By plane
Newark Liberty International Airport (http://www.panynj.gov/Com...) is the closest of metro New York three major airports. To get to downtown Hoboken take any New Jersey Transit train headed for New York to Seacaucus Junction and change there to a train headed for Hoboken Terminal. During rush hour, some trains run directly to Hoboken from Newark Airport Station.
By Rail
New Jersey Transit commuter rail Connection with Amtrak can be made in Pennsylvania Station in Newark, NJ or New York Pennsylvania Station.
Main Line
Bergen County Line
Pascack Valley Line
Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines
Montclair-Boonton Line
North Jersey Coast Line limited service
Raritan Valley Line limited service
PATH train
From New Jersey, go to Newark's Pennsylvania Station, Harrison, Journal Square, or Grove Street and pick up a New York-bound PATH train marked either 33rd St. or World Trade Centerand transfer to a Hoboken-bound PATH train at Christopher St. or the World Trade Center station.
From Manhattan in New York City, pick up a Hoboken-bound PATH train at 33rd & 6th Ave., 23rd & 6th Ave., 14th & 6th Ave., 9th & 6th Ave., Christopher St. & Hudson St., or the World Trade Center station.
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
Hoboken Terminal is the terminus for two of the three Hudson-Bergen Light Rail services. The Hoboken Terminal-Tonnelle Avenue service to North Bergen and the 22nd Street-Hoboken Terminal service to Bayonne including Bayonne Flyer service both operate from the south end of the terminal concourse. The West Side Avenue-Tonnelle Avenue service bypasses Hoboken Terminal, requiring passengers from stations on the West Side Branch to transfer at stations between Pavonia-Newport and Liberty State Park.
By bus
From NJ: NJ Transit Buses serve Hoboken Terminal
22 to North Bergen via Bergenline Avenue
23 to North Bergen limited service
64 to Lakewood limited service
68 to Old Bridge limited service
85 to Secaucus - Harmon Meadow - Mill Creek
87 to Jersey City Gates Avenue via Journal Square
89 to North Bergen via Park Avenue
126 to Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan via Lincoln Tunnel
181 to George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
Coach USA
5 to Lincoln Harbor or Jersey City on Washington Street
144 to Staten Island limited service
From New York
Tune into 1010 WINS on the AM radio dial to see whether the wait to get into New Jersey is shorter at the Lincoln Tunnel or the Holland Tunnel. If you're in Midtown or the wait is much shorter at the Lincoln Tunnel, take that. Keep right, and follow the signs for Hoboken. If you're downtown or the wait is much shorter at the Holland Tunnel, take that. When you get out of the tunnel, make the first right turn. You will soon find yourself in downtown Hoboken.