Directions to Montclair State University

1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ, USA 07043

*Please note, when using online or GPS mapping systems, use 30 East Normal Avenue, Montclair, (directly across from our main entrance) as your destination.

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Montclair State University is on Valley Rd. and Normal Ave., Montclair, N.J., one mile south of the junction of Routes 3 and 46.

By Car From:

• Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair: North on Valley Road, 3.3 miles to Normal Avenue light, turn left. The main entrance to the campus is on the right.

• Route 46 (East): Approaching Rt 3 intersection stay to the right. Take exit for Valley Road Montclair/Paterson. At Stop sign (bottom of exit ramp) make a right turn onto Valley Road heading south. Travel on Valley Road to first traffic light (1mile). Make a right turn at light onto Normal Avenue. The main entrance to the campus is on the right.
  
  
• Route 46 (West): Take exit for Valley Road Montclair/Paterson. Stay to the right. At Stop sign turn right and move to the left lane to make an immediate left into a U-Turn section. Follow the U-Turn section's signs to Montclair. At the U-Turn's Stop sign make a right turn onto Valley Road heading south.
  
  Travel on Valley Road to first traffic light (1mile). Make a right turn at light onto Normal Avenue. The main entrance to the campus is on the right.
  
  
• Route 3 (West): Just before Route 3 West ends and blends on to Route 46 West, stay to right and take the exit for Valley Road Montclair/Paterson. Stay to the right. At Stop sign turn right and move to the left lane to make an immediate left into a U-Turn section. Follow the U-Turn section's signs to Montclair. At the U-Turn's Stop sign make a right turn onto Valley Road heading south.
  
  Travel on Valley Road to first traffic light (1mile). Make a right turn at light onto Normal Avenue. The main entrance to the campus is on the right.

• Garden State Parkway North: Exit 153B (left lane) to Route 3 West follow directions for Route 3 West.
  

• Garden State Parkway South: Exit 154 to Route 46 West. Follow directions for Route 46 West.

• New Jersey Turnpike: Exit 16W to Route 3 West. Follow direction for Route 3 West. (NOTE: Motorists traveling on the Turnpike south of Exit 11 may exit there to Garden State Parkway North to Route 3 West. Then Follow Route 3 West directions.)

• Lincoln Tunnel: Follow to Route 3 West. Follow directions for Route 3 West.
  
  
• George Washington Bridge: Route 80 West to Garden State Parkway South. Follow Garden State Parkway South directions.

By Public Transportation from:

• New York City
  MidTown Direct - New Service to Midtown Manhatten

  MidTOWN DIRECT-Montclair service operates between Montclair Heights Station and Penn Station New York from early morning until late evening, Monday through Friday. Peak period service will also run to and from Hoboken Heights and Newark Broad Street stations, plus you can use either MidTOWN DIRECT-Montclair or Hoboken-bound trains to reach Newark Broad Street Station. Call 1-800-626-RIDE or visit http://www.njtransit.com for complete NJTransit information and schedules.

  - For a PDF of the Montclair-Boonton (MidTown Direct) Line Schedule
  
  - For NJ Transit Service information

Bus

• New York City (by bus): DeCamp Bus No. 66 leaves from the Port Authority Bus Terminal and drops you off on campus near College Hall. If the bus is not going all the way to campus, get off at Mt. Hebron and Valley roads, turn right (north) on Valley, and walk one block to the Normal Avenue traffic light, then turn left to campus entrance. For a detailed schedule,

• Newark: NJ Transit Bus No. 28 originates at Macy's, Washington and Hill streets, and terminates its run on campus.

• Paterson: NJ Transit Bus No. 705 travels from Main Street and Broadway in Paterson. Or, NJ Transit Bus No. 72 originates at Broadway Terminal, Paterson, and goes to Broad Street, Bloomfield. Change to No. 28 at Bloomfield Center.

• The Oranges: Take One Bus Co. No. 44 to Main and Day streets in Orange. Connect to NJ Transit Bus No. 92 to Glenwood and Bloomfield avenues. Change to NJ Transit Bus No. 28

• Passaic: NJ Transit Bus No. 705 originates at Main Street and Passaic Avenue in Passaic and travels through Clifton to Montclair State University.

• Wayne: NJ Transit Bus 705 originates at Willowbrook Mall and ends its run on campus.
  
  - For NJ Transit Service information