Located less than 20 miles from midtown Manhattan, the West Essex Area is very easy to access from New York City and area airports. Route 80 and Route 280 are major highways that run through Fairfield and Roseland respectively to enable an easy commute to points north , south, east and west.
Public Transportation
DeCamp Bus Line offers service 365 days a year to New York City from West Caldwell and Caldwell on the #33 bus line. The trip is approximately 45 minutes during rush hour from Caldwell.
http://www.decamp.com/commuter.htm
Nj Transit runs 2 routes to Penn Station from Fairfield, West Caldwell, Caldwell, Essex Fells, Roseland and Verona.
http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0071.pdf
http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0029.pdf
The 871 operates between Morristown and Willowbrook Mall with stops in Fairfield
http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T1871.pdf
Lakeland Bus Line offers service 365 days between Fairfield and NYC Port authority bus terminal.
http://www.lakelandbus.com/bus-schedule
Although commuter trains do not run through these towns they are just a few minutes away in Little Falls and Montclair through NJ Transit. The Montclair- Boonton Line runs 7 days a week to Penn Station in New York with connections through the Hoboken Path station to the World Trade Center.
http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0030.pdf
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