How to get fromJournal Square (Station) to Metuchenby train, bus, car or taxi

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There are 4 ways to get from Journal Square (Station) to Metuchen by train, bus, car, or taxi

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Train
best
1. Take the train from Journal Square to Newark Penn Stationtrain Path
2. Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Metuchentrain Nec
1h
$5–16
Line 1 bus, train
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Journal Square Transportation Center to Newark Penn Stationbus 1 / ...
2. Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Metuchentrain Nec
1h 23m
$4–19
Drive 23.5 mi
1. Drive from Journal Square (Station) to Metuchencar 23.5 mi
33 min
$5–7
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Journal Square (Station) to Metuchentaxi 23.5 mi
33 min
$95–120

Journal Square (Station) to Metuchen by train

317Weekly Trains

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Map of how to get from Journal Square (Station) to Metuchen.

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Distance: 22.9 mi
Duration: 1h

What companies run services between Journal Square (Station), NJ, USA and Metuchen, NJ, USA?

You can take a train from Journal Square to Metuchen via Newark Penn Station in around 1h.

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Metuchen, United States(opens in a new window)

Metuchen is a suburban borough in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is a commuter town of New York City, located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan area. The borough, along with Edison (which completely surrounds Metuchen), is a regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey. The borough is 6 mi northeast of New Brunswick, 17 mi southwest of Newark, 20 mi southwest of Jersey City, and 22 mi southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 15,049, an increase of 1,475 (+10.9%) from the 2010 census count of 13,574, which in turn reflected an increase of 734 (+5.7%) from the 12,840 counted in the 2000 census.

Things to do in Metuchen

State Theatre(Opens in a new window)

State Theatre New Jersey is a nonprofit theater, located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It has seating for 1,800 people.

Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park, also known as the Menlo Park Museum / Edison Memorial Tower, is a memorial to inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison, located in the Menlo Park area of Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The tower was dedicated on February 11, 1938, on what would have been the inventor's 91st birthday.

Edison State Park(Opens in a new window)

The Edison State Park is located in the Menlo Park section of Edison, New Jersey. It covers a total area of 37 acres. The park commemorates the site where the famous inventor Thomas Alva Edison had his Menlo Park laboratory. In his laboratory, Edison invented over 600 inventions such as the incandescent electric light and the phonograph, the latter being the first object to record and play sound.

Rutgers Gardens(Opens in a new window)

Rutgers Gardens (130 acres) is the official botanic garden of Rutgers University, located on the outskirts of Cook Campus, at 112 Ryders Lane, North Brunswick, New Jersey. The grounds include 60 acres of designed beds, specialty gardens, tree and shrub collections, lawns, and walking paths, as well as the adjoining 70-acre Frank G. Helyar Woods. A place of learning and beauty, Rutgers Gardens strives to provide a fun, educational, and engaging place for students, faculty, and the community to enjoy the natural world. The gardens are open year-round, without fee, and feature horticultural collections arranged in garden settings. In 2017 it was granted landmark status by the American Society for Horticultural Science.

Places to stay in Metuchen

Home2 Suites By Hilton Edison(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Edison - South Plainfield(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Courtyard Edison Woodbridge(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Crowne Plaza Edison by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

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