Rail
During the 1940s and 1950s, Weehawken and Hudson County saw its extensive streetcar/trolley system dismantled and replaced by buses (as had happened in many cities across the USA). Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) provides service on the waterfront at Lincoln Harbor and Port Imperial, where transfer to the boat is possible. The system connects Weehawken with neighboring "Gold Coast" communities Union City and North Bergen heading northbound and Hoboken, Jersey City and Bayonne southbound.
In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad opened the North River Tunnels, with a western portal in North Bergen and terminus in the also newly-opened Pennsylvania Station. Now used by the Northeast Corridor line, it is operated by Amtrak and shared with New Jersey Transit trains. Though the tunnel runs deep underground through the township, there has never been a stop in Weehawken, but one is being considered for the proposed Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel (THE Tunnel). Weehawken, is a short bus or light rail trip away from Hoboken Terminal, where connections to New Jersey Transit trains and the PATH system is possible.
Surface
Weehawken is served by bus to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, as well as various local and suburban communities by New Jersey Transit. There is also service by "carrito" (licensed mini-bus) with destinations in Journal Square and Pavonia/Newport in Jersey City, Manhattan, Paterson,and southeast Bergen County.
Water
In 1959, the last boat left the Western Shore Terminal, ending almost 300 years of ferry service. But in the late 1980's, the ferry returned in the form of NY Waterway. Ridership continues to grow (it was extremely high after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, but some of the growth was temporary) and new ferry stops are being planned for the west bank of the Hudson from Fort Lee to Bayonne. In 2006, in agreement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey the company opened new major terminals on Weehawken's waterfront and West 38th Street in Manhattan. Currently, NY Waterway offers service to midtown and lower Manhattan, as well sight-seeing trips and seasonal excursions to the Hudson Valley, Yankee Stadium, and Sandy Hook.
Air
- Newark Liberty Airport (EWR), 13.1 miles away, is closest airport in New Jersey with scheduled passenger service.[10]
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is 11.9 miles away in Flushing, Queens.[11]
- John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) is 19.4 miles away on Jamaica Bay in Queens.[12]
- Teterboro Airport, in the Hackensack Meadowlands, serves private and corporate planes, and is located 9.4 miles away in Teterboro.[13]
