Commuting from Roseland, NJ To New York City?? (Newark, West Orange: house, transfer to)

[lindsaycw]

Hi-

My husband and I are moving to Roseland NJ from Hoboken and both work in midtown Manhattan.. Before we bought the house, we heard that the bus schedule to the city was pretty decent (a 40/45 min bus ride)...but what we didn't account for was how people get to the bus stop in town? Does anyone who commutes on the bus just walk there? Is there no parking situation for people at all who need to drive to the bus stop and then take the bus to the city? How do most people commute to NYC? Our house is a mile away from Roseland Center but we would be walking on Eagle Rock to get there which has no sidewalks... Any information or advise would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you!
Lindsay

[ansky]

There is no designated parking in Roseland that I'm aware of. You may need to drive to Codey Arena in West Orange and take the bus from there. They have plenty of parking. Another option is to drive to Harrison and take the Path train.

[madsheb]

Originally Posted by lindsaycw

Hi-

My husband and I are moving to Roseland NJ from Hoboken and both work in midtown Manhattan.. Before we bought the house, we heard that the bus schedule to the city was pretty decent (a 40/45 min bus ride)...but what we didn't account for was how people get to the bus stop in town? Does anyone who commutes on the bus just walk there? Is there no parking situation for people at all who need to drive to the bus stop and then take the bus to the city? How do most people commute to NYC? Our house is a mile away from Roseland Center but we would be walking on Eagle Rock to get there which has no sidewalks... Any information or advise would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you!
Lindsay

You could rideshare to the station in Roseland (i.e., Uber, Lyft).

Driving to Harrison/Newark probably defeats the purpose of moving so close to a bus stop. BUT, you could buy a monthly pass at a garage by Harrison Path... or, by Newark Penn. From Harrison to Newark Penn is 1.5 minutes on the train (and, you will probably have a higher likelihood of being able to purchase a monthly pass in Harrison). From Harrison you could take the Path to Grove street and then transfer to 33rd st line and be in midtown (transfer is free).

Or, you could take the Path from Harrison to Newark Penn catch NJ Transit to midtown.

So, there are a few options.

[nybbler]

Not all the stops for the buses are marked on the route map. Since the bus goes right down Eagle Rock it's possible there's a stop nearer to you; you could call DeCamp and find out.