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Future-Function5864 t1_ixodqdp wrote

Is it possible to take the train for part of your journey? 2xs a weeks isn't so bad but with traffic my commute by bus which would have been a 30min drive in off hours within north jersey frequently became 1hr plus during busy hours. I don't want to discourage you but I'd advise against the taking the bus all the way up if a train is at all available even if it's gonna require an extra transfer. Train is fewer stops and not subject to traffic delays although delays will happen at times.

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Full-Mulberry5018 t1_ixog6tl wrote

Yeah, I have to completely agree with this. My boyfriend lived up in Nutley (right outside of NYC) and would take the train from Newark to Trenton, then get the bus from Trenton to Burlington every weekend. It was (at worst) about a 2 hour commute total for him (about 75 miles, total). It would probably be a nightmare using a bus and not a train to travel into NYC with the traffic. His mother worked in NYC and drove her car to work from Nutley, N.J. - he told me that some days it would actually take her THREE HOURS to get to work in one direction because of traffic, etc. and how miserable it would make her. You can't rely upon a bus getting you into the city like you can a train. It's much easier, dependable and far less stressful than being stuck in NYC traffic in a bus.

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ScarletKnight096 t1_ixpa7yd wrote

Where near the shore? I knw the train goes all the elway to Pt pmeasant, but not sure furthest point. Commute to Mnhattan is terrible and EXPENSIVE. I woked around the Waldorf commuting from New Brunswick, I woukd onlybdo it if I am making upper 6 figures, 180k+ less than that is just a total waste

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