# Hackensack Bus Terminal

Hackensack Bus Terminal, also called the Hackensack Bus Transfer, is a regional bus station in downtown Hackensack, New Jersey, owned and operated by New Jersey Transit. The bus station was built in the 1970s and was extensively renovated in 2007 while starting in 2006. An outdoor central island boarding–disembarking area surrounds an indoor waiting room and ticketing facilities. Service from nearby bus stops travels to locations in Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties as well as the Port Authority Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Station in New York City. In October 2018, the Hackensack Transit Connector, servicing the bus terminal, the city's train stations, and the County Courthouse Complex, was initiated.

## Location and vicinity

The bus station is located on River Street one block east of the commercial district on Main Street. Nearby is the New Jersey Naval Museum's USS Ling on the bank of the Hackensack River. Reminders of the original colonial city centered on the First Reformed Dutch Church and the county seat of Bergen County, including the Bergen County Court House, are also in the immediate vicinity. The White Manna, an iconic 1946 diner, and the Bergen Museum of Art & Science are located just north on River Street.
The station is approximately equidistant between two of the three train stations on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line that serve the city. Transfer to any of them requires a short walk or bus trip. Essex Street Station serves the southern part of the downtown and the Hackensack University Medical Center, while Anderson Street Station serves the northern part including Farleigh Dickenson University. The three transit hubs are part of Hackensack's transit-oriented development plan, and potential transit village initiative, which was granted in February 2016. The proposed Passaic-Bergen Rail Line would terminate to the west at nearby State Street. The New Bridge Landing Station (for a time known as North Hackensack) is located over the city's northern border near the city line of adjoining River Edge.

## Routes

Originating, terminating, or stopping at bus station:
| Route | Destination | Major Points | Notes |
| 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 | Englewood/Teaneck (northern route) variant of Route 182 |
| 182 NJT | GWB Station Manhattan | Fort Lee GWB Plaza | Leonia/Teaneck/Bogota (southern route) variant of Route 178 |
| 712 NJT | Willowbrook Mall or Totowa Industrial Park rush hours only | Essex Street Station Saddle Brook Paterson (NJT station) | |
| 751 NJT | Bergen Community College | | Additional service to BCC available on 755 |
| 751 NJT | Edgewater Commons | Anderson Avenue Nungesser's | Additional service to Edgewater Commons via different routing on 755 |
| 752 NJT | Ridgewood Oakland | Paramus The Outlets at Bergen Town Center Bergen Regional Medical Center Paramus Park | Off-peak service operates only between Hackensack and Ridgewood No Sunday service |
| 755 NJT | Bergen Community College | | Additional service to BCC available on 751 |
| 755 NJT | Edgewater Commons | Palisade Avenue | Additional service to Edgewater Commons via different routing on 751 |
| 762 NJT | Paramus Park | Farleigh Dickenson University The Shops at Riverside Kinderkamack Road | no Sunday service |
| 770 NJT | Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal | Westfield Garden State Plaza Passaic Street Fairlawn Broadway (NJT station) Broadway | no Sunday service to Westfield Garden State Plaza |
| 772 southbound NJT | Meadowlands Sports Complex | Main Street Moonachie Road Harmon Cove County Avenue | Midday and PM service only. Service from New Milford to Hackensack only during AM rush hours stops on Main Street |
| 780 westbound NJT | Passaic | Essex Street Station Hasbrouck Heights | No Sunday service |
| 780 eastbound NJT | Englewood Hospital | Main Street Teaneck | No Sunday service |
FT 1X-Hackensack Bus Transfer to/from Inwood West 204th Street and Nagle Avenue in Manhattan, NY via Fort Lee Road, GWB and Broadway.

## Bergen County local routes

Traveling within city limits.
| route | terminal | Hackensack stop | terminal | main streets of travel | notes |
| 753 NJT | The Outlets at Bergen Town Center | Main Street State Street | New Milford or Cresskill | Teaneck Road Madison Avenue (New Milford trips only) Union Avenue (Cresskill trips only) | Trips alternate between the two branches |
| 756 NJT | Bergen Community College | The Shops at Riverside | Englewood Cliffs | Route 4 New Bridge Landing The Shops at Riverside Reichelt Road (alternate trips) Tryon Avenue Fort Lee Road | |
| 772 NJT | New Milford | Main Street State Street | Meadowlands Sports Complex | Teaneck Road (New Milford trips only) Moonachie Road County Avenue Harmon Cove | Trips outside of rush hours operate only between the Meadowlands and Hackensack |

## Port Authority Bus Terminal routes

| route | via Hudson County | in Hackensack | Bergen terminal | major points | notes |
| 144 NJT | westbound AM peak AND eastbound PM peak via NJ 495 Marginal Highway | Essex Street | Paramus or Elmwood Park | Route 4, Essex Street, Moonachie Avenue | rush hours only |
| 145 NJT | | Essex Street | Fair Lawn | Century Road, Morlot Avenue | peak service only |
| 155 NJT | | Main and Anderson | Teaneck | The Outlets at Bergen Town Center | No weekend service |
| 164NJT | | 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 | Boulevard East full-time local service New Jersey Turnpike Express weekday rush hours and Saturdays only Garden State Parkway weekday rush hours only |
| 168 NJT | Nungessers Boulevard East | Main and Anderson | Paramus Park | Boulevard East Queen Anne Road, Cedar Lane, Forest Avenue | Boulevard East full-time local service New Jersey Turnpike express weekday rush hours only |