold Freehold Center | Six Flags Great Adventure | Route 537 |
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| 308 (seasonal service only) | Port Authority Bus Terminal and Newark Penn Station | Six Flags Great Adventure | New Jersey Turnpike - Interstate 195 |
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309 (first use) | Toms River | Island Beach State Park | NJ Route 37 |
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309 (second use) | Toms River | Six Flags Great Adventure | Interstate 195 |
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310 (second use) | Trenton | Six Flags Great Adventure | Interstate 195 |
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311 | Asbury Park | Six Flags Great Adventure | Interstate 195 |
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318 (seasonal service only) | Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal | Six Flags Great Adventure | I-295 and I-195 |
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| 319 (LOCAL) | Port Authority | Atlantic City Bus Terminal | U.S. Route 9 |
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322 | Port Authority | Meadowlands Sports Complex Park & Ride | New Jersey Route 3 |
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323 | Port Authority | PNC Bank Arts Center | Garden State Parkway |
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325 | Vince Lombardi Park/Ride | Newark Penn Station | New Jersey Turnpike |
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330 | Lincroft | Newark Penn Station | Garden State Parkway |
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333 | Red Bank | Newark Penn Station | Garden State Parkway |
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350 | Port Authority | Allentown, PA | Interstate 78, U.S. Route 22 |
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365 | Woodland Park | West Paterson | 5th Avenue, Grand Street, Rosa Parks Blvd |
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| 373 | Trenton | unknown destination |
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397 | Willowbrook Mall | Main Street, Little Falls | Passaic Valley High School, Main Street, Willowbrook Blvd |
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