The average bus between Manhattan and Essex County takes 1h 35m and the fastest bus takes 58 min. There is a bus service every few hours from Manhattan to Essex County. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Manhattan and Essex County. The earliest departure is at 1:20 AM at night, and the last departure from Manhattan is at 7:50 PM which arrives into Essex County at 9:10 PM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 35m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Manhattan to Essex County. However, there are services departing from Manhattan station and arriving at Essex County station via Newark Penn Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 35m.
Manhattan to Essex County bus services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Manhattan to Essex County bus services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at Mt Pleasant Ave At Jones Pl station.
The distance between Manhattan and Essex County is 23.7 km. The road distance is 110 km.
You can take a bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Mt Pleasant Ave At Jones Pl via Newark Penn Station in around 1h 34m.