Trans-Bridge Lines Explained

Trans-Bridge Lines
Company Slogan:Take the Bridge
Parent:Trans-Bridge Lines
Founded:1941
Headquarters:2012 Industrial Drive
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Locale:Lehigh Valley
Service Area:Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Skylands Region, New Jersey, U.S.
Service Type:Line-run, contract, charter
Alliance:International Motor Coach Group
Routes:3 directly controlled
2 under contract
Fleet:58 (route service)[1]
72 (total)[2]
Ridership:3,688 (weekday)
Operator:Trans-Bridge Lines
Ceo:Thomas JeBran

Trans-Bridge Lines is an interstate bus transportation company operating based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It operates in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and offers daily service from the Lehigh Valley to both New York City and Philadelphia.

Services

Trans-Bridge Lines offers daily service to New York City, Newark and JFK airports from the Lehigh Valley area, Doylestown, New Hope, Pennsylvania and Clinton, Phillipsburg, Frenchtown, Lambertville, Flemington and Branchburg, New Jersey. Weekday service is available to Lower Manhattan, Wall Street, and Jersey City from the Lehigh Valley and Clinton.

Trans-Bridge Lines also offers daily service to Manhattan Cruise Terminal and Cape Liberty Pier in Bayonne. Charter service is available throughout the U.S. and Canada.

An affiliate company, Trans-Bridge Tours, Inc., conducts retail tours through the United States and Canada. The tours include One-Day motorcoach excursions to Atlantic City and Pennsylvania casinos, sporting events, Broadway shows, festivals and more as well as Multi-Day overnight trips to many destinations. Vacation airline and cruise packages are also offered. Trans-Bridge Tours operates branch offices in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and is also an agent for Trans-Bridge Lines, selling tickets for the regular route service.

Routes

RouteTerminal ATerminal B
Via I-78, US 22, PA 33, I-78, and PA 412Port Authority Bus Terminal (full-time)
Lower Manhattan-Wall St. (rush hours only)
Jersey City-Newport Centre (rush hours only)
JFK Airport (2 runs per day)
Allentown
(full route)
Via I-78, US 202, NJ 12, NJ 29, US 202, PA 313Port Authority Bus TerminalQuakertown via
Doylestown train station
Via I-78 expressPort Authority Bus TerminalWind Creek Bethlehem
Via I-78 and US 222Port Authority Bus TerminalWescosville
Via I-476 and PA 30916th and Filbert, PhiladelphiaLehigh Valley International Airport

Connections are also available on certain Trans-Bridge schedules to Kennedy Airport, with service running to and from Terminal 5 twice daily as well as Newark Airport.

Under contract to NJ Transit, Trans-Bridge Lines operates the 890 and 891 lines running between Pohatcong and Easton, with connections available to LANta routes in Downtown Easton at Center Square, and Trans-Bridge's line run via Route 22.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NTD Program 2009 filing for Trans-Bridge Lines. 2010-01-18 . PDF.
  2. Web site: Trans-Bridge Fleet. 2010-01-18.