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There are 4 ways to get from Paramus to Montclair by bus, train, taxi, or car

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Line 709 bus
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1. Take the bus from Garden State Plaza to Broad St At Bay Ave709
1h 46m
$3–12
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Rt 17 & Midland Ave to Port Authority Bus TerminalShortLine Hudson
2. Take the train from New York Penn Station to Watchung AvenueBntnm
2h 13m
$14–32
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Paramus to Montclair12.5 mi
18 min
$55–70
Drive 12.5 mi
1. Drive from Paramus to Montclair12.5 mi
18 min
$3–4

Paramus to Montclair by bus

141Weekly Buses

1h 46mAverage Duration

$3Cheapest Price

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Distance: 19.6 mi
Duration: 1h 46m

What companies run services between Paramus, NJ, USA and Montclair, NJ, USA?

NJ Transit operates a bus from Garden State Plaza to Broad St At Bay Ave hourly. Tickets cost $2–8 and the journey takes 1h 1m.

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Montclair, 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 Montclair

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art(Opens in a new window)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially "the Met," is located in New York City, and is the largest art museum in the United States. With 7.06 million visitors in 2016, it was the second most visited art museum in the world, and the fifth most visited museum of any kind. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among seventeen curatorial departments. The main building, on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is by area one of the world's largest art galleries. A much smaller second location, The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, contains an extensive collection of art, architecture, and artifacts from Medieval Europe. On March 18, 2016, the museum opened the Met Breuer museum at Madison Avenue in the Upper East Side; it extends the museum's modern and contemporary art program.

Central Park(Opens in a new window)

Central Park is an urban park in Manhattan, New York City. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013, and one of the most filmed locations in the world.

Times Square(Opens in a new window)

Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It stretches from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Brightly adorned with billboards and advertisements, Times Square is sometimes referred to as "The Crossroads of the World", "The Center of the Universe", "the heart of The Great White Way", and the "heart of the world". One of the world's busiest pedestrian areas, it is also the hub of the Broadway Theater District and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. Times Square is one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually. Approximately 330,000 people pass through Times Square daily, many of them tourists, while over 460,000 pedestrians walk through Times Square on its busiest days.

Places to stay in Montclair

Cambria Hotel West Orange(Opens in a new window)

7.8Good

La Quinta by Wyndham Clifton/Rutherford(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

TRYP by Wyndham Newark Downtown(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Best Western Premier NYC Gateway Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

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