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There are 4 ways to get from Newark to Highlands by train, ferry, car, or taxi

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Train
best
1. Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Red BankNjcl / ...
1h 19m
$38–62
Drive 38.4 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from Newark to Highlands38.4 mi
55 min
$7–11
Train, ferry
1. Take the train from Newark Penn Station to World Trade CenterPath
2. Take the ferry from Pier 11/Wall St., NYC to Highlands, NJSeastreak
2h 32m
$13–43
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Newark to Highlands38.4 mi
55 min
$170–210

Newark to Highlands by train, subway, foot, and ferry

70Weekly Services

2h 32mAverage Duration

$13Cheapest Price

Questions & Answers

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Distance: 42.4 mi
Duration: 1h 19m

What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Highlands, NJ, USA?

NJ Transit operates a train from Newark Penn Station to Red Bank hourly. Tickets cost $2–17 and the journey takes 1h 7m.

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Highlands, United States

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Things to do in Highlands

Coney Island(Opens in a new window)

Coney Island is a peninsular residential neighborhood, beach, and leisure/entertainment destination on the Coney Island Channel, which is part of the Lower Bay in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The site was formerly an outer barrier island but became partially connected to the rest of Long Island by land fill. The residential portion of the peninsula is a community of 60,000 people in its western part, with Sea Gate to its west, Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach to its east, the Lower Bay to the south, and Gravesend to the north.

Sandy Hook(Opens in a new window)

Sandy Hook is a barrier spit in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The barrier spit, approximately 6 mi in length and varying from 0.1 to wide, is located at the north end of the Jersey Shore. It encloses the southern entrance of Lower New York Bay south of New York City, protecting it from the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The Dutch called the area "Sant Hoek", with the English "Hook" deriving from the Dutch "Hoek" (corner, angle), meaning "spit of land".

Fort Hancock(Opens in a new window)

Fort Hancock is a former United States Army fort at Sandy Hook in Middletown Township New Jersey. The coastal artillery base defended the Atlantic coast and the entrance to New York Harbor, with its first gun batteries operational in 1896. Between 1874 and 1919, the adjacent US Army Sandy Hook Proving Ground was operated in conjunction with Fort Hancock. It is now part of Fort Hancock Memorial Park. It was preceded by the Fort at Sandy Hook, built 1857–1867 and demolished beginning in 1885.

Count Basie Theatre(Opens in a new window)

The Count Basie Theatre is a landmarked theatre in Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It opened as the Carlton Theater in 1926 and was renamed in 1984 to honor jazz great and Red Bank native William “Count” Basie. It was designed by William E. Lehman (architect) and has seating capacity for 1,543 patrons.

Places to stay in Highlands

Little Haven(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Molly Pitcher Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Oyster Point Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

The Hub Middletown Red Bank- Best Western Signature Collection(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

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