• @[email protected]
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    86 months ago

    Just out of curiosity, does anyone know the average fare of getting from NJ to NYC by train?

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      6 months ago

      Depends on where you’re starting from. From my town, it’s about $8.50 each way to/from Penn Station, and it’s usually a 35-40m ride (edit: assuming NJTransit is on time, lol), with roughly hourly trains on weekdays and every 2h (plus a transfer) on weekends.

      If you’re starting from down in (e.g.) Princeton, though, it’s going to be more like $19.

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        26 months ago

        Is there some kind of monthly transit pass you can buy to make it cheaper overall for regular users?

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          36 months ago

          Yes, but it’s not a huge savings. 10% on a weekly pass (so only worth if if you’re coming in all 5 days) and maybe 25% for a monthly (assuming you’re in 20 days in the month).

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        16 months ago

        My tiny rural japanese train has hourly trains (and like 6 running about 10min apart during rush hour). That’s nuts to me.

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          16 months ago

          And this is one of the best transit systems in the US. Now you know why people are freaking out about not being able to drive – the other options are there but limited