New Jersey’s Hudson River Waterfront is accessible by NJ TRANSIT rail, bus and light rail service to Hoboken Terminal.  NJ TRANSIT operates six rail lines and five bus routes with direct service to Hoboken, as well as the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. 

TRAVEL ADVICE FOR CUSTOMERS

To help ensure a safe, enjoyable trip, customers should note the following:

• Please purchase round-trip tickets from ticket vending machines at your boarding station before getting on a Hoboken-bound train.  Ticket lines will be long after the fireworks, and customers will not be allowed to board a train without a ticket.  On light rail, you must activate your ticket by time-stamping it in an orange machine before boarding the train.  On buses to Port Authority Bus Terminal, purchase round-trip tickets at the start of your trip from bus operators inbound to New York or at ticket vending machines where available.  Bus customers departing Port Authority Bus Terminal are reminded that tickets must be purchased before boarding the bus.
• For schedule information, see information below or use the Trip Planner.
• Customers are encouraged to arrive as early as possible, and to expect crowds when the fireworks are over.  The busiest trains will be those immediately preceding and following the event.
• Delays are possible, as large crowds can sometimes have an impact on train operations.  Be courteous to your fellow riders by standing clear of the doors, moving all the way into the car, and making all seats available.
• Due to crowding conditions, bicycles may not be brought aboard NJ TRANSIT trains on July 4. 
• As a reminder, smoking is not permitted aboard trains, in stations or on platforms.

RAIL SERVICE

NJ TRANSIT trains will operate weekend service on July 4.  The following rail lines provide service to Hoboken:

• Main Line
• Bergen County Line
• Pascack Valley Line
• Port Jervis Line
• Morris & Essex Lines (transfer at Newark Broad Street Station)
• Montclair Line (from Bay Street Station and points east only)  

Customers traveling from New York City or stations along the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast or Raritan Valley lines can transfer at the Frank R. Lautenberg Station at Secaucus Junction to reach Hoboken Terminal or take PATH service to Hoboken from stations in New York, Newark, Harrison or Jersey City. 

Additional trains will operate as follows:

TO Hoboken before the event

Morris & Essex Lines:                           

• Departing Summit at 5:29 p.m. and making all stops to Hoboken.
• Departing Dover at 5:50 p.m. and 6:50 p.m., making all stops to Hoboken except Mount Tabor.
• Departing Newark Broad Street at 8:29 p.m. (following Midtown Direct Train 6936 at Newark Broad Street) and operating to Hoboken.

Port Jervis Line:

• Departing Port Jervis at 4:07 p.m., making all stops to Suffern, then operating express to Secaucus Junction and Hoboken.

FROM Hoboken following the event

Morris & Essex Lines:

• Two Summit-bound trains will depart Hoboken at 10:05 p.m. and 12:25 a.m., making all stops to Summit, where connecting service to Gladstone and Dover will be available.
• Two Dover-bound trains will depart Hoboken at 10:40 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., making all stops to Dover except Mount Tabor. Customers can transfer at Summit for connecting service to Gladstone.  

Port Jervis Line: 

• Train 81, the scheduled 9:30 p.m. train to Port Jervis, will be held until at least 10 p.m. It will make its regular stops (via the Bergen County Line) to Port Jervis.  

Note:  To accommodate customers RETURNING FROM the fireworks, trains scheduled to depart Hoboken after 9 p.m. may be held past their scheduled departure time. Also, stops and/or trains may be added if ridership levels warrant.

View extra service to/from Hoboken here:

• Morris & Essex Lines
• Port Jervis Line

HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL SERVICE

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail connects the waterfront communities of Hudson County, including service to Hoboken Terminal and Liberty State Park.  On July 4, light rail service will operate on a regular weekend schedule (trains every 20 minutes), with additional trips between Tonnelle Avenue and Hoboken starting after 4 p.m. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR BUS CUSTOMERS

On Wednesday, July 4, between 4 p.m. and midnight, many streets along the Hudson Waterfront will be subject to closure and traffic congestion due to the Macy’s Fireworks Display over the Hudson River. 

• NJ TRANSIT bus service along the Hudson Waterfront may be subject to detours and delays before, during and after the fireworks.
• In most cases, buses will be detoured to roadways farther west from the Hudson River.  Bus stops near fireworks viewing areas may be inaccessible.   
• Customers should allow extra travel time.   

Several bus routes may experience service impacts as follows:  

• No. 22 North Bergen-Union City-Hoboken:  Possible service delays expected between Weehawken and Hoboken Terminal, and detour as follows: 
  • From Hoboken Terminal - Northbound:  Buses will operate via Observer Highway, Jackson Avenue, Newark Avenue, Clinton Avenue, and 12th Street to Willow Avenue then via regular route from that location.
  • To Hoboken Terminal - southbound:  Buses leaving the regular route at Willow Avenue and 14th Street will operate via Willow Avenue and Observer Highway to Hoboken Terminal.
• No. 80 Newark Ave (Exchange Place):  Possible service delays and additional ridership heading to Exchange Place.
• No. 84/86 Service Nungessers-Newport Mall:  Possible service delays, along the Bergenline Avenue and Park Avenue corridors.
• No. 85 Mill Creek- Hoboken:  Possible service delays expected between Paterson Plank Road and Observer Highway into Hoboken Terminal.
• No. 87 King Drive (Hoboken Terminal):  Possible service delays and additional ridership expected between Paterson Plank Road and Observer Highway into the terminal.
• No. 89 North Bergen-Hoboken:  Possible service delays expected between Weehawken and Hoboken Terminal, and detour as follows:
  • From Hoboken Terminal - Northbound:  Buses will operate via Observer Highway, Jackson Avenue, Newark Avenue, Clinton Avenue, and 12th Street to Willow Avenue then via regular route from that location.
  • To Hoboken Terminal - southbound:  Buses leaving the regular route at Willow Avenue and 14th Street will operate via Willow Avenue and Observer Highway to Hoboken Terminal.
• No. 126 Hoboken-New York:  Possible service delays expected between NY PABT and Hoboken Terminal, and detour as follows:
  • From Hoboken Terminal - Northbound:  Buses will operate via Observer Highway, Jackson Avenue, Newark Avenue, Clinton Avenue, and 12th Street to Willow Avenue then via regular route from that location.
  • To Hoboken Terminal - southbound:  Buses leaving the regular route at Willow Avenue and 14th Street will operate via Willow Avenue and Observer Highway to Hoboken Terminal.
• No. 158 Fort Lee-New York:  Service will be detoured between Gorge Road in Edgewater, Port Imperial Ferry/Port Imperial Light Rail Station and Lincoln Harbor in Weehawken.
• No. 159 Fort Lee-New York:  Possible service delays, along the Bergenline Avenue and Park Avenue corridors.
• No. 165 Westwood- New York:  Service via Bergenline Avenue, 48th Street, Broadway/Park Avenue and 30th Street/North Marginal Road to/from Port Authority Bus Terminal.
• No. 166 Dumont-New York:  Service via Bergenline Avenue, 48th Street, Broadway/Park Avenue and 30th Street/North Marginal Road to/from Port Authority Bus Terminal.
• No.168 Paramus-New York:  Service via Bergenline Avenue, 48th Street, Broadway/Park Avenue and 30th Street/North Marginal Road to/from Port Authority Bus Terminal.
• No.181 Union City- G.W. Bridge:  Possible service delays along Bergenline Avenue.
• No. 188 River Road- G.W. Bridge:  Service will be detoured between Gorge Road in Edgewater and 60th Street in Weehawken.