From North Jersey, NY area Garden State Parkway south to exit 102 Asbury Park. Follow Asbury Ave/Route 66 approximately 6 miles to Asbury Park. Follow the signs for Asbury Park once you get off the parkway. With no traffic the travel time from the LIncoln Tunnel to Asbury Park is 1 hour 15 minutes.
From Philadelphia area NJ Turnpike north to exit 7A. Follow I-195 east approx. half an hour to Rt. 18 North. Take 18 North a few miles and exit at "Route 66 - Asbury Park". Follow signs for Asbury Park.
From South Jersey area Garden State Parkway North to exit 100-A Asbury Park. Follow Route 66/Asbury Avenue approximately 6 miles to Asbury Park.
Mass Transit
By Train from New York City or North Jersey The North Jersey Coast Line train schedule for NJ Transit can be found at http://www.njtransit.com Take the train to the Asbury Park station. Approximate time from NY Penn Station is 1 hour 50 minutes. You'll have to change trains at least once if you're coming from Manhattan, so listen for announcements.
Bus from Port Authority, New York Academy Bus Service will bring you right into Asbury Park and let you off at either the train station or the eastern end of Downtown. Look on their web site for the Commuter Schedule to Shore Points. http://www.academybus.com
Bus from Philadelphia NJ Transit's 317 bus departs from the Greyhound Terminal at 10th & Filbert and arrives at the Asbury Park train station. http://www.njtransit.com
To City Hall: Once you have entered Asbury Park on Asbury Avenue proceed to Asbury Avenue & Main Street. Turn Right onto Main Street and go four blocks and take a right on Bangs Avenue and a qucik left into the municipal parking lot. City Hall sits between The Post Office and the Train Staion on Main Street.
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