How to get fromSecaucus Junction to Metuchenby train, car or taxi

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There are 3 ways to get from Secaucus Junction to Metuchen by train, car, or taxi

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1. Take the train from Secaucus Upper Level to Metuchentrain Nec
40 min
$2–14
Drive 25.4 mi
1. Drive from Secaucus Junction to Metuchencar 25.4 mi
38 min
$5–7
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Secaucus Junction to Metuchentaxi 25.4 mi
38 min
$100–130

Secaucus Junction to Metuchen by train

296Weekly Trains

40 minAverage Duration

$2Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Secaucus Junction to Metuchen.

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Distance: 22.2 mi
Duration: 40 min

What companies run services between Secaucus Junction, NJ, USA and Metuchen, NJ, USA?

NJ Transit operates a train from Secaucus Upper Level to Metuchen every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $2–14 and the journey takes 40 min.

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Metuchen(opens in a new window), 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

Courtyard Edison Woodbridge(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

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

8.1Very Good

Quality Inn Edison-New Brunswick(Opens in a new window)

7.6Good

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