How to Get Around New Jersey

Rail is genuinely good by American standards. NJ Transit runs frequent services into Manhattan and Philadelphia, and the PATH train connects the northern cities to Manhattan around the clock. Staying on a rail line and skipping the car is a realistic strategy.

For the shore, the Pine Barrens and the northwest, a car is necessary. The Garden State Parkway runs the length of the coast and the Turnpike carries the through traffic; both are tolled.

Jughandles will confuse first-time drivers: on many highways you turn left by exiting right and crossing. Follow the signs rather than your instinct.

Newark Liberty is a major international airport with a direct rail link, and is often an easier way into the New York area than the New York airports.

The Cape May-Lewes ferry crosses to Delaware in about ninety minutes and saves a very long drive around the bay.