NJ Transit announced Nov. 21 that it is adding additional service for the Thanksgiving weekend, as well as allowing two children 11 and younger to travel free with each fare-paying adult during the holiday season.
On Wednesday, Nov. 26, trains will operate on a weekday schedule on all lines with additional “early getaway” service from Penn Station New York, Newark Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal starting at 2 p.m. on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley, Morris & Essex and Port Jervis lines.
Newark Light Rail, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and River LINE Light Rail service will operate on a weekday schedule. Bus schedules vary by route — customers are advised to check their timetables or visit the NJ Transit site for schedule information. Selected routes will operate on Sunday schedules to match service with ridership demand.
Additionally, throughout the Thanksgiving weekend and end-of-year holiday season, NJ Transit’s Family SuperSaver Fare, which allows up to two children 11 and younger to travel free with each fare-paying adult, will be in effect from 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, until 2 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.
On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, trains will operate on a weekend/major holiday schedule. To accommodate customers traveling to and from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, NJ Transit will add additional trains on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley, Morris & Essex and Port Jervis lines, with special printer-friendly holiday timetables for the NEC, NJCL and Morris & Essex Lines available at the NJ Transit site.
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will operate on a Saturday/Sunday schedule, Newark Light Rail will operate on a Sunday schedule and River LINE will operate on a Sunday schedule.
On Friday, Nov. 28, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, trains will operate on an enhanced weekend/major holiday schedule on all rail lines.
Additional trains will be operating during the morning and afternoon “peak” periods on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley, Morris & Essex, Gladstone, Montclair-Boonton and Port Jervis lines (the same schedule as followed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents’ Day).
For Friday’s rail schedules, customers should use the links weekends/holidays column on the printable schedule page at the NJ Transit site. Check printed timetables or use the “Station-to-Station Trip Planner” and the mobile app for Friday’s rail schedules — including trains in shaded columns, many of which operate this day.
To avoid ticket lines altogether, riders can purchase your tickets on a mobile device by downloading or updating to the latest version of NJ Transit’s mobile app.
Check njtransit.com or the mobile app for more information.
