Nj 163 Bus Schedule Pdf (2024)

FAQs

Can I pay cash on a NJ transit bus? ›

Customers who prefer to use cash or don't have a debit or credit card can now use all of the app's features by loading cash into their MyTransit Wallet to purchase NJ TRANSIT tickets.

The agency operates an active fleet of 2,221 buses, 1,231 trains and 93 light rail vehicles. On 253 bus routes and 12 rail lines statewide, NJ TRANSIT provides nearly 270 million passenger trips each year.

Fare Information

Fares and zones are published in bus schedules, and are available at Academybus.com or NJTRANSIT.com, on the NJ TRANSIT mobile app, or by calling (973)275-5555.

Find your departure point listed in the timetable (A). This will always be above your destination point (B). Read across to select your departure time, then follow the column down to your destination to give you the arrival time (D).

If you're a senior citizen who is 62 years of age or older (65 years of age for travel to/from Metro-North stations) or a person with a disability, you're eligible to apply to NJ TRANSIT's Reduced Fare Program! As a member of our program, you can save 50 percent on a regular one-way ticket.

Traveling by bus:

As you board, tap your contactless credit or debit card on the on-board validator. Provide the number of zones you wish to travel to the bus operator for the proper fare. Take a seat and enjoy your ride – it's that easy!

Yes. If a transit system accepts Interac Debit for payment at fare terminals and you have loaded your debit card onto your digital wallet, you can use your mobile phone or wearable device to pay for adult fares. Make sure to select Interac Debit as your payment method before tapping.

The Newark to New York bus route covers 11 miles. FlixBus can take you there in 30 minutes. How much is the bus ticket between Newark and New York? FlixBus offers tickets from Newark to New York starting at $14.99.

The Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) is a 2.5 mile contra-flow bus lane traveling along New Jersey Route 495, leading from the New Jersey Turnpike to the Lincoln Tunnel.

How many seats are on a NJ Transit bus? ›

NJ TRANSIT bought 40-foot and 45-foot fully accessible cruiser buses – each equipped with two wheelchair securements and wheelchair lifts – to help address growing ridership and accessibility needs throughout the state. The 40-foot buses include 49 passenger seats while the 45-foot buses are equipped with 57 seats.

How to Read a Bus Schedule. Choose the direction you wish to travel and locate the weekday, Saturday, or Sunday schedule. Timepoints are listed from the beginning of the route (on the left) to the end (on the right). Timepoint numbers in the schedule correspond with timepoint numbers on the route map on your schedule.

Can I bring my dog on a train or bus? Only service animals accompanying customers with disabilities or their trainers, police dogs, and small pets in carry-on travel cages are allowed on-board NJ TRANSIT trains, buses and light rail vehicles.

Updated: Apr. 08, 2021, 2:14 p.m.

A solid line means each bus travels the section of this route, and a dashed line means buses travel this section at certain times or on certain days.

Sit down low in your seat. Hold the book to your eye level and begin reading. Keep your line of sight toward the book at the same level as your line of sight out of the window. Looking downward while your side vision registers movement from outside the window causes symptoms of motion sickness.

The oldest routes have the lowest numbers. The only aspect of nomenclature is that predominantly east-west routes have odd numbers while predominantly north-south ones have even numbers. Express routes are three digit, 100, 101, 103, etc.

On the Trip Planner page, enter your origin, destination, and time of travel. Select your itinerary and you will see the number of zones on each leg. (The Trip Planner is also available in the NJ TRANSIT app under Rider Tools.)