Newark Airport (New York City)

Introduction

Newark Liberty International Airport (airport code: EWR) is one of the three major airports in the New York City area, operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The airport is on the border between Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Getting To Manhattan

It is 16 miles from downtown Manhattan.

Public Transit

AirTrain

The AirTrain connects Newark airport with Manhattan. The cost from Newark to New York's Pennsylvania station is $14. Travellers will take the Newark airport monorail to the Newark Airport Train Station, where you will transfer to the NJ Transit train. Tickets for the AirTrain can be purchased in any terminal prior to boarding the monorail, or at the train station itself. Keep your ticket with you until it is collected by a conductor aboard the train. The trip will take between 30 - 45 minutes, depending on the length of the connection from the Monorail to the NJ Transit train.

Traveller's to downtown Manhattan can save some time and money by transfering to the PATH train and Newark Pennsylvania Station and going to the World Trade Center stop. This will cost $7.50 for the AirTrain, plus an additional $1.50 for the PATH train.

More details can be found at the official AirTrain website.

Bus and PATH

NJ Transit bus 62 can be caught at either terminal A at the bus staging area or in front of terminal B or C. It runs to Newark's Pennsylvania station. From Newark Penn Station, you can take the PATH train to either downtown (World Trade Center) or mid-town (33rd street stop). The cost will be $1.25 for the bus and $1.50 for the PATH train. Exact change is required for the bus.

The bus runs about every 20 minutes, but the exact NJ Transit Bus 62 bus schedule can be found at the NJ Transit website. Overall, a trip from Newark to Manhattan will take between 45 minutes to 1 and a half hours, depending on the bus schedule and timing of transfers.

Taxis

Taxis between JFK and anywhere in Manhattan a zoned, flat fare, between $40 to $60 one-way, plus the cost of tolls. It is customary to tip 10% - 20% on the price of the fare. The length of trip is variable, depending on the traffic.

More ground transportation options can be found at Port Authority's website

Helicopter

US Helicopter offers services from Terminal C at Newark to Downtown Heliport (near Wall Street and the Financial District) or the Midtown East Heliport (Located at 34th St. and the East River) in Manhattan for $169 one-way. The trip takes 8 minutes. Perhaps not practical for the backpacking traveller on a budget, but there is no faster way downtown.

US Helicopter website

Getting There and Away from Elsewhere

By Train

The Newark Airport stop also services Amtrak and NJ Transit trains not going into New York City.

Hundreds of NJ Transit trains pass through the station each week. Many are bound for New York City, but they also connect to many points within New Jersey. Details on schedules and prices can be found at the NJ Transit website.

The station is also serviced by Amtrak's Regional (trains heading between Washington DC and Boston) and Keystone Service (service between Pennsylvania and New York City) intercity trains. Details on routes and prices can be found at the Amtrak website.

Airlines and Terminals

There are three passenger terminals at Newark airport. Details on the airlines flying into each terminal can be found at the airlines page of the Port Authority website.

Connecting Between Terminals

Terminals are connected at Newark by the monorail. There are 8 stops:

• P1
• P2 (parking lot D-rental cars)
• P3 (parking lot D-rental cars)
• Terminal C
• Terminal B
• Terminal A
• P4 (parking)
• Newark Airport Station (RAILink station)

The monorail is free to ride.

Resources

Newark Airport page at Port Authority website