New Jersey Transit operates the following interstate bus routes in northern New Jersey, almost all running to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, with a few routes operating to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal with a couple routes serving Lower Manhattan via the Holland Tunnel. Some of the routes that run through the Lincoln Tunnel to the Port Authority terminal exit onto the frontage roads of Route 495 for local connections in Union City.

Below, the routes are broken down by number, division, and regions to which they run.

Northern Division

Northern Division routes go to points in Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties in New Jersey, along with Orange County in New York.

To Hudson County

Garage assignments are noted in the table.

Route	Terminals		Major streets	History
120	Bayonne	Wall Street	Avenue C	introduced by NJ Transit in 1990 as a variant of the 81; originally route 81W
121	North Bergen	Port Authority	32 Street, Westside Avenue	introduced by NJ Transit in 1986
123	Jersey City-Western Slope	Port Authority	Palisade Avenue	introduced by the Hudson Bus Transportation Company as the 3. Extended to Christ Hospital in 2008.
124	Secaucus: Harmon Cove	Port Authority	County Avenue	introduced by NJ Transit in 1998 as a variant of the 129
125	Journal Square	Port Authority	John F. Kennedy Boulevard	introduced by North Boulevard Transportation Company as the 5
126	Hoboken Terminal or Jersey City	Port Authority or Hoboken	Washington Street, Willow Street	introduced by Transport of New Jersey in 1939 as the 63
127	Ridgefield Park	Port Authority	Tonnelle Avenue	introduced by Transport of New Jersey in 1939 as the 67
128	Fairview	Port Authority	John F. Kennedy Boulevard East	introduced by NJ Transit in 1992 as a short run of the 166
129	Secaucus: Harmon Cove or Secaucus Junction	Port Authority	Meadowlands Parkway	introduced by the Hudson Bus Transportation Company as the 6

To Bergen County

From the Port Authority Bus Terminal

Garage assignments are noted in the table.

Route	Terminals	Major streets	History	Notes
144 (rush hours only)	Paramus or Elmwood Park	Route 4, Essex Street, Moonachie Avenue	introduced by NJ Transit in 1996 as a variation of the 164	Reverse peak service serves Union City
145 (peak service only)	Fair Lawn	Century Road, Morlot Avenue	introduced by NJ Transit in 2000
148 (peak service only)	Midland Park	Route 208, Goffle Road	introduced by NJ Transit in 1996 as a variation of the 164
154 (No Sunday service)	Fort Lee	JFK Boulevard, Bergen Boulevard	introduced by Hudson Bus Transportation Company as Route 4
155 (peak service only)	Teaneck	Routes 1/9, Route 46	introduced by NJ Transit in 1996 as a variant of the 168
156	Englewood Cliffs	Palisade Avenue and Bergenline Avenue, River Road during rush hours	combination of former Maplewood Equipment Company routes 6 and 10, and Transport of New Jersey route 61
157 (peak service only)	Ridgefield	Routes 1/9, Route 46	introduced by NJ Transit in 1996 as a variant of the 168
158	Englewood Cliffs	River Road	introduced by Maplewood Equipment Company as the 8
159	Fort Lee	Bergenline Avenue and Anderson Avenue (full time) River Road (rush hour R trips only) New Jersey Turnpike (peak service X trips only)	introduced by Maplewood Equipment Company as the 7 and 9
160 (rush hours only)	Elmwood Park	Locust Avenue, Midland Avenue	introduced by New Jersey Transit in 1987 as a variant of the 164
161	Paterson (full time) Passaic(peak service)	Washington Avenue, Route 46	introduced by Manhattan Transit Company as the 51, 52, and 53, which were the only routes for this company
162 (peak service only)	Maywood	Essex Street, Central Avenue	introduced by NJ Transit in 1992 as a variant of the 163
163	Ridgewood	Valley Boulevard, Passaic Street, Ridgewood Avenue	introduced by Garden State Bus Lines, a Maplewood Equipment Company subsidiary, in 1927 as the 35; a variant of the 164, serves Union City but skips the Meadowlands
164	Midland Park	Paterson Plank Road, Boulevard, Essex Street, Morlot Avenue, Saddle River Road	introduced by Garden State Bus Lines in 1927 as the 35E; a variant of the 163, serves the Meadowlands but skips Union City
165		Boulevard East, Bergen Street, Main Street, and Kinderkamack Road	introduced by Public Service Coordinated Transit in 1939
166	Cresskill	Boulevard East, Broad Avenue, Engle and Dean Streets, Washington Avenue	introduced by Public Service Coordinated Transit in 1939
167	Harrington Park (Monday-Saturday only) Dumont (full-time)	Teaneck Road/Washington Avenue	introduced by Public Service Coordinated Transit in 1939
168	Paramus Park	Boulevard East, Queen Anne Road, Cedar Lane, Forest Avenue	introduced by Public Service Coordinated Transit in 1946

From the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal

Route	New Jersey terminal	Major streets	History	Notes
171	Paterson	Broadway, Route 4	introduced by Inter City Transportation Company, a Maplewood Equipment Company subsidiary, in 1933 as the 40
175	Route 4, Cedar Lane, Passaic Street, Maple Avenue	Market Street	introduced by Garden State Bus Lines in 1935 as the 45
178	Hackensack	Route 4, Grand Avenue, Teaneck Road, Englewood Avenue	acquired by Public Service Coordinated Transit in 1939, former 78 line
181		Palisade Avenue, Bergenline Avenue	introduced by Public Service Coordinated Transit in 1937 as the Hudson Division 21, became the 98 in 1951 when extended to New York City	Streetcar line from Hoboken to Fort Lee from 1937 to 1947
182	Hackensack	Fort Lee Road, DeGraw Avenue	introduced by Public Service Coordinated Transit in 1931 as the 82
186	Dumont	Sylvan Avenue, Palisades Avenue, Teaneck Road	introduced by Public Service Coordinated Transit in 1936 as the 86
188	West New York	River Road, 60 Street	introduced by Public Service Coordinated Transit as Bergen Division route 8 in 1926; extended over the George Washington Bridge in 1950

To Passaic County and Orange County, NY

Route	Terminal	Major streets	History	Notes
190	Paterson	Paterson Plank Road, Orient Way, Main Avenue	introduced by Inter City Transportation Company in 1933 as the 30	serves Union City
191	Willowbrook Mall	Allwood Road, Long Hill Road, Main Street	introduced by Public Service Coordinated Transport in 1948
192	Clifton	Rutherford Avenue, Kingsland Avenue, Allwood Road	introduced by Public Service Coordinated Transport in 1948; variant of the 195	serves Union City
193 (weekdays only)	Wayne	French Hill Road or Route 23	unknown	Via Willowbrook Mall. Does not stop at .
194	Butler or Newfoundland (seasonal service to Mountain Creek)	Newark-Pompton Turnpike, Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike, Route 23	North East Coach Lines (InterCity Transportation Co)	Via Willowbrook Mall and .
195	Willowbrook Mall	Allwood Road, Ridge Road, Newark-Pompton Turnpike	introduced by Public Service Coordinated Transport in 1948; variant of the 191
196/197	Ringwood, West Milford, or Warwick, N.Y. (one Saturday round trip to Mid-Orange Correctional) (most 197 service via William Paterson University, first 196 stop on Skyline Drive)	Route 23, Ringwood Avenue, NY Routes 210 and 17A	Warwick Stages, Warwick, Greenwood Lake, and NY Transit	Via Willowbrook Mall. Does not stop at .
198	William Paterson University	West Belt Parkway, Valley Road	Introduced by NJ Transit in 2008 as a short-turn of the 197.	Via Willowbrook Mall (full-time) and Wayne-Route 23 (weekends only).

Central Division

Central Division routes go to points south of the Essex/Passaic county line, and west of the Passaic River.

Serving Newark and Irvington

These routes are assigned to Hilton Garage in Maplewood and operate to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Route	Terminals	Major streets	History	Notes
107		Irvington Avenue, Clinton Avenue, Lyons Avenue	introduced by Transport of New Jersey in 1946	Select Weekday trips now serve Union City
108	Newark	7th Avenue and Raymond Boulevard	introduced by Transport of New Jersey in 1928; formerly route 118	serves Union City

To the Raritan Valley

These routes are assigned to the Ironbound Garage in Newark and run to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Route	Terminal	Major streets	History	Notes
111	Jersey Gardens	North Avenue	introduced by NJ Transit in 2000, formerly part of the 112	serves Union City
112	Clark or Roselle, New Jersey	Raritan Road, Amsterdam Avenue, Jersey Avenue, Broad Street, and North Avenue	introduced by Somerset Bus Company in 1926 as the 15 and the 111; service to Jersey Gardens split off into the 111 in 2000
113		Route 28 and U.S. Route 22	introduced by Somerset Bus Company in 1946 as the 143
114	Bridgewater Commons, Somerville	Route 28, Watchung Avenue, Mountain Avenue, Morris Avenue, and U.S. Route 22	Formerly route 148. Formerly ran to Clinton, service between Somerville and Clinton split off as the 884 in 1991.	Additional local service between Mountanside and Bridgewater
115	Avenel or Rahway	St. Georges Avenue and Bayway Avenue	introduced by Transport of New Jersey in 1957 as the 135	Select Weekday and all Saturday trips serve Union City. No Sunday service on this line.
116	Perth Amboy	Convery Boulevard, Port Reading Avenue, and Roosevelt Avenue	introduced by Transport of New Jersey in 1958; formerly part of the 139
117	Bridgewater Commons	U.S. Route 22	introduced by NJ Transit in 1991 as a variant of the 114. Peak service only.

To points south of the Raritan River

These routes are assigned to the Howell Garage in Howell Twp., except for the 139.

Route	Terminals		Major streets	History
131	Sayreville	Port Authority	Ernston Road	Introduced by NJ Transit in 1991
133	Old Bridge	Port Authority	Route 34 (Route 516 on select trips)	introduced by NJ Transit in 1983 as a variant of the 139; service to Marlboro and Freehold split off into the 135 in 1991
134	Old Bridge	Wall Street	Route 18, Route 516	introduced by NJ Transit in 1983
135	Freehold Center	Port Authority	Matawan Avenue, Route 79	introduced in NJ Transit in 1991; incorporates the former 133 line to Freehold
137	Toms River	Port Authority	Garden State Parkway (some trips via Route 549)	introduced by NJ Transit in 1983 as a short-turn of the 319
138	Old Bridge	Port Authority	Route 18, Summerhill Road, Spotswood-Englishtown Road	introduced by NJ Transit in 1983 as a variant of the 139
139	Lakewood	Port Authority	U.S. Route 9	introduced by Transport of New Jersey in 1958; portion from Port Authority to Perth Amboy split off into the 116 in 1958 Some rush hour service operated by Academy from its Toms River depot. Branch via Englishtown was for a while known as 132, but it reverted back to 139.

Former routes

This list includes routes that have been renumbered or are now operated by private companies.

Route	Terminals		Major streets	Current status	History
132	Freehold	Port Authority	County Routes 516, 527, 522	Now the Route 139 Englishtown Service.
136	Lakewood	Wall Street	U.S. Route 9	Route sold to Academy Bus, as its Route 9 line.
162	Passaic	Port Authority	U.S. Route 46	Absorbed into the 161 line. Number reassigned to a 163 variant.

References

• New Jersey Transit - Bus
• Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site: New Jersey Transit