There are 6 ways to get from 86th Street to Jersey City by subway, train, bus, ferry, taxi, or car
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Line 4 subway, train
best- Take the subway from 86th Street to Fulton Stsubway 4 / ...
- Take the train from World Trade Center to Journal Squaretrain Path
39 min$7Drive 9.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from 86th Street to Jersey Citycar 9.7 mi
20 min$2–3Bus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Jfk Blvd At Highland Avebus 119
1h 5m$10–25Ferry
- Take the ferry from East 90th St to Wall St/Pier 11ferry As / ...
- Take the ferry from Pier 11 / Wall St. to Paulus Hookferry 45
2h 6m$6–12Taxi
- Take the taxi from 86th Street to Jersey Citytaxi 9.7 mi
20 min$35–50Subway, train
- Take the subway from 86th Street to 34 St-Herald Sqsubway Q / ...
- Take the train from 33rd Street to Journal Squaretrain Path
39 min$7
86th Street to Jersey City by subway, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from 86th Street to Jersey City is to drive which costs $1 - $3 and takes 20 min.
The fastest way to get from 86th Street to Jersey City is to taxi which takes 20 min and costs $35 - $50.
No, there is no direct bus from 86th Street to Jersey City. However, there are services departing from Port Authority Bus Terminal and arriving at Jfk Blvd At Highland Ave via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 5m.
No, there is no direct ferry from 86th Street to Jersey City. However, there are services departing from East 90th St and arriving at Paulus Hook via Pier 11 / Wall St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from 86th Street to Jersey City. However, there are services departing from 86th Street and arriving at Journal Square via World Trade Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39 min.
The distance between 86th Street and Jersey City is 9 miles. The road distance is 9.7 miles.
The best way to get from 86th Street to Jersey City without a car is to line 4 subway and train which takes 39 min and costs $7.
It takes approximately 39 min to get from 86th Street to Jersey City, including transfers.
86th Street to Jersey City bus services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
86th Street to Jersey City train services, operated by MTA, depart from 86th Street station.
What companies run services between 86th Street, NY, USA and Jersey City, NJ, USA?
NJ Transit operates a bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Jfk Blvd At Highland Ave every 20 minutes. Tickets cost $7–22 and the journey takes 39 min. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from 86th Street to Paulus Hook via East 90th St and Pier 11 / Wall St. in around 2h 6m.
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from 86th Street to Fulton St
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Adult
- $3
Subway from 86th Street to 34 St-Herald Sq
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- (973) 961-6000
- Website
- panynj.gov
Train from World Trade Center to Journal Square
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.panynj.gov/path/en/index.html
- Adult
- $4
Train from 33rd Street to Journal Square
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.panynj.gov/path/en/index.html
- Adult
- $4
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Jfk Blvd At Highland Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adults
- $7–22
- Phone
- 1-844-469-3377
- [email protected]
- Website
- ferry.nyc
Ferry from East 90th St to Wall St/Pier 11
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.ferry.nyc
- Schedules at
- https://www.ferry.nyc/routes-and-schedules/
- Adult one-way
- $5
- Website
- nywaterway.com
Ferry from Pier 11 / Wall St. to Paulus Hook
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- nywaterway.connexionz.net
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- [email protected]
- Website
- seastreak.com
Ferry from Pier 11 / Wall St. to Paulus Hook
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- https://seastreak.com
- Schedules at
- https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $84–88
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $1–2
- Adult
- $3–8
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Estimated price
- $35–50
Babes Taxi
- Phone
- +1 201-944-6800
- Website
- babestaxi.com
Fort Lee Taxi & Car Service
- Phone
- (201) 944-1166
- Website
- fortleetaxi.com
Lee Taxi
- Phone
- (201) 944-5566
Teaneck Taxi
- Phone
- (201) 833-2222
- Website
- teanecktaxiservice.com
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More Questions & Answers
86th Street to Jersey City bus services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at Jfk Blvd At Highland Ave station.
86th Street to Jersey City train services, operated by MTA, arrive at Fulton St station.
Yes, the driving distance between 86th Street to Jersey City is 10 miles. It takes approximately 20 min to drive from 86th Street to Jersey City.
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