Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · Serving all of Hudson County since March 2011NJ Transit Approves Seven-Day-A-Week 119 Bus Service From Bayonne to Manhattan
Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that NJ Transit has approved an expansion of the 119 Bus Service between Bayonne, Jersey City, and Midtown Manhattan. Earlier this year, NJ Transit added Sunday…
Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that NJ Transit has approved an expansion of the 119 Bus Service between Bayonne, Jersey City, and Midtown Manhattan. Earlier this year, NJ Transit added Sunday service for the 119 Bus on a pilot basis. This month, the transit agency decided to make the everyday bus service permanent for the Bayonne to New York route. Previously, the 119 Bus operated only on weekdays and Saturdays. Mayor Davis said, “My Administration has been working hard to expand transportation options for Bayonne residents. I would like to thank NJ Transit for taking this important step to offer a one-seat ride from Bayonne to Midtown Manhattan seven days a week.” Mayor Davis continued, “The 119 Bus enables our residents to get to work in Midtown Manhattan and to enjoy the Broadway Theater District and other New York attractions.”
The 119 Bus will operate on Sundays every hour throughout most of the day and every two hours during late night/early morning hours. For the majority of its route, the 119 Bus runs along Kennedy Boulevard in Bayonne and Jersey City. Its
New York destination is the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
The 119 Bus is the successor to the 99S Bus, which ran for many years until 2011 between Bayonne, Jersey City, and Manhattan. The 99S Bus was operated by private bus companies until it was terminated by Coach USA, its final private operator. After the demise of the 99S, NJ Transit started the 119 Bus route between Hudson County and Manhattan in 2011 as a weekday-only bus. NJ Transit contracted out the 119 Bus to Academy Bus, a private company. Eventually, the 119 Bus added Saturday service, and, now, Sunday service.
NJ Transit held public hearings on October 3 and 7, 2019 concerning the proposed bus service expansion. In the notice for the hearings, NJ Transit said that it added Sunday service to the 119 Bus “in response to consistent and significant ridership growth.”
For information about the 119 bus and other NJ Transit service, please visit www.njtransit.com.
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Sign in to commentThat's great. Now if they can get more 119 buses running (on schedule!) during the morning and evening rush hours, they'd be heroes in my book!
#119 bus driver don't pickup passengers if you get off between Bayonne & Jersey City(Sip Ave) only,but pickup passengers @JSQ terminal but can't get off unless you sneak out or get off @ the 5 corners. Is there any changes on this? Can we get on bus #119 now to JSQ terminal?
The problem is NJ Transit subcontracts it to Academy.
Now they need to stay on a schedule during the weekdays to avoid overcrowding on the bus making it extremely uncomfortable for riders. Not to mention being late for work. Some of the drivers are down right nasty also.