Getting to Montclair (and then getting from Montclair to New York City, Hoboken, or the Airport, is easy and convenient. Montclair has an incredible 6 train stations, and trains take about 45 minutes to get to New York City/ Penn Station. There are other bus options, as well as quick access to major highways that are a short drive to Newark International Airport, one of the largest airports in the country, and to Hoboken, Jersey City & Manhattan!
By Train or Bus
By Bus
DeCamp #33 [New York to West Caldwell] stops at Bloomfield Avenue at Gates Avenue.
DeCamp #66 [New York to West Orange] stops at Park Street near Bloomfield Avenue.
DeCamp Bus
101 Greenwood Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone: 800-631-1281
For schedules and routes visit: www.decamp.com
New Jersey Transit — New Jersey Transit Bus schedules
By Train
New Jersey Transit Montclair-Boonton Line — see schedule. Montclair has six train stations.
Bay Street Station
Walnut Street Station
Watchung Avenue
Upper Montclair
Mountain Avenue
Montclair Heights
By Car
By Car
From Rt. 280 East and West:
Exit 8B Prospect Ave./Cedar Grove (Rt. 557 north) toward Montclair.
Go straight to the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue – approximately 2 miles (Exxon Station will be on your left)
Turn right onto Bloomfield Ave.
Go approximately 2.5 miles on Bloomfield Avenue to Montclair Center.
Turn right onto North Fullerton Avenue then turn left onto Claremont Avenue and the Municipal Building will be immediately on your right at 205 Claremont Avenue.
From Rt. 3:
Proceed on Route 3 West to Grove Street exit.
Turn left on Grove Street toward Montclair.
Follow Grove Street for 2 miles and turn right on Watchung Avenue.
Follow for 1 mile and turn left on Park Street.
Follow Park Street to Claremont Avenue.
Turn left onto Claremont Avenue.
The Municipal Building will be on your left at 205 Claremont Avenue.
From the Garden State Parkway North:
Garden State Parkway Southbound to Exit 148 (Bloomfield), head west on Bloomfield Avenue.
Go approximately 2.5 miles to Montclair Center.
Turn right onto North Fullerton Avenue then turn left onto Claremont Avenue and the Municipal Building will be immediately on your right at 205 Claremont Avenue.
From the Garden State Parkway South:
Garden State Parkway Northbound To Exit 148 (Bloomfield Avenue- Bloomfield/Montclair).
Follow exit ramp to traffic light.
Proceed straight through traffic light. Be sure to stay in the left-most lane and follow “u-turn”
Proceed to first traffic light and make right turn onto Bloomfield Avenue.
Go approximately 2.5 miles on Bloomfield Avenue to Montclair Center.
Turn right onto North Fullerton Avenue then turn left onto Claremont Avenue and the Municipal Building will be immediately on your right at 205 Claremont Avenue.
Visitor Parking
Single Use Parking Permit
Overnight visitors/guests/friends/family of Montclair residents who display this permit may park in a municipal parking lot marked ”Permit Parking Only” or in front of the resident’s home until 8:00 a.m. the following morning. The single-use visitor parking permits may be purchased online and printed at home at a daily rate of $5.
The single-use parking permit may not be used on County roads.
PURCHASE SINGLE-USE PARKING PERMIT
Visitors to Montclair, please use the Interactive Parking Map for parking deck, lot and meter locations.
Parkmobile Pay-by-Phone parking: us.parkmobile.com
- Look for the Parkmobile sign or sticker.
- Once registered, use the Parkmobile app to enter in the zone number listed on the sign to start a parking session.
- You can opt-in to receive a notification 15 minutes before your parking session is set to expire.
