Park Ridge NJ to Manhattan

Hi, I am coming to New York in February, and will be staying with a friend who lives in Park Ridge, New Jersey. She works so I will need to get around without her help. I am having a bit of trouble working out how to get from Park Ridge to Manhattan. Can someone please help me out!

Can you catch subways the whole way, so I can use an unlimited Metrocard? or do you have to go on PATH and then subway or bus or what! I am getting so confused!!

Thanks!

Park Ridge NJ to Manhattan

can%26#39;t your friend help?

she must have some idea how to get to Manhattan

Park Ridge NJ to Manhattan

The New York City transit system does not cross state lines.

The borough of Park Ridge is on the Pascack Valley line of New Jersey Transit, though. If you can get to the station, you can take a train to Secaucus Juction and switch for a train to Manhattan, or you can continue to Hoboken and take the Port Authority%26#39;s PATH train into the city.

I%26#39;m sure she can help, but i want to work it out before i get there, and a phone call between australia and america is quite expensive, when i can get a pretty quick response for free asking on a forum...

Thanks Greenwhiteblue. Can you use the metrocard on the Pascack Valley line?

Emailing or IMing would work since you%26#39;re concerned about cost. Without a car in the far suburbs of NJ does not give you a lot of options so you had better be communicating with her before your arrival.

www.mta.info

metrocards work on nyc subway and buses and PATH trains only

As broadwaynyc noted, you cannot use an NYC Metrocard on NJ Transit.

For more information about trains to Park Ridge, go to the NJ transit page

www.njtransit.com/sf_tr_schedules.shtml#

Aussie_Chick20 --

Rockland Coaches also have buses from Park Ridge to NYC. These are usually slightly more expensive than New Jersey Transit, but they offer more direct routes.

Here%26#39;s a link for the services you require:

http://shorl.com/byfydudrybrety

You could get a bus to the GW Bridge Terminal where you then go downstairs %26amp; catch the A train. This will take you down 8th Ave thru Manhattan; the Express is a quick ride, assuming you%26#39;re looking to go to 59th St %26amp; south.

Meanwhile, I would suggest you do a bit of research on Park Ridge. It%26#39;s a nice town in Northern Bergen County, NJ. There are no subways, the closest PATH station is probably Hoboken (a small city that%26#39;s at least a 45 minute drive away,) although a commuter train runs thru the town (I think.)

Hopefully, your friend lives w/in walking distance of the downtown area, or at least a bus stop, because Park Ridge is not a city, it%26#39;s a suburb, and, as previously mentioned, without a car you%26#39;ll be lost.

Thats great, thanks so much for your help!