List of NJ Transit bus routes (100–199)
New Jersey Transit operates interstate bus routes in northern New Jersey, most terminating at the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) in Midtown Manhattan. There are several routes to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal and one serves Lower Manhattan via the Holland Tunnel. Some of the routes that use the Lincoln Tunnel to the PABT make stops on 30th and 31st Streets in Union City to allow for local connections in Hudson County, others remain on Route 495 and do not stop.
Below, the routes are listed by, region, and number.
Northern Division
Northern Division routes go to points in Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties in New Jersey, along with Orange County in New York.
From the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal and GWB Plaza
Route | New Jersey terminal | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage |
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171 | Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal | GWB Plaza, Route 4, Broadway |
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175 | Ridgewood Bus Terminal | GWB Plaza, Route 4, Cedar Lane, Passaic Street, Maple Avenue |
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178 | Hackensack Bus Transfer | GWB Plaza, Route 4, Grand Avenue, Teaneck Road, Englewood Avenue |
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181 | Bergenline Station | GWB Plaza, Palisade Avenue, Bergenline Avenue |
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182 | Hackensack Bus Transfer | GWB Plaza, Fort Lee Road, DeGraw Avenue |
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186 | Dumont | GWB Plaza, Sylvan Avenue, Palisades Avenue, Teaneck Road |
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188 | West New York | GWB Plaza, River Road-Edgewater, 60 Street/Kennedy Boulevard |
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To Hudson County from PABT
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119 | Bayonne | PABT | JFK Boulevard Central Avenue |
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120 | Bayonne | Wall Street | Avenue C |
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121 | North Bergen | PABT | 32 Street, Westside Avenue |
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122 | Paterson Plank Road North End Secaucus |
PABT | Paterson Plank Road |
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123 | Christ Hospital or 9th-Congress Station Jersey City |
PABT | 9th Street-Congress Street, Palisade Avenue |
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124 | Harmon Cove Secaucus |
PABT | County Avenue |
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125 | Journal Square | PABT | Kennedy Boulevard |
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126 | Hoboken Terminal or Hamilton Park, Jersey City | PABT | Washington Street, Willow Avenue |
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128 | Nungessers North Bergen |
PABT | Boulevard East |
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129 | Harmon Cove or Secaucus Junction Secaucus |
PABT | Meadowlands Parkway |
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To Hudson and Bergen Counties from PABT
Route | Terminal | Major points | Notes | History | Garage |
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127 | Ridgefield | Tonnelle Station Tonnelle Avenue |
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144 | Paramus or Elmwood Park | Reverse peak service serves Marginal Road Union City Moonachie Avenue, Essex Street, Route 4 |
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145 | Fair Lawn | Century Road, Morlot Avenue |
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148 | Midland Park | Route 208, Goffle Road |
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151 | Paterson |
Express between PABT and Ridgefield Park New Jersey Turnpike, US Route 46, Washington Avenue |
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153 | Fairview | New Jersey Turnpike, Anderson Avenue |
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154 | Fort Lee | JFK Boulevard, Bergen Boulevard |
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155 | Teaneck | Tonnelle Avenue, US Route 46 |
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156 | Englewood Cliffs | Bergenline, Nungessers, Palisades Avenue, GWB Plaza, Sylvan Avenue |
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156R | Englewood Cliffs | Weehawken Port Imperial, River Road, Gorge Road, Palisade Avenue, GWB Plaza |
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157 | Ridgefield | Tonnelle Avenue, US Route 46 |
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158 | Fort Lee (Med West) |
Weehawken Port Imperial, River Road, Gorge Road, Palisade Avenue, GWB Plaza |
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159 | Fort Lee (Linwood Park) |
Bergenline and Anderson, GWB Plaza full-time local service River Road (rush hour R trips only) |
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160 | Elmwood Park | Locust Avenue, Midland Avenue Truncated to Garfield Weekends |
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161 | Paterson full-time Passaic peak service |
Washington Avenue, Route 46 |
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162 | Maywood | Essex Street, Central Avenue |
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163 | Ridgewood | via Union City Valley Boulevard, Passaic Street, Ridgewood Avenue Turnpike Express weekday rush hours and Saturdays only |
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164 | Midland Park | via Meadowlands Paterson Plank Road, Boulevard, Essex Street, Morlot Avenue, Saddle River Road |
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165 | Westwood | Boulevard East-Nungessers full-time local service New Jersey Turnpike express weekday rush hours and Saturdays only New Jersey Route 4 express weekday rush hour only Garden State Parkway express weekday rush hours only Bergen Street, Main Street, and Kinderkamack Road |
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166 | Cresskill | Boulevard East-Nungessers full-time local service New Jersey Turnpike express rush hours and Saturdays only I-95 Englewood Express weekday rush hours only Broad Avenue, Engle and Dean Streets, Washington Avenue |
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167 | Harrington Park Mon-Sat only New Milford (weekdays only) Dumont full-time |
Teaneck Road/Washington Avenue |
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168 | Paramus Park | Boulevard East-Nungessers full-time local service New Jersey Turnpike express weekday rush hours only |
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177 | Harrington Park |
express between PABT and Teaneck Armory Teaneck Armory - Teaneck Road/Washington Avenue |
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To Passaic County and Orange County, New York from PABT
Route | Terminal | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage |
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190 | Paterson | Paterson Plank Road, Orient Way, Union Avenue, Main Avenue/Street |
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191 | Willowbrook Mall | Allwood Road, Long Hill Road, Main Street |
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192 | Clifton | Rutherford Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Allwood Road |
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193 | Wayne | French Hill Road or Route 23 |
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194 | Butler or Newfoundland (seasonal service to Mountain Creek) |
Newark-Pompton Turnpike, Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike, Route 23 |
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195 | Willowbrook Mall | Allwood Road, Ridge Road, Newark-Pompton Turnpike |
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196 | Warwick, NY | Interstate 287, NJ-208, Interstate 80, NJ Turnpike | Weekend Peak hours only, variant of the 197 |
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197 | Ringwood, West Milford, or Warwick, N.Y. (most 197 service via William Paterson University, first 196 stop on Skyline Drive) |
Route 23, Ringwood Avenue, NY Routes 210 and 17A |
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198 | William Paterson University | West Belt Parkway, Valley Road |
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199 | Clifton | Rutherford Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Allwood Road |
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Central Division
Central Division routes go to points south of the Essex/Passaic county line, and west of the Passaic River.
To Essex County from PABT
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage |
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101 | West Orange | Valley Road, Park Street, Harrison Avenue |
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102 | Bloomfield | Passaic Avenue, Broad Street |
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105 | West Caldwell | Ridge Road, Pompton Avenue, Bloomfield Avenue |
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107 | South Orange | Irvington Avenue, Clinton Avenue, Lyons Avenue, Eastern Parkway and Western Parkway are also major streets for [X] trips |
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108 | Newark | 7th Avenue, Raymond Boulevard |
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109 | Newark | Ridge Road, Belleville Turnpike, Mount Prospect Avenue |
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To points in the Raritan Valley from PABT
Route | Terminal | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage |
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111 | Jersey Gardens Mall | North Avenue |
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112 | Clark or Roselle, New Jersey | Raritan Road, Amsterdam Avenue, Jersey Avenue, Broad Street, and North Avenue |
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113 | Dunellen | Route 28 and U.S. Route 22 |
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114 | Bridgewater Commons | Route 28, Watchung Avenue, Mountain Avenue, Morris Avenue, and U.S. Route 22 |
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115 | Avenel or Rahway | St. Georges Avenue and Bayway Avenue |
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116 | Perth Amboy | Convery Boulevard, Port Reading Avenue, and Roosevelt Avenue |
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117 | Somerville | U.S. Route 22 |
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To points south of the Raritan River from PABT
These routes are assigned to the Howell Garage in Howell Twp. with some rush hour service on some lines operated by Academy Bus. All routes operate during weekday peak hours only, except for the 137 and 139.
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130 | Howell or Lakewood | U.S. Route 9 |
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131 | Sayreville | Ernston Road |
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132 | Lakewood or Freehold | U.S. Route 9, Wemrock Road, Stillwells Corner Road |
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133 | Old Bridge | Route 34 or Route 516 |
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135 | Freehold Center | Matawan Avenue, Route 79 |
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136 | Lakewood | U.S. Route 9 |
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137 | Toms River or Seaside Park (seasonal) | Garden State Parkway (some trips via Route 549) |
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138 | Old Bridge or Monroe | Route 18, Ferry Road, Summerhill Road, Spotswood-Englishtown Road |
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139 | Lakewood | U.S. Route 9 |
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139E | Howell | Route 522, Route 527, Route 516, U.S. Route 9 |
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Former routes
This list includes routes that have been renumbered or are now operated by private companies.
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132 |
Freehold | Port Authority | County Routes 516, 527, 522 | Now the Route 139 Englishtown Service. |
134 |
Old Bridge | Wall Street | Route 18, Route 516 | Discontinued in June 2010 due to budget crisis. |
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Lakewood | Wall Street | U.S. Route 9 | Route sold to Academy Bus. |
162 |
Passaic | Port Authority | U.S. Route 46 | Absorbed into the 161 line. Number reassigned to a 163 variant. |