Burlington City, N.J.

Travel Info
Driving Directions
Lodging
Public Transportation

Historical Groups
Burlington County
Historical Society

City of Burlington
Historical Society

Colonial Burlington
Foundation

Historic Yorkshire
Alliance

Oliver Cromwell
Black History Society

Historic Figures
William R. Allen
William J. Allinson
James H. Birch
Joseph Bloomfield
Elias Boudinot
Susan Bradford
Marguerite V. Burton
Henry C. Carey
Cyrus Bustill
Isaac Collins
James Fenimore Cooper
Oliver Cromwell
The Jersey Devil
Benjamin Franklin
William Franklin
Stephen Grellet
John Gummere
Samuel R. Gummere
James Healy
Patrick Healy
James Kinsey
James Lawrence
Lydia Sherman
The 3 Richard Smiths
Garret Dorset Wall
James Walter Wall

Assorted History
Board of Island Managers
Council of Proprietors
The Friendly Institution
The Mantas Tribe
Old Burlington Laws
Purchase from the Lenape
The Quakers

Public Transportation to Burlington

New Jersey's public transportation system, NJ Transit, makes it easy to reach Burlington by bus or light rail, with hundreds of buses and trains every week running to, or through, Burlington. Flat-fare light rail service is available from Camden, Trenton and intermediate towns along the Delaware River, while bus service is available from Mount Holly, Trenton, Camden, Philadelphia, and intermediate towns, with fares based on trip distance. Buses and trains stop in the center of Burlington City, within easy walking distance of all historic sites and the downtown shopping district.

Public Transportation from the Southwest - Camden, Philadelphia
NJ Transit RiverLINE Light Rail - Serves Camden, Pennsauken, Palmyra, Riverton, Cinnaminson, Riverside, Delanco, Edgewater Park. Connections in Camden to PATCO rail service and Greyhound and NJ Transit bus service.
NJ Transit Bus 409 - Serves Philadelphia, Camden, Pennsauken, Cinnaminson, Delran, Willingboro. Connections to Greyhound and PATCO rail service in Camden; Greyhound and SEPTA rail and bus service in Philadelphia.
NJ Transit Bus 419 - Serves Philadelphia, Camden, Pennsauken, Palmyra, Riverton, Cinnaminson, Delran, Riverside, Delanco, Beverly, Edgewater Park. Connections to Greyhound and PATCO rail service in Camden; Greyhound and SEPTA rail and bus service in Philadelphia.
Public Transportation from the South - Mount Holly, Moorestown
NJ Transit Bus 413 - Serves Philadelphia, Camden, Pennsauken, Cherry Hill, Maple Shade, Moorestown, Mount Laurel, Hainesport, Mount Holly, Lumberton, Westampton. Connections to Academy Bus from New York in Westampton; Greyhound and PATCO rail service in Camden; Greyhound and SEPTA rail and bus service in Philadelphia.
Public Transportation from the North - Bordentown, Trenton
NJ Transit RiverLINE Light Rail - Serves Trenton, Bordentown, Roebling, Florence. Connects to NJ Transit, SEPTA and Amtrak rail service and NJ Transit regional bus service in Trenton.
NJ Transit Bus 409 - Serves Trenton, Bordentown, Fieldsboro, Florence. Connections to NJ Transit, SEPTA and Amtrak rail service in Trenton.

For bus fare and schedule information, please call NJ Transit at (800) 582-5946 (within New Jersey) or (215) 569-3752. Fare examples in March, 1999 are $1.00 from Mount Holly, $1.70 from Trenton, and $2.30 from Camden. For light rail fare and schedule information, visit the RiverLINE web site.

NJ Transit provides, by reservation, lift-equipped buses for passengers with disabilities. For reservations, please call NJ transit by 4:00 PM on the day before the scheduled trip.

During the off-peak hours of 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM on weekdays and all day on weekends and holidays, a reduced bus fare program is available for passengers with disabilities and those 62 years of age or older with a valid NJ Transit reduced fare or Medicare card. For more information, call the Reduced Fare program office at (201) 378-6401.

Churches
Broad Street Methodist
Burlington Meeting House
New St. Mary's
Old St. Mary's
Temple B'nai Israel

Fire Companies
Endeavor #1
Hope #1
Young America #3
Mitchell #4
Neptune #5
Niagara #6

Other Historic Sites
Alcazar
Allen School
Bard-How House
Biddle-Pugh House
Birch-Bloomfield Mansion
Birch Opera House
Blue Anchor Inn
Boudinot-Bradford House
Burlington Island
Burlington Pharmacy
Carriage House
Coleman House
Collins-Jones House
Cooper House
Friends' Schoolhouse
Grant House
Grellet House
Grubb Estate
Hoskins House
Lawrence House
Library Company
Lyceum Hall
Dr. Pugh House
Railroads in Burlington
Revell House
Shippen House
Ship Shield Marker
Smith House

Last modified Monday, March 19, 2007 at 01:35 PM