Why the Newark Airport Express outlasted DeCamp

Travelers sometimes conflate two Newark-area bus services that met very different fates. DeCamp Bus Lines, a commuter operator that ran New Jersey-to-Manhattan service for over a century, wound down and stopped running in early 2025. The Newark Airport Express — the scheduled coach from EWR to Midtown — is a separate operation and is still running.

Two different businesses

DeCamp lived on daily commuters: suburban park-and-rides into the Port Authority, a market gutted by remote work after 2020 and never fully recovered. The Airport Express lives on a steadier customer — the traveler who lands at EWR and wants a one-seat ride to Midtown without an AirTrain transfer or a car fare. Air travel rebounded in a way the nine-to-five commute did not, and the airport coach's economics held.

What the Airport Express gives you

A scheduled motorcoach from the EWR terminals through the Lincoln Tunnel to three Midtown stops — the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Bryant Park and Grand Central — for a single fare around $18.70. No AirTrain, no driving, no surge. The catch is the same as any bus: three fixed stops, and Lincoln Tunnel traffic at peak. For the East Side and Midtown core it is one of the best values in the corridor — see the full entry.