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Ridgewood

Ridgewood is a Megabus stop in Bergen County, New Jersey, with NJ Transit train connections to Manhattan. Megabus operates 51 outbound corridors and 51 inbound from Ridgewood, with most departures clustered in early morning and early evening windows.

Outbound corridors
51
Inbound corridors
51
Population
25,596
Region
US Northeast

The Megabus stop in Ridgewood

Ridgewood Park-and-Ride at NJ Transit station. This is the primary Megabus boarding location in Ridgewood. NJ Transit's Bergen County Line runs from Ridgewood to Hoboken with PATH connections to NYC.

Plan to arrive at the curbside boarding location 15 to 20 minutes before scheduled departure. Megabus boards in line order at most stops; first in line gets first pick of unassigned seats. Reserved-seating tickets allow you to board at any time during the boarding window but do not change the queue rules at the curb.

What makes Ridgewood a Megabus hub

Ridgewood ranks among the top 24 Megabus cities in North America by route count. The hub has Megabus connections to 51 direct destinations, with the most-frequent corridors running multiple daily departures.

The hub is particularly useful as a transfer point — many travelers booking longer trips combine two Megabus segments through Ridgewood rather than waiting for a direct overnight bus. Most onward connections at the Ridgewood Park-and-Ride at NJ Transit station have at least 30 minutes between scheduled arrival and the next outbound departure, which is enough time to switch coaches but not enough to leave the boarding area.

For travelers connecting through Ridgewood on multi-leg trips, several multi-modal trip-planning tools can flag tighter connections and suggest alternative carriers if a Megabus segment runs late.

Top departures from Ridgewood

The most frequent Megabus corridors out of Ridgewood, sorted by daily departure count:

Ridgewood → Newburgh
from$5.50 1h 9m 14×/day
Ridgewood → New Paltz
from$6.50 1h 29m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Tillson
from$6.50 1h 36m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Rosendale
from$6.50 1h 37m 13×/day
Ridgewood → West Hurley
from$7.00 1h 49m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Woodstock
from$7.50 1h 53m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Bearsville
from$7.50 1h 54m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Mount Tremper
from$7.50 1h 54m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Shady
from$7.50 1h 54m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Willow
from$7.50 1h 55m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Lake Hill
from$7.50 1h 56m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Saugerties
from$7.50 1h 56m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Allaben
from$7.50 1h 57m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Phoenicia
from$7.50 1h 57m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Big Indian
from$7.50 2h 13×/day
Ridgewood → Shandaken
from$7.50 2h 1m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Highmount
from$7.50 2h 3m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Palenville
from$7.50 2h 5m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Fleischmanns
from$8.00 2h 6m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Haines Falls
from$8.00 2h 6m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Tannersville
from$8.00 2h 6m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Arkville
from$8.00 2h 7m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Hunter
from$8.00 2h 7m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Margaretville
from$8.00 2h 7m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Quarryville
from$8.00 2h 9m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Andes
from$8.00 2h 13m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Hensonville
from$8.00 2h 15m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Windham
from$8.00 2h 15m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Prattsville
from$8.00 2h 18m 13×/day
Ridgewood → Grand Gorge
from$8.50 2h 23m 13×/day

21 more outbound corridors not shown.

Inbound corridors

Megabus runs 51 inbound corridors arriving at Ridgewood. The most frequent inbound origins:

Newburgh → Ridgewood
from$5.50 1h 9m 14×/day
New Paltz → Ridgewood
from$6.50 1h 29m 13×/day
Tillson → Ridgewood
from$6.50 1h 36m 13×/day
Rosendale → Ridgewood
from$6.50 1h 37m 13×/day
West Hurley → Ridgewood
from$7.00 1h 49m 13×/day
Woodstock → Ridgewood
from$7.50 1h 53m 13×/day
Bearsville → Ridgewood
from$7.50 1h 54m 13×/day
Mount Tremper → Ridgewood
from$7.50 1h 54m 13×/day
Shady → Ridgewood
from$7.50 1h 54m 13×/day
Willow → Ridgewood
from$7.50 1h 55m 13×/day
Lake Hill → Ridgewood
from$7.50 1h 56m 13×/day
Saugerties → Ridgewood
from$7.50 1h 56m 13×/day
Allaben → Ridgewood
from$7.50 1h 57m 13×/day
Phoenicia → Ridgewood
from$7.50 1h 57m 13×/day
Big Indian → Ridgewood
from$7.50 2h 13×/day
Shandaken → Ridgewood
from$7.50 2h 1m 13×/day
Highmount → Ridgewood
from$7.50 2h 3m 13×/day
Palenville → Ridgewood
from$7.50 2h 5m 13×/day
If you ride out of Ridgewood regularly, a city-specific transit reference for Ridgewood intercity coaches covers parking near the stop, the nearest restrooms, and where to wait dry on rainy days.

How fares work at this hub

Megabus uses dynamic pricing that starts at a $1 floor and rises in tiers as seats sell. The same seat on the same route can be sold at five or six different prices depending on when it is booked. For routes out of Ridgewood, the floor fare is most often available 60 to 90 days before departure, with mid-week and Saturday-morning departures the easiest to lock in cheap.

For step-by-step fare-timing strategy, see the Cheap Fares Calendar. For a primer on the Megabus boarding flow, see the first-time rider guide.