How to get fromBasking Ridge to South OrangeBy train, car, or taxi

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There are 3 ways to get from Basking Ridge to South Orange by train, car, or taxi

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1. Take the train from Basking Ridge to South Orangetrain Mneg
41 min
$2–13
Drive 20 mi
1. Drive from Basking Ridge to South Orangecar 20 mi
28 min
$4–6
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Basking Ridge to South Orangetaxi 20 mi
28 min
$80–95

Basking Ridge to South Orange by train

70Weekly Trains

41 minAverage Duration

$2Cheapest Price

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Distance: 19.7 mi
Duration: 41 min

What companies run services between Basking Ridge, NJ, USA and South Orange, NJ, USA?

NJ Transit operates a train from Basking Ridge to South Orange every 3 hours. Tickets cost $2–13 and the journey takes 41 min.

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South Orange(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

There’s no city quite like the Big Apple. From the hustle of Wall Street to the bright lights of Times Square to Central Park's leafy outlook, New York City pulsates with energy. Touch the sky from the Empire State Building, rub shoulders with art buffs at the the Guggenheim or Museum of Modern Art, visit Lady Liberty on Ellis Island and walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Spend the day lazing in Central Park, unleash your inner kid at Coney Island, sink your teeth into delectable pizza and bagels, or simply wander through some of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world – from NoHo and the Meatpacking District to Tribeca and Williamsburg.

Things to do in South Orange

Prudential Center(Opens in a new window)

Prudential Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey, United States. It was designed by HOK Sport (now Populous), with the exterior designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team from Seton Hall University. The arena seats 16,514 patrons for hockey and 18,711 for basketball. Fans and sports writers have affectionately nicknamed the arena "The Rock" in reference to the Rock of Gibraltar, the corporate logo of Prudential Financial, a financial institution that owns the naming rights to the arena and is headquartered within walking distance of it. In December 2013, the arena ranked third nationally and ninth internationally for self-reported annual revenue.

Turtle Back Zoo(Opens in a new window)

Turtle Back Zoo is a zoo in West Orange, New Jersey as part of the South Mountain Recreation Complex. Situated on 20 acre in the South Mountain Reservation, it is part of the Essex County Park System, the oldest county park system in the United States. Founded in 1963, the zoo was originally a showcase for animals indigenous to New Jersey, but currently features species from every continent except Antarctica. As of 2016, it houses approximately 1400 animals, including several hundred birds in a free-flight aviary. Located adjacent to the Richard J. Codey Arena, former practice home of the New Jersey Devils, the zoo is open year-round.

Thomas Edison National Historical Park(Opens in a new window)

Thomas Edison National Historical Park preserves Thomas Edison's laboratory and residence, Glenmont, in Llewellyn Park in West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. For more than 40 years, the laboratory had a major impact on the lives of people worldwide. Out of the West Orange laboratories came the motion picture camera, improved phonographs, sound recordings, silent and sound movies and the nickel-iron alkaline electric storage battery.

Statue of Liberty(Opens in a new window)

The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

Places to stay in South Orange

500 Estates LLC(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Courtyard by Marriott West Orange(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Millburn House w/ Deck - Walk to NYC Transit!(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Cambria Hotel West Orange(Opens in a new window)

7.7Good

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