Newark Liberty International Airport

Call ☏ +1-800-EWR-INFO (397-4636), +1 973 961-6000.

• New Jersey Transit Bus #62 - The most inexpensive option, New Jersey Transit bus #62 runs from in front of the airport terminals to Newark Penn Station (one-way fare $1.60; exact change only on bus or buy in phone app; 25 minutes). From there, you may take a PATH subway train ($2.75) either to World Trade Center station in lower Manhattan (25 minutes), or, to Journal Square, where you can transfer to the Journal Square-33rd Street train across the platform, which runs to the following stops along 6th Avenue: Christopher St in Greenwich Village, 9th St, 14th St, 23rd St, and 33rd St. Plan on 90 minutes including waiting times. As a word of caution, note that this is not a well-publicized option; you may well find yourself to be the only tourist on the bus, so don't expect much help or companionship in finding your way. The bus runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but be careful at night, as this bus travels through some rough areas.
  • Other buses, such as the Go 28 Bus, the 37 Bus, the 40 Bus, and the #67 Bus stop in Newark Airport at Terminals A, B, and C. Passengers who are stopped at the North Area of Newark Airport can be transferred by the Go 28 Bus.
• Go 28 Bus - a limited stop service that also travels to downtown, with continuing service to North Newark.
• Newark Airport Express Bus - ($16 one way, $28 round-trip) runs every 15 minutes to 42nd street in Manhattan. It stops in the Port Authority, outside of Bryant Park, and outside of Grand Central. The trip takes about 40 minutes depending on traffic. At peak times (afternoons in particular), the bus to the airport can fill up at the first stop, so allow extra time for mishaps, and try to catch it at Grand Central.

• Newark Liberty International Airport Station - The station can be accessed directly by New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Lines, as well as Amtrak's Northeast Regional and (some) Keystone services. At the station, you can disembark and board the AirTrain Newark monorail to get any of the three terminals, as well as airport parking lots. There is an $8.25 fee for passing to or from AirTrain and NJT/Amtrak (children 11 and under are exempt). The fee is included in the ticket price when you buy an NJT/Amtrak ticket starting or ending at this station, so be sure to keep your ticket so that you can pass through the gates (Amtrak tickets use the embedded magnetic strip to clear through the gates, while NJT tickets use a QR code). You can also use a ticket or monthly pass for a station beyond Newark Airport Station (e.g., a monthly pass from Metropark to New York-Penn) to get to the station, but you will need to pay the fee separately to cross the overpass and get to AirTrain. From this station, NJ Transit trains run north to Newark Penn Station (about 6 minutes) and New York Penn Station (about 25-30 minutes); for other North Jersey destinations served by NJ Transit, change at Secaucus Junction. NJ Transit trains also run south along the Jersey Shore as far as Bayhead (2 hours or more to get this far, though) and Trenton (30-50 minutes depending on the time of day); from the latter you can change for a SEPTA train to Philadelphia 30th Street (about an additional 30 minutes, not including wait time). NJ Transit from New York Penn Station takes about 30 minutes and costs $16.00 one-way. Amtrak trains also run north to New York Penn Station and south to Trenton and Philadelphia before moving on to points all along the East Coast, though they will be more expensive. Two things to note if you're taking the train to New York:
  • First, NJ Transit tickets are not valid on Amtrak trains. Amtrak tickets are valid for NJT trains, if you find it necessary.
  • Second, NJ Transit trains stop at both Penn Station in Newark and at Penn Station in New York, so if your destination is Manhattan stay on until the second Penn Station (past Secaucus Junction). The platforms in the Manhattan station are below street-level following a stretch of underground travel through the tunnels under the Hudson River while the platforms in the Newark station are above street level -- if you're seeing most of the disembarking passengers walking down stairs, get back on the train as soon as possible because you're still in Newark (the stairs at the New York station lead up.)

• Taxis - Travelers from EWR to New York City are charged a flat rate based on the destination (the dispatcher will note the fare and destination on the taxi form). The fare to most parts of Manhattan is $50–70. Tips and round trips tolls ($8 to/from Manhattan) are extra. You may also pay a ~$2 toll if the driver uses the New Jersey Turnpike. A $5 surcharge is added for trips to New York, except Staten Island, during weekday rush hours or weekend afternoons. There is also a 10% discount for people above age 62.

If you're driving yourself to EWR or getting a friend to drop you off, there are many highways that can get you to the airport. US-1/US-9 (they run concurrent around here) is the highway with immediate access to the road loop that feeds into the airport itself and its parking lots (both short- and long-term) and terminals. Interstate 78 is most useful if you're coming from the east (Jersey City and Manhattan) or west (the North Jersey suburbs) as Exit 57 is dedicated to feeding you directly to the airport entrance. The New Jersey Turnpike funnels traffic to the airport from north and south: from the north driving southbound exit the Turnpike at Exit 14/14A/14B/14C towards I-78 where you will soon reach the previously-mentioned Exit 57; from the south driving northbound Exit 13A will lead you to a short stretch of NJ-81 before leading you to the airport itself, a relatively new construction that eliminates the previous looping onto US-1/US-9 and U-turning before hitting the Turnpike tolls.

The airport's road access is centered around the elevated loop that funnels drop-off/pick-up traffic for each of the terminals, meaning if you happen to miss your terminal's exit you can loop back around again. Signs listing which airline flies out of each terminal can be seen on the approach, though there's not a lot distance between the signs telling you where the exit to the terminal is and the actual exit. Each terminal has multiple levels to separate drivers picking up arriving passengers (Level 1) from those dropping off departing passengers (Level 2 for Terminals A and B; Terminal C has two departing Levels 2 and 3 with 3 meant for United MileagePlus frequent fliers and business/first class passengers though this isn't really enforced at the curbside). Short-term parking for each of the terminals is also available, though to access them you have to split off from the road before the elevated loop and follow the signs; you can use cash, card, or EZ-Pass to pay. Arrival levels frequently have significant traffic back-ups piling all the way back to the main loop, especially during busy travel periods and times of day -- if both you and the friend you're picking up are in cell phone contact you can try to arrange picking them up at the departure levels instead if those levels are not as busy (for instance, nighttime). The P4 Daily Parking lot station can also be used as an alternative pick-up point as it can be reached by AirTrain between Terminal A and Newark Airport station -- it normally serves as the pick-up point for hotel shuttles and valet parking, but there's generally less traffic there than in front of the terminals.

Exiting the airport by car can be a bit tricky as there's not a lot of distance from the signs telling you where each exit leads to and the exits themselves, which may require you to cross several lanes in a short amount of time. Then add on top of that the fact that the way to re-enter the loop road is in the far left lane. Be aware of your surroundings as you drive to the exit.

Daily and long-term parking is also available at the airport, accessible via a side road off from the central loop when you have your car and AirTrain when you don't. Off-site privately-run parking lots are also available -- they operate shuttle buses between the lots and the terminals.

Be aware of cars parked on the shoulders of highway exits leading into the airport -- oftentimes drivers who are waiting to pick up their friends from an arriving flight will park there and wait until their friend calls that their plane has landed. This happens for a couple of reasons: short-term parking is pricey ($4 per half hour, so it jumps to $8 after 31 minutes), and the arrival levels of each terminal are patrolled by the Port Authority Police Department who will regularly ask drivers that aren't actively loading or unloading to move along, which while not the end of the world since a driver can loop around again to get back to their previous spot can be a pain due to heavy traffic backups that happen at busy times. A cell phone lot is available near P4 (Daily Parking) that can hold about 100 cars, but this is a relatively new thing, it's located off of the main loop road after all the terminals, the signs leading to it are not well-marked, and the airport's chronic construction tends to camouflage it further, which is why you'll still see the previously-mentioned parked cars on shoulders.

• American Admirals Club. (updated Apr 2018)
• Art and Lounge. (updated Apr 2018)
• Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge. (updated Apr 2018)
• British Airways Galleries Lounge. (updated Apr 2018)
• Delta Sky Club. (updated Apr 2018)
• United Lounges. (updated May 2018)
  • United Polaris Lounge, Between gates 102 and 120. (updated May 2018)
  • United Clubs. (updated May 2018)
    • Terminal C, upper level, near Gate C74. (updated May 2018)
    • Terminal A, Concoursa A2. (updated May 2018)
    • Terminal C, near C124. (updated May 2018)
• Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse, Terminal B after security. (updated Apr 2018)