Travel Directions to Newark Liberty Airport

Travel Directions to Newark Liberty Airport from Midtown Manhattan, New York City


Newark Liberty Airport Transportation Method
Quick Index
Driving
Taxi / Van / Express Bus
Newark Liberty Airport Express Bus
Super Shuttle Shared-Ride Van Service
Amtrak
PATH / NJ Transit / Airtrain
Other Rail Options
Limo
Our Recommendation and Table

Newark Liberty International Airport (airport code EWR) is one of New York City’s three area airports, and offers a quieter alternative to JFK or LaGuardia airports for the Midtown Manhattan air traveler. Located at 10 Toler Place in Newark, New Jersey, Newark Airport is about 16 miles southwest of Manhattan. Newark Airport is the smallest of the three New York-area airports. There are several travel options for reaching Newark Airport from Midtown Manhattan, and we’ll explore them for you here.
Driving To Newark Airport
If you wish to drive out to Newark Airport from Midtown Manhattan in New York City, you’ll take the Lincoln Tunnel to the southbound NJ Turnpike. Follow the NJ Turnpike to exit 14C, and take I-78 to Route 1/9. When you reach exit 57 (Newark Airport Main Terminals), take the ramp leading to Lot P6-Economy (long-term) Parking. Once you’ve parked in lot P6, there’s a free airport shuttle bus to the terminals. The bus ride takes 20 minutes, so make sure you allot time for this extra step. Buses run every 15 minutes from 5AM to midnight, and every 20 minutes from midnight to 5AM. If you get really stuck for time, you can park in Newark Airport’s short-term parking, where the daily parking rate is much higher, but the parking lot is just steps away from the terminal.

Your drive to Newark Airport, including the shuttle bus, depending on traffic and weather conditions, can take from 50-65 minutes. Expect daytime traffic entering the Lincoln Tunnel, at the approach to the NJ Turnpike, and on Route 1/9. There are tolls for the Lincoln Tunnel and the NJ Turnpike.

Taxi, Van, or Express Bus to Newark Airport
New York City yellow cabs can get you to Newark Airport in comfort, but the fares range from $45-$60 depending on your starting point, plus tolls and tip. Taxis do offer 24-hour, on-demand service, but they can be hard to find during rush hours or bad weather. Taxis can generally make the trip to Newark Airport in about 50 minutes, traffic and weather permitting, although New York City’s yellow cabs are very often clueless about finding their way around heavy traffic in New Jersey (Did someone say satellite navigator?) and some will refuse to go to Newark Airport entirely because they don’t think they’ll be able to get a fare back to Manhattan.

The Newark Liberty Airport Express bus service is less expensive. From a choice of Midtown departure points (Penn Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, or Grand Central), the bus makes trips to Newark Airport every 30 minutes starting around 5AM and ending around 1:30AM. The fare to Newark Airport by bus is $13. Travel time is usually between 40 and 50 minutes (my trip on a stormy Monday afternoon took 54 minutes from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City). Traffic conditions will affect your trip time.

Super Shuttle’s shared-ride van service also goes to Newark Airport. This is a 24-hour, on-demand service, which will pick you up anywhere in Manhattan. With door-too-door service, it’s a low-cost, attractive option for those with extra luggage, or large groups. Because it’s a “shared ride” service, however, the van may make stops to pick up other passengers before heading out to Newark Airport. The fare is $19, and trip time can range from 60-70 minutes, depending on traffic, weather, and the number of extra stops the van makes after picking you up.

Amtrak to Newark Airport – Quickest Method
The quickest way to reach Newark Airport is to ride an Amtrak train from New York’s Penn Station directly to the Newark Airport Train Station. Amtrak trains stopping at Newark Airport will show “EWR” on the departure board at Penn Station. The Amtrak ride to Newark Airport takes just 22 minutes, and a 5-minute ride on the Newark Airport Airtrain to your terminal. Your Amtrak ticket also gets you on the Newark Airport Airtrain, and fares start at $28. Amtrak trains run to Newark Airport about every half hour during the day, and hourly until around 1AM. There are security checks for Amtrak passengers on the New York end, so allow extra time (about 10 minutes) for that.

PATH / NJ Transit / Airtrain to Newark Airport – Cheapest Method
The least expensive way to reach Newark Airport is via the PATH subway/NJ Transit/Airtrain method. It’s a tricky route, but if cost is a factor, it can be done in about 90 minutes. From the 33 St./6 Ave. PATH station, you ride a PATH train to Journal Square, change there (across the platform) to a Newark train. From Newark Penn Station, take a NJ Transit train to the Newark Airport Train Station, and finally, transfer to a Newark Airport Airtrain to your terminal. Total cost of this method is $9.

PATH trains run every 15 minutes during the day on weekdays, every 30 minutes at night. On weekends, PATH trains run every 30 minutes, 24 hours a day. While PATH and the Newark Airport Airtrain run 24 hours a day, NJ Transit has no service to Newark Airport between 2 and 5AM. Remember that the NJ Transit ticket you purchase in Newark also covers your Airtrain fare, so hold on to it when you leave the NJ Transit train. Only NJ Transit trains showing “EWR” on the departure board will stop at Newark Airport.

Another Rail Option To Newark Airport
Newark Airport is also accessible using the NJ Transit/Airtrain method. From New York’s Penn Station, NJ Transit trains follow the same route as Amtrak trains to Newark Airport. They take slightly longer than Amtrak trains (30 minutes) to make the trip, but they are cheaper. NJ Transit offers a combined NJ Transit/Airtrain ticket for $12.50. All NJ Transit trains that show “EWR” on the departure boards will stop at Newark Airport Train Station. There, you’ll transfer to the Newark Airport Airtrain to reach your terminal. NJ Transit trains to Newark Airport run hourly from 5 to 6AM and midnight to 2AM. During the day and evening, service runs every half hour. There is no NJ Transit service from New York to Newark Airport between 2 and 5AM.

Limo To Newark Airport – Most Luxurious and Most Expensive Method
If riding in style is to your taste, you might consider one of the various limo services to get to Newark Airport. They offer door-to-door service, are available 24 hours a day, and are private and comfortable. They’re costly – Tel Aviv Car & Limo fares start at $60 – but limos do provide personalized service the other modes can’t offer. Traffic and weather will extend the limos’ usual 45-50 minute travel time to Newark Airport. Some limo services also add tolls and a gratuity to the fare, but others include it in the fare.

Most Reliable Method to Newark Airport
The most reliable methods to reach Newark Airport are the Amtrak/Airtrain or NJ Transit/Airtrain options. They are fast, unaffected by traffic or weather, and transfers between rail and the Airtrain monorail at Newark Airport are made easy by the Port Authority. The only drawback to the rail options is that there’s no service between 2and 5AM on either Amtrak or NJ Transit, so red-eye travelers will have to choose a different method to reach Newark Airport.

Conclusion – Our Top Recommendations to Newark Liberty Airport

From Midtown Manhattan in New York City, we recommend either of the two rail options for travel to Newark Airport. Amtrak and NJ Transit get high marks for speed and convenience and the cost is reasonable. Some Amtrak trains even have food-service cars, so you can get a snack on your way to the airport.

If door-to-door service appeals to you, we recommend limo service. They cost a little more, but are direct, personalized, and available 24 hours a day. Plus, there’s that added prestige of alighting from a limo at your terminal, while the driver handles your luggage. Here’s wishing you a great flight!


Method Cost Travel Time
Rail Method 1
Amtrak/Airtrain
$28 and up - combined Amtrak/Airtrain ticket
28 minutes

Rail Method 2
NJ Transit/Airtrain
$12.50 combined NJ Transit/Airtrain ticket
35 minutes

Rail Method 3
PATH/NJ Transit/Airtrain
$9 PATH + NJ Transit/Airtrain
90 minutes

Your Own Car
$12 parking for first 24 hours, then $8 for every 8 hrs.
$6 Lincoln Tunnel toll
$.75 NJ Turnpike toll
35-40 minutes, plus 20-minute bus from Lot P6 to terminals

Express Bus
Penn Station, Port Authority, or Grand Central

$13
40-50 minutes

Shared Ride Van Service
$19
60-70 minutes

Taxi

$45 and up
50-55 minutes

Limo

$60 and up
45-50 minutes

Century 21

Century 21 is a chain of department stores. All of its merchandise is sold less than the usual department store price. There are stores located in Long Island/Westbury (NY), Brooklyn (NY), Morristown (NJ), and Paramus (NJ), but the largest location is in Lower Manhattan, across the street from the former World Trade Center site.[1] A new location will open Fall 2009 in Rego Park/Queens (NY). Century 21 is famous for having deeply discounted designer clothing, accessories, shoes, and housewares.





22 Cortlandt St, New York, NY‎ - (212) 227-9092‎

Stars of Tomorrow - Hudson River Park

Date: 06/02/09 through 08/18/09
Hours: 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Ages: any
Price: Free
Address: Pier 45 - Christopher St. at the Hudson River - 212-889-0808
Description: Enjoy music from Bach to Bebop as students from both the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and Mannes College The New School for Music perform.

Tuesdays, June 2nd – August 18th

Lincoln Center Festival 07/07/09 through 07/26/09

Lincoln Center Festival - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts



Date: 07/07/09 through 07/26/09
Ages: All Ages
Address: Columbus Ave. btw. 62nd & 65th Sts. - 212-875-5000
www.lincolncenter.org
Description: Surround yourself with stunning theater, music, and dance at Lincoln Center Festival 2009. For three exciting weeks in July, artists from around the world share their stories on the human experience, ranging from tragic to enraged, from poignant to hopeful and joyful.

This year's world-class theater features the return of visionary director Ariane Mnouchkine and her acting collective Le Théâtre du Soleil, who examine the threads that connect people universally in Les Éphémères. Piccolo Teatro di Milano and Teatri Uniti di Napoli perform Trilogia della villeggiatura, an uproarious satire on the Italian middle class starring and directed by Toni Servillo.

Eclectic musical offerings come from this country and abroad. A New Orleans-style party heats up with A Tribute to Wardell Quezergue, joyfully celebrating the "Creole Beethoven" and the unsung heroes of American music. Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara flaunt their mastery of percussive Afro-Blues on a program with rising Malian star Issa Bagayogo. Two leading Berber singer-songwriters make U.S. debuts, Idir and the "Queen of Chaabi" Najat Aatabou, and Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa perform innovative works for two pianos.

Internationally acclaimed dance companies bring their signature styles to this year's Festival. Emanuel Gat Dance investigates the relationship between movement and sound in the North American premiere of Silent Ballet on a program with Winter Variations, and Shen Wei Dance Arts explores the iconic choreographer's journey from China to America and back in the New York premiere of Re- (I, II, III).

Two acclaimed theater companies arrive at the Festival from Russia with deeply moving works: the Chekhov International Theatre Festival presents Boris Godunov, an expose of corrupt Tsarist Russia, and the St. Petersburg-based Maly Drama Theatre follows a physicist with a moral dilemma in Life and Fate. Also hailing from Eastern Europe, Budapest's Katona Jozsef Theatre performs Ivanov, based on one of Chekhov's most compelling characters; Polish ensemble Narodowy Stary Teatr delves into the mind of an obsessed scientist in Kalkwerk; and Hungary's Bela Pinter and Company perform Peasant Opera, a hilarious dark musical comedy. Visit website for details.

Tai Chi Lessons

Free Tai Chi Lessons
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
6:30 a.m.–7:30 a.m.
Email this EventAdd to Calendar Outlook Yahoo! Calendar Google Calendar iCalFrom April 29th through August 26th the Friends Committee of the Fort Tryon Park Trust is sponsoring free Tai Chi lessons with an experienced instructor. Wear comfortable clothing. Cancelled in case of rain.

Contact Nancy at healthwriter2@aol.com for more information.

Location
Fort Tryon ParkMeet on Linden Terrace. Enter the park at Margaret Corbin Circle where Cabrini Boulevard and Fort Washington Avenue converge. Walk north to Linden Terrace.
Manhattan
Cost
Free

At The New York Botanical Garden

The Edible Garden at The New York Botanical Garden
Sunday, July 5, 2009

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Email this EventAdd to Calendar Outlook Yahoo! Calendar Google Calendar iCalExplore the Garden and discover where your food comes from. From coffee and chocolate to mint and tomatoes, learn about the plants and plant parts that we eat every day. Find out how you can be sustainable and healthy in your food choices. Take a walking tour of edible plants, engage in interactive children's activities, visit the Cookbook Collective (a gathering of cookbook authors), and more.
Location
The New York Botanical Garden (Bronx River Parkway Exit 7W and Fordham Road)
Bronx
Contact Number
(718) 817-8700

Macy's 4th of JULY on the Hudson

The Biggest Fireworks Display in America Returns to the Hudson River!!
The skies above New York City will explode with some of the most amazing fireworks ever viewed this Independence Day. Once again Macy's, with the world's largest store in Herald Square, NYC, will host the 30-minute fireworks extravaganza that has the entire City of New York "oohing" and "aahing."

Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks in NYC is the largest display of pyrotechnic creativity and firepower in the nation. The show takes over a year to create from the musical score to the perfectly timed explosions of color that fire into the night sky. This awesome display will fire over 120,000 fireworks from all over the world!

The Macy’s fireworks display will feature the show's new soundtrack "American River" featuring The New York Pops as well as the national premiere of the American River Suite with music by Tony award-winning composer Stephen Flaherty and libretto by Macy's own William Schermerhorn with The New York Pops.

Macy’s fireworks barges will be positioned in the Hudson River between 23rd and 50th Street in Manhattan.

For the BEST VIEWS, head to 12th Ave. below 59th Street along 11th Avenue. Please note there is very limited viewing north of 59th Street on the west side.

Fireworks Skinny - You can essentially view the Fireworks from any area with an unobstructed view of the sky above the Hudson River off Manhattan.

Do not go to the East River this year! The location has moved to the Hudson River so last year's viewing areas don't work this year! DO NOT GO TO:

East River
Battery Park
Battery Park City
All Hudson River Piers (except limited access to Pier 54 and 84)
Hudson River Promenade between W. Houston and 59th Street
Hudson River Bike Path between W. Houston and 59th Street


Millions of spectators will marvel as the sky over Manhattan rumbles and explodes with fireworks and the air is filled with a patriotic music score that has kept us swinging, tapping and jumping through our history. If you can't be there in person, you can still catch all the action on Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks entertainment special broadcast live from the Intrepid prime time special on NBC beginning at 9:00pm EST. Fireworks start about 9:15 – 9:25.