Originally Posted by
kmfdm91
Are you saying that you should be able to hop on a train at Newark Airport and head into Newark Penn for free and have it 'permissible'? I just asked this same question a few days ago, but when I did my trip (on Monday), I just went downstairs and took the NJT #62 bus to Newark Penn and then the PATH train from there to New York - which is where I was headed...but it would have obviously been easier to use my Amtrak ticket to pass through the turnstile and use the same 'fare zone' to hop to Newark Penn then take the PATH train from there!!! Do you have any experience doing this at all?!?
-jeremy
Not for free -- you still have to pay for a NJT ticket ($8.25) but you may be able to avoid a conductor since it is a short hop (no guarantees though and they are fast during non-peak times).
What maybe possible is to purchase a Metropark to Newark ticket ($6.00) and use your amtrak ticket to hop the gate -OR- even an Elizabeth to Newark ticket ($2.75). You just have to change the origin on the NJT kiosk to purchase those tickets. However, keep in mind that not all NJT trains stop in Elizabeth/Metropark so the conductor may be slightly confused but shouldn't cause too much of an issue.