NJ Transit
Commuter Times
Your Commuter Guide to Hoboken & Penn Station
If you currently live in or are considering moving to one of these wonderful New Jersey suburbs, you might be wondering how long it will take you to travel to Hoboken or Penn Station in NYC. On this page, you’ll find handy tables with travel times from New Jersey suburbs to the Hoboken PATH Station and Penn Station in New York City. If you ever have any questions about commuting from the suburbs to the city, or other resources in the area, please don’t hesitate to connect with The Mission Real Estate Team.
The NJ Transit System aims to offer safe, convenient, and comfortable commutes from New Jersey communities to Hoboken, New York City, and Philadelphia. Below, you will find a table with estimated travel times to the Path Station in Hoboken as well as Penn Station in New York City. If you’re looking at a NJ Transit map, you’ll see that the Main Line is colored yellow.
| Community | Commute Time to Hoboken (minutes) | Commute Time to Penn Station (minutes) |
| Hawthorne | 41 | 42 |
| Glen Rock (Main) | 46 | 47 |
| Ridgewood | 48 | 49 |
| Waldwick | 55 | 70 |
| Ramsey | 57 | 73 |
| Mahwah | 63 | 76 |
The Bergen Line is operated by the NJ Transit system and serves many of the same communities as the Main Line. If you’re looking at a transit map, the Bergen Line is colored pale blue.
| Community | Commute Time to Hoboken (minutes) | Commute Time to Penn Station (minutes) |
| Fair Lawn/Radburn Station | 45 | 54 |
| Glen Rock | 46 | 62 |
| Ridgewood | 47 | 64 |
| Ho-Ho-Kus | 49 | 65 |
| Waldwick | 50 | 67 |
| Allendale | 53 | 70 |
| Ramsey (Rt 17 Station) | 60 | 77 |
| Mahwah | 64 | 80 |
The Spring Valley Line, more commonly known as the Pascack Valley Line, is operated by the NJ Transit Hoboken Division and runs from Hoboken Terminal to Hudson County and Bergen County, until it ends in Spring Valley. If you’re looking at a map, the Pascack Valley Line is colored purple.
| Community | Commute Time to Hoboken (minutes) | Commute Time to Penn Station (minutes) |
| River Edge | 39 | 63 |
| Oradell | 43 | 67 |
| Emerson | 47 | 70 |
| Westwood | 49 | 74 |
| Hillsdale | 53 | 76 |
| Woodcliff Lake | 56 | 80 |
| Park Ridge | 57 | 82 |
| Montvale | 59 | 84 |
The Montclair-Boonton Line is operated by the NJ Transit Hoboken Division and serves 28 active rail stations in New Jersey along with New York Pennsylvania Station. If you’re looking at a transit map, the Montclair-Boonton Line is colored gray.
| Community | Commute Time to Hoboken (minutes) | Commute Time to Penn Station (minutes) |
| Montclair | 44 | 50 |
| Hackettstown | 111 | 140 |
| Dover | 79 | 85 |
| Boonton | 64 | 80 |
| Little Falls | 44 | 65 |
| Montclair State University | 37 | 50 |
| Glen Ridge | 28 | 31 |
| Mountain Lakes | 70 | 90 |
| Wayne | 47 | 65 |