Bryant Park: The Heart of Manhattan

PATH Train

From Jersey City, head to the PATH train station at Exchange Place. Purchase a ticket for the World Trade Center station. Board the PATH train heading towards World Trade Center. Once you arrive at the World Trade Center, exit the station and head towards the Oculus. From there, walk to the Church Street exit and follow the signs to the subway station at Fulton Street. Take the 2 or 4 subway lines towards Uptown/Bronx. Get off at the 42nd Street-Times Square station. From there, walk east along 42nd Street until you reach 5th Avenue, where you will find Bryant Park.

Ferry

Make your way to the Liberty State Park ferry terminal. Board a ferry to the Battery Park City area in Manhattan. Once you arrive, walk north along State Street until you reach the intersection with 42nd Street. Turn left onto 42nd Street and walk until you reach Bryant Park, located between 5th and 6th Avenues.

Bus

Find a local NJ Transit bus stop and take a bus that goes to New York City. Look for a bus heading towards the George Washington Bridge or the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Once you arrive at the Port Authority, exit the terminal and walk east along 42nd Street until you reach Bryant Park, which is situated between 5th and 6th Avenues.

Walking

If you are near the waterfront in Jersey City, take a scenic walk along the Hudson River waterfront towards the Liberty State Park area. From there, you can catch a view of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Continue walking north along the river until you reach the PATH station at Exchange Place. From there, follow the PATH instructions to get to Bryant Park as described previously.