Taking the ferry from NJ to NYC Pier 11/Wall St area (Fairview: home, to live in)

[emc1976]

Hi

Does anyone know the most affordable way to get to a ferry from Bergen County area (near Oradell/River Edge area) and take the ferry to Pier 11/Wall St?
From what I see it's $200/mth just to take the train to Hoboken and then another $220 /mth to take the ferry at the hoboken terminal to pier 11. that's way too much...and i can't find a bus that goes from my area directly to hoboken. and the ferry from Edgewater only goes to midtown.

any ideas??

thank you!!!

[jcoltrane]

Why don't you take the New Jersey Transit bus to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, and from there the subway downtown?

I used to live in Fairview, and I recall a Oradel bus.

[Mightyqueen801]

Or take the train to Hoboken and PATH to the World Trade Center. It's cheaper than the ferry at $52 for a 40-trip.

I used to take the ferry in in the morning and PATH home at night, just to keep the cost down but still enjoy the ferry ride (definitely the number 1 way to commute!)

[emc1976]

thanks! the bus to port authority is 45 min. (or more) in the morning. the subway (1 or R) to where i need to go is another 25-30 min. that's a looong commute

the ferry from hoboken terminal is only 20 min ..maybe less from what i see. that's why i was trying to figure out a way to take the ferry.
I have no prob with taking the PATH but World Trade Center is too far of a walk to my destination (which is near Pier 11)

[njgirl118]

there are unfortunately not really any other options. my husband does a similar commute & it is horrible. he does it from lyndhurst station which is even closer than oradell & it still takes him over an hour door-to-door because of waiting time.