Bayonne, NJ · Cape Liberty Cruise Port · Cape Liberty Cruise Parking
Cape Liberty Cruise Parking at the Bayonne cruise terminal
The official lot at 4 Port Terminal Boulevard is $35 per day for a standard car or SUV with all taxes and fees already inside that figure, $70 per day for an RV, camper or mini bus and $105 for a full-size bus. No reservation is required: cameras read your plate on the way in and charge you on the way out.
Provenance: Read on parking.com, royalcaribbean.com, cruiseparkingbayonne.com, park2go.com · checked 2026-08-08 and 2026-08-12
Published by CruiseDayGuide · Rates checked September 21, 2026 · guide updated August 8, 2026
Garage or overflow lot with a shuttle depends on the season, not your arrival time; the height limit is seven feet four inches; the cruise line's page and the operator's page disagree on payment terms.
Cape Liberty parking options compared
Older guides still quote $30 a day for the official lot; the operator and Royal Caribbean both say $35.
| Option | Where it is | Walk or shuttle | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Liberty Cruise Garage | Where it is4 Port Terminal Blvd, next to the terminal | Walk or shuttleWalk, about 750 feet, listed elsewhere as a two-minute walk | Published rate$35 per day, all taxes and fees included | NotesCovered. Height limit seven feet four inches. Open to all customers off-peak only |
| Overflow surface lots | Where it isOn port property, beyond the garage | Walk or shuttleFree shuttle to and from the terminal, about three minutes | Published rate$35 per day, the same standard rate | NotesWhere general parking goes during peak season. Uncovered, and the option for tall vehicles |
| Accessible parking in the garage | Where it isInside the covered garage | Walk or shuttleWalk from the garage | Published rate$35 per day, at no additional cost over the standard rate | NotesRequires a valid, visible placard or a plate bearing the wheelchair symbol. Held open in peak season |
| RVs, campers and mini buses | Where it isSurface lot rather than the garage | Walk or shuttleFree shuttle from the overflow lots | Published rate$70 per day | NotesOccupying more than one space means paying for the spaces used. Full-size buses are $105 per day |
| Cruise Parking Bayonne | Where it is100 Chosin Few Way, Bayonne, off port property | Walk or shuttleFree shuttle, per the operator's own site | Published rate$24.99 per day | NotesBooks by date and time online. Its own FAQ page is still unedited placeholder text, so call to confirm terms |
| Park2Go, Elizabeth | Where it is780 Dowd Avenue, Elizabeth, four minutes from Newark Airport | Walk or shuttleFree shuttle every fifteen minutes to the airport. No cruise shuttle stated on its own site | Published rate$19.99 per day outdoor, $21.99 per day heated indoor | NotesWidely sold by third parties as Cape Liberty parking. Add $7 per day for oversized vehicles |
| Park2Go seaport parking | Where it isSame Elizabeth address, marketed as a separate product | Walk or shuttleNot stated on the operator's own page | Published rate$13.99 to $15.99 per day, open 24/7 | NotesThe page names no cruise port and describes no port shuttle. Confirm by phone before booking it as cruise parking |
| Hotel park-and-cruise package | Where it isBayonne, Jersey City, Elizabeth and the Newark Airport cluster | Walk or shuttleHotel shuttle where offered, otherwise a paid ride to the terminal | Published rateQuoted at booking | NotesThe major chains block automated reading of their offer pages, so inclusions must be confirmed with the property |
Off-site figures are starting rates, and several lots sell through third-party sites at different prices and cancellation terms; the hotel row carries no rate because none is published.
Do you need to reserve Cape Liberty parking?
No. The port operator states reservations are not currently required and Royal Caribbean's own page says parking is guaranteed. The off-site lots are a different story, and one of them charges to cancel.
- No reservation needed
The operator's own Cape Liberty page states that reservations are not currently required, and Royal Caribbean's page goes further by saying no reservation is needed because parking is guaranteed. The operator does recommend signing up with Metropolis before you travel so license-plate recognition handles entry and exit, but a smartphone is not required and staff can process you in person.
Read on parking.com and royalcaribbean.com — checked 2026-08-08.
- No published policy
The operator publishes $24.99 per day with a free shuttle, and its reservations page explains only that you pick a date and time, choose a spot and pay. Its FAQ page is still carrying the unedited sample-question text that ships with the website template, but its terms page — which the site's own navigation does not link — sets a 24-hour cancellation deadline with no exceptions, card-only payment through Square, and no commercial vehicles. No page of the site gives a shuttle time, so telephone for that one rather than assuming it.
Read on cruiseparkingbayonne.com — checked 2026-08-12.
- Reservation required
Park2Go requires bookings at least an hour before arrival and charges a $25 cancellation fee on prepaid reservations. Confirm the cruise terminal transfer by telephone before you book: its own site describes a shuttle to Newark airport four minutes away and states no Cape Liberty transfer anywhere we could read.
Read on park2go.com — checked 2026-08-08.
Parking for your cruise
Driving & Port ParkingCruisers driving from NJ, PA, CT, or NY
Cost$35/day for a standard car or SUV, taxes and fees included
Take the NJ Turnpike to Exit 14A, follow Route 440 South, then turn left on Port Terminal Blvd. Continue past the guard gate and follow signs to the terminal. The covered garage sits about 750 feet from the terminal, a two-minute walk, but general parking only gets it off-peak: in peak season the garage is held for guests with a valid visible placard or a wheelchair-symbol plate, and everyone else uses the overflow surface lots with a free three-minute shuttle.
Pro tip: No reservation is needed, but bring a card: the parking operator that runs the gate says credit cards only and does not accept cash, even though Royal Caribbean's page still says cash is fine. The garage has a 7'4" height limit, so anything taller goes to the open lot. Count both your departure and return days, which makes a seven-night sailing $280 for a standard car. Off-site, Cruise Parking Bayonne at 100 Chosin Few Way publishes $24.99/day with a free shuttle; the cheaper Elizabeth lots you will see advertised as Cape Liberty parking are Newark Airport lots whose own sites describe no cruise terminal shuttle, so phone and confirm before booking one. Accessible garage parking carries no surcharge over the standard rate.
Verified Sep 21, 2026 · Parking.com — Cape Liberty Cruise Port official parking · See something outdated? Tell us
Other ways to reach the ship
From Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)Most cruisers flying in
CostNo published fare. Newark Liberty's own taxi fare page lists no Bayonne rate — Jersey City, the nearest town on it, is $56 before tolls, tip, $1 per bag and $6.75 to $15.75 in fees — and none of the five van operators the airport authorises lists Cape Liberty.
EWR is about 9 miles from Cape Liberty — a 25-35 min drive, making it the closest and most convenient airport. Even the empty road takes 24 minutes, routed free-flow (OpenStreetMap/Valhalla, 2026-09-22), and traffic on the NJ Turnpike adds to that during rush hours.
Pro tip: Royal Caribbean sometimes offers shuttle service from EWR — check your cruise line's website before booking. If you're flying in from outside the US, arrive the day before — immigration alone can take 60-90 minutes, and a delayed international flight on sailing day leaves no slack. Stay near the airport and take a short ride to the port in the morning.
From JFK International Airport (JFK)Cruisers with better flight deals into JFK
CostNo published fare. The $70 JFK flat fare covers trips between JFK and Manhattan only, so a New Jersey run is metered, with a $2.00 airport access fee on top.
JFK is about 45-60 minutes from Cape Liberty, depending on traffic. You'll cross through Brooklyn or take the Belt Parkway to the Verrazzano Bridge and up through Staten Island, or go through Manhattan and the Holland Tunnel.
Pro tip: Avoid rush hour — the trip can easily double in time. If your flight arrives late, stay near JFK or in Jersey City overnight and head to the port fresh in the morning.
From Penn Station / ManhattanCruisers spending a night in NYC before sailing
CostNo published fare. Neither NJ Transit nor the PATH publishes a through fare to Bayonne, and no rideshare fare is published for any leg of this trip.
If you're coming from Midtown Manhattan, take the NJ Transit Hudson-Bergen Light Rail from Hoboken or drive through the Holland Tunnel to the NJ Turnpike south. The drive is about 30-45 minutes depending on tunnel traffic.
Pro tip: The Holland Tunnel backs up badly on weekend mornings. Leave Manhattan by 9am to stay ahead of traffic. Alternatively, take the PATH train to Hoboken and grab an Uber from there — it's often faster.
Hotel Shuttle ServicesCruisers who want to bundle hotel + parking + transport
CostQuoted at booking. The major chains near this port do not publish package prices or inclusions on readable pages, so confirm both with the property.
Several hotels near Newark Airport and in Jersey City offer Park & Cruise packages that include one night, parking for the duration of your cruise, and shuttle service to Cape Liberty.
Pro tip: Confirm the package covers a shuttle to Cape Liberty specifically, not just to Newark Airport — that is the failure mode here, because the Elizabeth and airport-cluster hotels run frequent free shuttles to the terminals at EWR and often nothing at all to the port nine miles away. Verify departure times too, since most run just once in the morning, and book early because packages sell out on busy sailing weekends. The chains near this port do not publish whether their shuttles have a wheelchair lift, so ask the property before you book a package.
Uber/LyftFlexibility and door-to-door service
CostNot published. Rideshare pricing is dynamic and no airport, port or app publishes a Cape Liberty fare, so none is quoted here.
Rideshare is readily available throughout the NJ/NYC metro area. The port has a designated pickup and drop-off zone past the guard gate.
Pro tip: On embarkation days, surge pricing can kick in near the port area. Check prices from your hotel early in the morning when rates are lower. Drivers may need the address '4 Port Terminal Blvd, Bayonne, NJ' to navigate correctly. Both apps let you request a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, but availability at this pickup point is not confirmed. Request early and keep a backup plan.
Count the drop-off day and the collection day both, so a seven-night sailing is eight days of parking.
- Third-party cruise sites still quote older rates of $30 and $25.
Where this comes from
The $35, $70 and $105 rates and the multi-space rule come from the parking operator's own Cape Liberty page; the $35 figure and the double-rate wording for oversized vehicles are independently stated on Royal Caribbean's own Cape Liberty directions and parking page. Both read on the date in the sources below.
The published rate is per car, so a group traveling in two vehicles pays the rate twice and it is worth doing that multiplication before you assume driving is the cheap option. Eight people in two cars on a seven-night sailing is eight days of parking each: $560 at the port, against roughly $400 if both cars go to Cruise Parking Bayonne and its shuttle hours suit you.
- Five nights is $420 against about $300; nine nights is $700 against about $500.
- Add tolls and fuel for both cars in both directions before comparing against a single chartered vehicle.
- A drop-off costs nothing at all: the whole comparison disappears if someone can drive the group to the terminal and go home.
Where this comes from
The $35 and $24.99 daily rates and the both-ends counting rule are the figures sourced in the sections above; the totals here are those rates multiplied out, not separate claims. Off-site totals assume the shuttle hours suit your sailing, which the operator does not publish.
Off-peak, any customer can use the covered garage. In peak season it is held for a valid, visible handicapped placard or a wheelchair-symbol plate, and everyone else parks in the overflow lots and rides a free shuttle.
Where this comes from
Garage distance, shuttle timing, peak and off-peak access rules and the accessibility provision are quoted from the parking operator's own Cape Liberty page. The seven feet four inches clearance appears there and on the operator's individual garage listing, and the adjacent open lot for tall vehicles is stated on Royal Caribbean's page. All read on the date in the sources below.
The receipt arrives by text, and a QR code at the entrance is the alternative to signing up with Metropolis in advance. Book through the operator's own Cape Liberty cruise parking page.
- Payment conflict: the cruise line's page says cash and cards; the operator's page says cards only, no cash. Bring a card.
- Ignore its city-wide garage directory listing, which shows limited hours and no overnight parking; it does not describe cruise parking.
Where this comes from
The Metropolis sign-up flow, the card-only statement, the pay-on-exit and text-receipt details and the operator contact address are from the operator's own Cape Liberty page. The cash-and-credit-cards wording and the guaranteed-parking statement are from Royal Caribbean's page. The conflicting hours and overnight restriction appear on the operator's generic listing for the same garage. All read on the date in the sources below.
Cruise Parking Bayonne is the real off-site option here. Park2Go in Elizabeth is an airport lot sold as a cruise one, so confirm any airport-area lot's cruise transfer by phone before you book it as port parking.
- Park2Go adds $15 per day for an unremovable bike rack or hitch, on top of its oversized surcharge.
Where this comes from
The $24.99 rate, address and free shuttle claim are from cruiseparkingbayonne.com's own prices and home pages, and the placeholder FAQ was observed on that site's FAQ page. The cancellation deadline, Square card payment and commercial-vehicle rule are from cruiseparkingbayonne.com/terms.html, read 2026-08-12; its home, prices, reservations, locations, contact and FAQ pages were read the same day and none of them states a shuttle time. Park2Go's rates, surcharges, shuttle frequency, opening hours and reservation and cancellation terms are from park2go.com's own rates page, and the $13.99 to $15.99 seaport figure from its seaport page. All read on the date in the sources below.
Packages sell from three clusters: Bayonne and Jersey City, the Elizabeth airport strip, and Staten Island. Ask whether the shuttle reaches the cruise terminal, on your sail date, in both directions, because airport hotels shuttle to the airport, and Newark Airport is nine miles from Cape Liberty. Seven nights of included parking offsets $280 (eight charged days); compare against that.
- Ask about any advance-booking deadline on that shuttle while you are on the phone.
From most directions, take New Jersey Turnpike Exit 14A, then Route 440 South to Port Terminal Boulevard; from Staten Island and Long Island, cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to I-278 West and Route 440 North. Every ship uses that one entrance, so set up payment before you arrive. Drop passengers and bags, then park alone. Do not fly into Newark on sailing morning.
Where this comes from
The Exit 14A and Route 440 routing, the eight listed origins, the nine-mile distance from Newark Liberty International Airport and the terminal address at 4 Port Terminal Boulevard are from Royal Caribbean's own Cape Liberty directions and parking page, read on the date in the sources below.
Plan the rest of your cruise day
- royalcaribbean.com — Where is the Port of Cape Liberty? Directions & Parking — checked 2026-08-08
- parking.com — Cape Liberty Cruise Port Parking (SP+ / Metropolis), rates and garage rules — checked 2026-08-08
- parking.com — Cape Liberty Cruise Garage listing, clearance and directory hours — checked 2026-08-08
- parking.com — Cape Liberty Cruise Port partner page, reservations and oversized parking — checked 2026-08-08
- cruiseparkingbayonne.com — Parking Rates at Cape Liberty Cruise Port Bayonne — checked 2026-08-12
- cruiseparkingbayonne.com — Home and FAQ pages — checked 2026-08-12
- cruiseparkingbayonne.com — Terms & Conditions (cancellation, payment, commercial vehicles); not linked from the site's navigation — checked 2026-08-12
- park2go.com — Rates, shuttle frequency and reservation terms — checked 2026-08-08
- park2go.com — Seaport Parking — checked 2026-08-08
Published parking rates, shuttle hours, and hotel package terms change without notice. Every fact here carries the date it was read from an operator, so you can tell how fresh it is. A figure that could not be read at the source is left out rather than repeated. Reconfirm anything time-sensitive before you travel.
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