Hackensack Bus Terminal

Hackensack Bus Terminal

Company type	Transit hub
Industry	Public transportation
Founded	1970s
Headquarters	Hackensack , United States
Area served	Bergen, Passaic, Essex, and Hudson counties, New Jersey; New York City
Products	Bus transportation services
Owner	New Jersey Transit

Hackensack Bus Terminal, also referred to as the Hackensack Bus Transfer, is a key regional bus hub situated in the heart of downtown Hackensack, New Jersey. It is owned and managed by New Jersey Transit. Originally constructed during the 1970s, the terminal underwent significant refurbishment beginning in 2006, with completion achieved in 2007. The design includes a central outdoor island designated for passenger boarding and alighting, which surrounds an indoor waiting area and ticketing facilities.

This terminal services routes that link Bergen, Passaic, Essex, and Hudson counties, as well as major transit centers such as the Port Authority Bus Terminal and the George Washington Bridge Bus Station located in New York City. In October 2018, the Hackensack Transit Connector was introduced to improve connectivity between the bus terminal, nearby train stations, and the County Courthouse Complex.

Location and vicinity

Positioned on River Street, just one block east of Hackensack’s Main Street commercial corridor, the station is close to notable landmarks including the New Jersey Naval Museum's USS Ling, the historic First Reformed Dutch Church, and the Bergen County Court House. Nearby attractions also include the renowned 1946 White Manna diner and the Bergen Museum of Art & Science.

The terminal lies approximately midway between two of Hackensack’s three New Jersey Transit train stops on the Pascack Valley Line: Essex Street Station, which serves southern downtown and Hackensack University Medical Center; and Anderson Street Station, catering to northern neighborhoods including Farleigh Dickinson University. These transit nodes play a vital role in Hackensack’s transit-oriented development initiatives and its designation as a transit village since February 2016. Furthermore, the planned Passaic-Bergen Rail Line is expected to conclude near State Street to the west. The nearby New Bridge Landing Station, formerly called North Hackensack, is located just beyond the northern city boundary near River Edge.

Routes

The following bus routes originate from, terminate at, or make stops within this terminal:

Route	Destination	Key Stops	Remarks
76 NJT	Newark Penn Station	Essex Street Station Rutherford Station Kearny Newark Broad Street
83 NJT	Journal Square Transportation Center Jersey City	Teaneck The Ridgefields Tonnelle Avenue Summit Avenue
178 NJT	GWB Station Manhattan	Teaneck Englewood Fort Lee GWB Plaza	Northern route variant of Route 182 serving Englewood/Teaneck
182 NJT	GWB Station Manhattan	Fort Lee GWB Plaza	Southern route variant of Route 178 covering Leonia/Teaneck/Bogota
712 NJT	Willowbrook Mall or Totowa Industrial Park (rush hours only)	Essex Street Station Saddle Brook Paterson (NJT station)
751 NJT	Bergen Community College		Supplementary service to Bergen Community College provided by Route 755
751 NJT	Edgewater Commons	Anderson Avenue Nungesser's	Additional routing to Edgewater Commons available on Route 755
752 NJT	Ridgewood Oakland	Paramus The Outlets at Bergen Town Center Bergen Regional Medical Center Paramus Park	Service between Hackensack and Ridgewood operates off-peak only No service on Sundays
755 NJT	Bergen Community College		Additional trips to Bergen Community College via Route 751
755 NJT	Edgewater Commons	Palisade Avenue	Alternate routing to Edgewater Commons provided by Route 751
762 NJT	Paramus Park	Farleigh Dickenson University The Shops at Riverside Kinderkamack Road	No Sunday operations
770 NJT	Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal	Westfield Garden State Plaza Passaic Street Fairlawn Broadway	Sunday service not available to Westfield Garden State Plaza
772 southbound NJT	Meadowlands Sports Complex >Main Street Moonachie Road Harmon Cove County Avenue	Service available midday and during PM only. AM rush hour stops limited to Main Street between New Milford and Hackensack
780 </ div > < br / > westbound < br / > [[List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (700 - 799) | NJT ] ]	Passaic	Main Street < br / > Essex Street Station < br/> Hasbrouck Heights	* No Sunday service
780 </ div > < br / > eastbound < br / > [[List of New Jersey Transit bus routes (700 - 799) | NJT ] ]	Englewood Hospital	Main Street < br / > Teaneck	* No Sunday service

FT 1X-Hackensack Bus Transfer provides service to/from Inwood West 204th Street and Nagle Avenue in Manhattan via Fort Lee Road, George Washington Bridge, and Broadway.

Bergen County local routes

Service operating within municipal boundaries.

route	starting point	Hackensack stop	destination	primary roads used	additional information
753 NJT	The Outlets at Bergen Town Center	Main Street State Street	New Milford or Cresskill	Teaneck Road Madison Avenue (for New Milford trips) Union Avenue (for Cresskill trips)	Service alternates between branches
756 NJT	Bergen Community College	The Shops at Riverside	Englewood Cliffs	Route 4 New Bridge Landing The Shops at Riverside Reichelt Road (on selected trips) Tryon Avenue Fort Lee Road
772 NJT	New Milford	Main Street State Street	Meadowlands Sports Complex	Teaneck Road (for New Milford trips) Moonachie Road County Avenue Harmon Cove	Non-peak trips operate between Meadowlands and Hackensack only

Port Authority Bus Terminal routes

route	via Hudson County	Hackensack stop	Bergen County terminal	key locations served	remarks
144 NJT	westbound during AM rush AND eastbound during PM rush via NJ 495 Marginal Highway	Essex Street	Paramus or Elmwood Park	Route 4, Essex Street, Moonachie Avenue	Operates only during peak hours
145 NJT		Essex Street	Fair Lawn	Century Road, Morlot Avenue	Service limited to peak periods
155 NJT		Main and Anderson streets	Teaneck	The Outlets at Bergen Town Center	No service on weekends
164 NJT		Essex Street	Midland Park	Paterson Plank Road Meadowlands Sports Complex
165 NJT	Nungessers Boulevard East	Main Street	Westwood	New Bridge Landing (NJT station) Kinderkamack Road	Local service on Boulevard East all day Express runs weekdays during rush hours and Saturdays via New Jersey Turnpike Weekday rush hour express via Garden State Parkway
168 NJT	Nungessers Boulevard East	Main and Anderson streets	Paramus Park	Boulevard East, Queen Anne Road, Cedar Lane, Forest Avenue	Continuous local service on Boulevard East Weekday rush hour express via New Jersey Turnpike

See also

• Bergen BRT

External links

• NJ Transit route lookup (archived)
• NJT bus routes within Bergen County (archived)
• NJT bus routes serving Hudson County (archived)
• NJT bus routes in Passaic County (archived)