Originally Posted by
hi55us
Honestly folks, the traffic through the Lincoln and Holland tunnels (nevermind the GW Bridge) is so bad, I'd strongly consider taking NJ Transit from Penn Station (even though it's the worst train station in the country). Cab from the West side to Penn Station and train from Penn to EWR can easily beat Uber and will save a considerable amount of money unless you're squeezing 3 people in the uber.
Well, OP did mention 3 people. And honestly, traffic depends on time of day and day of week. LT not always awful.
The train takes an hour depending on where you are relative to Penn Station, and if you're taking a car there, you'll hit a lot of the same traffic you will heading out of the city (if I'm going to take the train, I'll also take the subway to Penn Sta). Plus, NJ Transit train schedule sucks on weekends and tunnel traffic isn't usually too bad exiting, so it's probably not going to take you any longer to get to EWR then and it's definitely more convenient. But mid-week afternoons, and especially Friday afternoons, I would definitely lean heavily toward the train.