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New York Penn Station → New Brunswick
- Travel time
- 58min
- Peak fare
- $14.00
- Weekday trains
- 57
- Distance
- 29.5mi
Trains run direct from New York Penn Station to New Brunswick on the Northeast Corridor, no change of train. The trip takes 42 to 63 minutes and covers 29.5 miles with 9 stops in between. There are 57 trains each weekday, roughly one every 20 minutes, with the first at 4:41 AM and the last at 1:22 AM. A one-way ticket costs $14.00, the same on all trains.
This is the outbound direction, leaving New York Penn Station. In this direction the gap between trains is about 17 minutes in the morning peak and 28 minutes at midday. 40 of the 57 weekday trains skip stops; the fastest run is what the travel-time range below reflects. Going back, New Brunswick to New York Penn Station has 58 weekday trains, first at 4:13 AM and last at 1:09 AM, taking 44 to 74 minutes. See the return trip.
Updated 21 Sep 2026 · NJ Transit Rail GTFS · NJ Transit rail timetable fare tables
The Northeast Corridor Line runs from New York Penn Station through Secaucus Junction, Newark Penn Station, Newark Airport, Metropark, Metuchen, New Brunswick and Princeton Junction to Trenton, on the tracks NJ Transit shares with Amtrak.
Calling points
ServiceNew York Penn Station to New Brunswick
Fares
NJ Transit charges the same fare on all trains.
Source: NJ Transit rail timetable fare tables.
How the pass break-even is calculated
NJ Transit prices a rail ticket on the distance between your origin and destination. The fare is the same on every train: there is no peak surcharge and no off-peak discount, so the one-way price shown here is the price at 8 AM on a Tuesday and at noon on a Sunday. The zone numbers that appear in NJ Transit's own data are internal identifiers, not something printed on a ticket, so this site does not show them.
One-way, round-trip, ten-trip, weekly and monthly tickets are sold in the NJ Transit app and at station ticket machines. If a machine was available where you boarded, buying on board costs extra. Children under five ride free with a fare-paying adult, older children and seniors ride at a reduced rate, and disabled riders ride at a reduced rate with the relevant ID.
Where this site has no fare for an NJ Transit pair, it is because that fare has not yet been loaded from the timetable it is printed in, not because the trip is free. The fare tables are read from NJ Transit's published line timetables, and every value is checked against the operator's own price ratios before it is shown.
Stopping pattern
Questions
How long is the train from New York Penn Station to New Brunswick?
Between 42 and 63 minutes on the published schedule; the typical run is 58 minutes with 9 stops in between.
Are there express trains from New York Penn Station to New Brunswick?
Yes. 40 of the 57 weekday trains skip stops. The fastest makes 2 stops and the fullest 10, which is the difference between 42 and 63 minutes.
Does the fare change by time of day?
No. A one-way ticket is $14.00 on every train, weekday or weekend.
When is the first and last train from New York Penn Station?
The first weekday departure is at 4:41 AM and the last at 1:22 AM. Weekends run 32 trains on Saturday and 32 on Sunday.
How often do trains run in the morning peak?
Between 6 and 10 AM the gap between departures averages about 17 minutes in this direction.
Do I need to change trains?
No. Every train counted here runs direct on the Northeast Corridor.