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Amtrak is a joke. The cheapest fare is $140 .... that is why I always drive. $29.50 for tolls -- $24 for parking -- $24.90 for gas -- $3.50 for the PATH ... $81.90 total. The savings pays for about 12 pints of beer in the city :) and ...... I like driving the Turnpike :) and I make my own schedule. If I did Princeton Junction .... my estimate is $53.05 total .... $86.95 better than Amtrak ... and $28.85 better than driving to Journal Square .... that would be 5 more pints of beer for a total of 16 :o Plus ... this weekend I'm going home to Wilkes-Barre, PA on Saturday afternoon .... so the further north my car is ... the better.

What is the parking situation like there ? .... it seems most of the parking is for permits .... so would I be able to stroll in there on a Friday morning ... and find a daily spot ?? Seems like a good idea though. $4 a day parking ... and $5.25 each way to NYC Penn Station with my military discount :)

I frequently travel to NYC from Baltimore .... hate driving into the city .... so I park in Jersey City now and take the PATH into the city from the Journal Square station. My favorite spot to park has raised their rates to $12 for 24 hours (which is still great) -- the spot is #5 on the linked map here: http://www.thenewjournalsquare.com/js_parking_rates.html I have changed garages several times, depending on their rates. #5 & #4 are the best, because it's easy to get in and out of them - and back to the turnpike. Parking behind the PATH Plaza is now $13 for 24 hours. I'm guessing that parking at #4 is more than #5 now. #4 has always been more .... i.e. $10 vs. $7 ... $12 vs. $9 .... and since #5 has gone up to $12 -- #4 is probably $14 or $15. All of them prices are great .... compared to NYC. What is maddening though .... is there is ZERO information online about parking rates. The prices in the above link are 3 or 4 years old .... those prices do not exist anymore. My preference is to still park at #5 (801 Pavonia Ave) for $12 for 24 hours .... stop in the Journal Square Pub for a beer .... then hop on the PATH. I last made this trip 4 weeks ago ... and am going again this weekend. If anybody parks in the Journal Square area ..... or elsewhere in Jersey City .... please post your current parking rate paid. Thanks !!!