RidePATH

Name: RidePATH
Rating: 2.3 (235 reviews)
Author: Port Authority NY/NJ

Official PATH Train App

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone

235 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Travel
Developer

Port Authority NY/NJ
Size

117.2
MB

iPhone

The PATH train is a vital connection between New Jersey and New York, serving millions of riders a year. Download the official RidePATH app for: · Real-time train departures from each station · Service alerts customized to your route and time of day pushed to your screen · Up-to-date service schedules · A trip planner that allows you to see routes based on departure/arrival time · News and information on changes and improvements to PATH Stay informed by downloading the RidePATH app today! PATH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. NOTE: Users will be prompted to accept the Port Authority Privacy Statement. Please refer to the PANYNJ Privacy Statement for data collection and use. https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/privacy-statement-mobile-applications.html Terms of use: https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/terms-of-use-and-license-mobile-apps.html

Ratings & Reviews

2.3

out of 5

235 Ratings

Introduce Tap-and-Pay link NYC metro
08/10/2019

nik.hth
It would be great if you can Introduce a feature to add a smartlink card in PATH app, use the tap and pay/swipe/access the entrance gates at PATH stations. You already have an example very nearby in 14th street metro stations for 4,5,6 lines, where you can add a Mastercard or AMEX card to your mobile wallet like Apple or Google Pay and get through the entrance gates without even needing to buy a metro/PATH/smartlink card and all the hassle around loading and reloading path/smartlink cards and standing in lines when u got to catch a train on a busy day or hour. Please think and improve the application.
Introduce Tap-and-Pay link NYC metro
08/10/2019

nik.hth

It would be great if you can Introduce a feature to add a smartlink card in PATH app, use the tap and pay/swipe/access the entrance gates at PATH stations. You already have an example very nearby in 14th street metro stations for 4,5,6 lines, where you can add a Mastercard or AMEX card to your mobile wallet like Apple or Google Pay and get through the entrance gates without even needing to buy a metro/PATH/smartlink card and all the hassle around loading and reloading path/smartlink cards and standing in lines when u got to catch a train on a busy day or hour. Please think and improve the application.
Slow
Mar 24

ThisRandomGuy720
Too slow at loading countdown times for train departures. Not ok when you need the time at a moments notice. Not only that, but you have manually tap after it’s “loaded” to see the times…why??? Half the time it’s not responsive to even do that. The MTA app does this in seconds, get it together PATH it’s 2024.Update: sent feedback on the app itself. Almost 2025, nothing was fixed. PATH app engineering team ran by monkeys with a degree from a questionable college. Missed the train again because I didn’t know which train was departing first. Would’ve been fine if app just worked and loaded on time. Can’t believe I’m saying this but the NYC subway app does this far better by miles. JUST LOAD THE TIMES.Update 2: told me the next Hoboken train was in 10 min, went to Newark instead only for Hoboken train to leave 2 min later… customer service shifted the blame telling me I needed the “update” the app. (It was updated, just MAKE A WORKING APP)
Slow
Mar 24

ThisRandomGuy720

Too slow at loading countdown times for train departures. Not ok when you need the time at a moments notice. Not only that, but you have manually tap after it’s “loaded” to see the times…why??? Half the time it’s not responsive to even do that. The MTA app does this in seconds, get it together PATH it’s 2024.Update: sent feedback on the app itself. Almost 2025, nothing was fixed. PATH app engineering team ran by monkeys with a degree from a questionable college. Missed the train again because I didn’t know which train was departing first. Would’ve been fine if app just worked and loaded on time. Can’t believe I’m saying this but the NYC subway app does this far better by miles. JUST LOAD THE TIMES.Update 2: told me the next Hoboken train was in 10 min, went to Newark instead only for Hoboken train to leave 2 min later… customer service shifted the blame telling me I needed the “update” the app. (It was updated, just MAKE A WORKING APP)
Finally
04/20/2019

Corylovesgolf11
Been waiting 6 years for a ‘real time’ feature for Path scheduling. Was incredibly frustrating in the past, especially on weekends, to plan your day around a train departure and then miss it because it came 5 min early and then have to wait up to 30 for the next one. Just the real time option on this app inspires 5 stars from me. Other options are also appreciated, like the saved favorites, though you should be able to save more than one favorite route and then scroll through them quickly whenever wanted.
Finally
04/20/2019

Corylovesgolf11

Been waiting 6 years for a ‘real time’ feature for Path scheduling. Was incredibly frustrating in the past, especially on weekends, to plan your day around a train departure and then miss it because it came 5 min early and then have to wait up to 30 for the next one. Just the real time option on this app inspires 5 stars from me. Other options are also appreciated, like the saved favorites, though you should be able to save more than one favorite route and then scroll through them quickly whenever wanted.
Often misleading
03/08/2019

Old NYer
The app is quite visually helpful, but it appears to only show scheduled departures. So, where the app says the next train to leave the WTC is a Hoboken train, all too often a Newark train comes in after the Hoboken train, but leaves before the Hoboken train, and vice versa.This is annoying because the trains leave from different platforms, and since PATH does not provide announcements about which train is actually leaving first, this app ends up providing frustration for those passengers who only want to go to Exchange Place. This occurs at least once or twice a week.The app also does not take into account trains that are taken out of service late in the rush hour. So while there may be a 10:12 train leaving on the Newark platform, when it arrives and is marked “no passengers,” you may or may not have time to get to the Hoboken platform and the train that is sitting there, ready to leave.Until PATH IT improves its software to be more accurate, I recommend not bothering to download it, remove it if you already have it, or ignore its information for now, or at least take that information with a large grain of salt.Maybe this app will be useful in some future version.
Often misleading
03/08/2019

Old NYer

The app is quite visually helpful, but it appears to only show scheduled departures. So, where the app says the next train to leave the WTC is a Hoboken train, all too often a Newark train comes in after the Hoboken train, but leaves before the Hoboken train, and vice versa.This is annoying because the trains leave from different platforms, and since PATH does not provide announcements about which train is actually leaving first, this app ends up providing frustration for those passengers who only want to go to Exchange Place. This occurs at least once or twice a week.The app also does not take into account trains that are taken out of service late in the rush hour. So while there may be a 10:12 train leaving on the Newark platform, when it arrives and is marked “no passengers,” you may or may not have time to get to the Hoboken platform and the train that is sitting there, ready to leave.Until PATH IT improves its software to be more accurate, I recommend not bothering to download it, remove it if you already have it, or ignore its information for now, or at least take that information with a large grain of salt.Maybe this app will be useful in some future version.

Maintenance Additional maintenance and bug fixes NOTE: Users will be prompted to accept the Port Authority Privacy Statement. Please refer to the PANYNJ Privacy Statement for data collection and use. https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/privacy-statement-mobile-applications.html Terms of use: https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/terms-of-use-and-license-mobile-apps.html