NJ Turnpike Tolls on Newark Airport Trips

In short: If your Newark Airport route uses the New Jersey Turnpike, you pay a Turnpike toll in each direction, on top of the Port Authority toll to come back into New York. With a New York E-ZPass, the 2026 car toll between Interchange 13A (Newark Airport) and the Holland Tunnel exit (14C) is $6.34. It is $5.71 to the Lincoln Tunnel exit (16E) and $7.50 to the George Washington Bridge exit (18E). On a yellow taxi or green cab trip, the passenger pays these tolls both ways.

The Turnpike charges by where you enter and where you exit, so the price depends on the pair of interchanges, not on one bridge. The tables below are read from the NJ Turnpike Authority's 2026 Class 1 schedule. The schedule charges the same amount in both directions for each pair.

Which interchanges serve Newark Airport

The NJ Turnpike Authority lists two interchanges with "Newark Airport" in their names (NJTA toll calculator):

• 13A: Newark Airport, Elizabeth Seaport
• 14: Newark Airport, I-78, US 1 and 9

The three Hudson River crossings connect to the Turnpike at:

• 14C: Holland Tunnel (the end of the Newark Bay–Hudson County Extension)
• 16E: NJ 3, Lincoln Tunnel, Secaucus
• 18E: GWB, US 46, I-80, Ridgefield Park

Which airport interchange you use depends on your terminal, traffic and GPS. Both are shown so you can match the toll that actually posts to your tag.

2026 tolls to and from Interchange 13A

2026 tolls to and from Interchange 14

Which column applies to your tag

TLC rules say every taxi, FHV and green cab must carry a New York MTA Bridges & Tunnels E-ZPass (§58-26(e)(1)), so most TLC vehicles have a New York tag. On the Turnpike a New York tag pays the "E-ZPass" column at every hour.

The lower "NJ E-ZPass off-peak" price is only for New Jersey accounts. The NJ Turnpike Authority says: "Customers who have their E-ZPass accounts through other states do not qualify for the New Jersey discounts" (NJTA toll discounts).

TLC rules let drivers use a personal E-ZPass tag (§80-15(d)(3)), and that can be a New Jersey tag. Before you switch, check the trade-off. The MTA says "Non-NYCSC customers pay Tolls by Mail rates" at its bridges and tunnels (MTA tolls by vehicle type). An NJ tag can save money on the Turnpike off-peak, but a car crossing at the six large MTA crossings pays $12.03 instead of $7.46. If most of your toll trips are inside the city, a New York tag is usually cheaper.

Peak hours: NJ Turnpike vs Port Authority

The two agencies on a Newark trip use different peak hours. This matters when you tell the passenger what the tolls will be.

The Port Authority peak hours are from its tolls page. With a New York tag, the Turnpike part of the trip costs the same at any hour. Only the Port Authority toll on your way back changes.

Who pays the Turnpike toll on a TLC trip

For Newark, TLC's fare page says it plainly: "tolls to and from EWR (passengers are charged for the drivers' return tolls)" (TLC taxi fare). Before you start, you must tell the passenger how the fare is calculated, "including the payment of tolls out of and back into the City" (§80-17(f)(3)(ii), fine $25).

Charge only what was actually charged to your E-ZPass. Charging more, for example the cash column when your tag paid the E-ZPass price, is an overcharge (§58-26(f)(3)).

For app trips, the rule protects tolls paid during the dispatched trip. TLC rules don't say how a company handles your drive back from Newark with no passenger, so check your app's own toll policy and your pay statement.

A quick example

Lincoln Tunnel route, New York tag, coming back off-peak: Turnpike 16E→13A $5.71, Turnpike 13A→16E $5.71, Lincoln Tunnel into New York $14.79. Total tolls $26.21, all paid by the taxi passenger. Every route, with totals: Newark Airport tolls by route.

More on Newark and New Jersey trips

• Holland Tunnel and Henry Hudson Bridge rates and rules
• Who pays the return toll from Newark
• Who pays tolls on taxi trips
• Newark Airport for TLC drivers and Staten Island trips to New Jersey
• E-ZPass vs Tolls by Mail share and the tolls hub