The Hudson-Bergen LightRail (HBLR) runs south to 22nd Street in Bayonne and West Side Avenue in Jersey City, and north to Tonnelle Ave. in West Bergen, with a major transfer station adjacent to the NJ Transit Hoboken Terminal. The HBLR's 9th St./Congress St. station is accessible via an elevator one block south of the Doric.
From 9th St., residents are one stop away from Lincoln Harbor and two stops away from the NY Waterway Port Imperial terminal to the north. To the south both Hoboken Terminal (with connections to NJ Transit trains and buses, NY Waterway, and PATH) and the Newport Mall are just two stops away on the Hoboken and West Side Avenue lines, respectively.
As of October, 2009, one-way tickets for the HBLR are $1.90, with discounts available for 10-trip and monthly passes. A two zone or greater NJ Transit bus or rail monthly pass is also honored for riding the HBLR. Visit the HBLR web site for more information.
Link to Hudson-Bergen LightRail
The 123 New York local bus runs along Palisades Avenue to the Port Authority Bus Terminal at 42nd St. and 8th Ave. in Manhattan. It starts at the upper level of the 9th St./Congress St. HBLR station, stopping as well at Palisades Ave. and Washington Park, across from the Doric. Other NJT buses, including the 85, 87, and 22, stop across the street from the HBLR station on Congress Street itself, with destinations that include Hoboken Terminal and points throughout Jersey City, Union City, and beyond. The 123 stop on Palisades Avenue at Washington Park also serves the NJT 84 to Journal Square, and the 86 to Newport Center.
Please note that NJ Transit no longer accepts cash when boarding at Port Authority Bus Terminal. You must have a fare ticket or monthly pass. You can use cash for the ride into New York. See the NJ Transit site for current fares.
A monthly HBLR pass is also good for one zone travel on any intrastate NJT bus.
Coach USA/Red & Tan lines run two express buses to Post Authority 42nd St., the 10 and the 99S. Both stop across the street from the 9th St./Congress St. HBLR station, on Congress Street. As of Oct. 1, 2009, the one way fare to Port Authority Bus Terminal is $4.00, exact fare. NJ Transit bus passes are not honored.
Link to CoachUSA NY Express Buses
A number of privately run, independent "dollar" vans and mini buses run along Palisades Avenue to the shopping areas in Jersey City and Union City, with some running as far north as Fort Lee. These are unscheduled, cash only, services (NJT passes are not honored), and can be flagged down at most corners and at posted bus stops. There are a few mini buses that run to Port Authority Bus Terminal, but service is unpredictable.
The historic Hoboken Terminal is the beginning for 7 of the 11 lines that comprise NJT Trains, with the rest of the lines accessable via transfers at either Secaucus or Newark Pennsylvania Station. Many NJT bus routes also originate at Hoboken Terminal.
New York Waterway has terminals at Port Imperial, Lincoln Harbor, and Hoboken Terminal, all accessable via the Hudson-Bergen LightRail.
The Port Imperial Ferry operate 6 am to 1 am, Monday through Friday, and 8 am until 1 am, weekends, to 37th St. Manhattan. There is additional service (M-F rush hours only) to the World Financial Center and Wall St./Pier 11.
The Hoboken Terminal Ferry run M-F to the World Financial Center and Wall St./Pier 11.
The Lincoln Harbor Ferry run M-F to 37th St. Manhattan. This ferry also stops at 14th Street Hoboken.
The 14th St., Hoboken, Ferry runs weekdays to and from Wall St./Pier 11 and the World Financial Center. During rush hours it stops at Lincoln Harbor either on its way to, or returning from, Manhattan, depending on the time of day. Weekends, the 14th St., Hoboken, Ferry runs to 37th St., Manhattan, from 9 am until 8 pm. The 14th St., Hoboken, Ferry is a 10-15 minute walk down the 14th Street Viaduct, one block north of the Doric.
Doric residents can connect to PATH trains at the Hoboken Terminal, Pavonia/Newport and Exchange Place stops of the HBLR. Service runs 24 hours a day to 33rd St./6th Ave. and World Trade in Manhattan, and to Grove St., Journal Square, Harrison, and Newark Pennsyvania Station to the west.