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Neighborhood Guides > Jersey City > Transportation
Transportation
Jersey City is served by a number of highways including the New Jersey Turnpike, Interstate 78, U.S. Routes 1 and 9, and New Jersey Routes 139 and 440.
The Holland Tunnel, which carries Interstate 78, connects Jersey City to Manhattan.
Of all Jersey City commuters, 8.17% walk to work, and 40.26% take public transit. This is the third highest percentage of public transit riders of any city with a population of 100,000+ in the United States, behind only New York City and Cambridge, Massachusetts and ahead of Washington, D.C. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, which connects Bayonne to North Bergen, has 13 stations in Jersey City. The PATH rail system, connecting to Newark and Manhattan, has four stations in Jersey City: Exchange Place, Pavonia-Newport, Grove Street, and Journal Square. Ferries operate between Jersey City (Newport, Liberty Harbor, Harborside, Colgate, Port Liberté) and Manhattan (Midtown, the World Financial Center, and Pier 11); they are operated by NY Waterway and New York Water Taxi.
The Journal Square Transportation Center houses stations for the PATH rail lines, and for buses serving numerous points within Jersey City and throughout the area, including the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan.
Newark Liberty International Airport is the closest airport with scheduled passenger service.
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