Newark, New Jersey is part of the New York metropolitan area which is served by three of the world’s busiest airports, John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International Airport. The latter is in the city of Newark, and is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of midtown Manhattan. It is the oldest of the 3 New York airfields, having opened in 1928 as the first major airport in the United States.
Road access to the airport is by the combined US Routes 1 and 9, which connect to the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) and to the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan to the north. I-95 also connects to I-78 and I-81 which serve northern New Jersey. Route 1/9 becomes the Pulaski Skyway to the south, and connects with the Holland Tunnel into downtown New York. The toll on both tunnels is $14 but is collected only going into New York; travel time averages 38 minutes but is sometimes much more. The average taxi fare to Manhattan is around $50, and passengers coming from New York must pay the toll and airport and road charges of around $18. Multiple bus and shuttle services advertise fares of $15-20 to central Manhattan locations like Grand Central and Penn Stations or the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Limousines and cars are also readily available for $40-50 plus toll and tip. You can also easily book online for Newark airport transfers for affordable transportation.
New Jersey Transit (NJT) provides bus service to multiple locations from the terminals; the fare to midtown Manhattan is $8 and to locations around Newark $2.35, although it is sometimes necessary to change buses. Rail connections through NJT and the national passenger rail service Amtrak are also available, and the fare to Penn Station in Manhattan is $15. Trains to New Jersey locations and New York stop at the airport station or at the adjacent Newark and Secaucus stations. Buses and trains run through the night, but service is infrequent between about 1 and 5 a.m.