Traveling to Atlantic City by bus can be a real money-spinner; casino-sponsored
buses from New York, Philadelphia and other points along the coast
give away vouchers exchangeable for cash and free meals to a value
well above the fare. It's hoped that you will spend all this money
and more in the casinos, but you can easily cash it and leave. The
brand new bus terminal at Atlantic and Ohio is served by Greyhound
and New Jersey Transit as well as several other bus companies connecting
the city with New York, Washington, DC and Philadelphia.
New Jersey Transit trains run between Atlantic City and Philadelphia,
from the new train station next to the Convention Center at 1 Miss
America Way. Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona has direct
flights to Philadelphia, as well as further afield to cities in
Florida and the Midwest; a shuttle bus service connects the airport
with the city proper. For maps and information, head for the Atlantic
City Convention and Visitors Association, 2314 Pacific Ave Two satellite
offices are open longer hours - try the helpful visitor information
desk in Ocean One Mall on the Boardwalk (daily 11am-7pm) or the
new visitors center on the AC Expressway one mile east of the Atlantic
City toll plaza
Atlantic City is easy to walk around, although it is unwise to stray
further from the five-mile Boardwalk along the ocean than the parallel
Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic avenues, as other parts of the city
can be dangerous at night. Ventnor and Margate, to the south on
Absecon Island, are served by buses along Atlantic Avenue. Pale
blue Jitneys offers a 24-hour minibus service the length of Pacific
Avenue, the #1 route traveling as far as Ventnor.
Various bike rental stands along the Boardwalk charge about $3
per hour, although cycling is only permitted from 6am until 10am
in the summer.
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