There are 5 ways to get from Scotch Plains to Jersey City by train, bus, taxi, car or towncar
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train • 47 min
$7 - $11
Cheapest option
Bus, line 119 bus • 1 h 58 min
$4 - $11
3 alternative options
Taxi • 25 min
$80 - $100
Drive • 25 min
$2 - $3
Uber • 25 min
$26 - $35
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotch Plains to Jersey City is to drive which costs $2 - $3 and takes 25 min.
The quickest way to get from Scotch Plains to Jersey City is to taxi which costs $80 - $100 and takes 25 min.
The distance between Scotch Plains and Jersey City is 17 miles. The road distance is 20.3 miles.
It takes approximately 47 min to get from Scotch Plains to Jersey City, including transfers.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotch Plains to Jersey City. However, there are services departing from Mountain Ave At Westfield Rd and arriving at Jfk Blvd At Montgomery St via Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1 h 58 min.
No, there is no direct train from Scotch Plains to Jersey City. However, there are services departing from Fanwood and arriving at Journal Square via Newark. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47 min.
What companies run services between Scotch Plains, NJ, USA and Jersey City, NJ, USA?
You can take a train from Scotch Plains to Jersey City via Newark Penn Station and Newark in around 47 min. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Scotch Plains to Jersey City via Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 1 h 58 min.
- Phone
- +1 973-491-7000
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Fanwood to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3 - $8
- Schedules at
- njtransit.com
- Phone
- +1 800 234-7284
- Website
- panynj.gov
Train from Newark to Journal Square
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- panynj.gov
- Phone
- +1 973-491-7000
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from Mountain Ave At Westfield Rd to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 3 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3 - $8
- Schedules at
- njtransit.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Jfk Blvd At Montgomery St
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1 - $3
- Schedules at
- njtransit.com
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Estimated price
- $80 - $100
Elizabeth Taxi
- Phone
- +1 908-344-1729
- Website
- elizabethtaxi.com
http://www.elizabethnj.org/
- Website
- panynj.gov
Black Cabby
- Phone
- +1 908-76-82947
- Website
- blackcabby.com
Edison Taxi
- Phone
- +1 732-201-5555
- Website
- edisontaxi.com
Five Star Taxi
- Phone
- +1 732-339-3046
https://www.newarknj.gov/
- Website
- panynj.gov
Jacob's Car Service
- Phone
- +1 973-673-5901
- Website
- jacobscabservice.com
Gold Lincoln Taxi
- Phone
- +1 973-344-5566
- Website
- goldlincolntaxinj.com
Newark Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +1 973-273-4420
- Website
- newarkairporttaxi.us
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