Travel Info

Please review this page for up-to-date travel information to TAMASHA 2016 event.

The information on this page will be updated regularly. Please come back! We will add more details on transit info from the airports to nearby hotels, taxi, shuttle etc. and approximate taxi or shuttle costs.

  1. Airport Locations
  2. Newark Liberty International Airport is located approximately 3.0 miles northeast of Elizabeth and about 3.0 miles south of Newark. Newark Liberty International Airport IATA code is EWR. La Guardia Airport (LGA) is about 33 miles and John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is about 34 miles.

  3. Lodging
  4. – We have blocked hotel rooms in several hotels in the vicinity of he event. More to come.
    Visit this link for more information.

  5. Ground Transportation
  6. Akbar Banquet Hall is located at: 21 Cortlandt Street, Edison, New Jersey 08837. Their phone numbers are (732) 632-8822 and (877) 60-AKBAR. Email address is: contact@akbarrestaurant.com.

    Directions to the Akbar Banquet Hall:

    From: New Jersy Tpk – Take Exit 10 to Rt. 287 North to Exit-1B (Rt. 1 South) Make a right at the first light. (Prince Street). Make right at the stop sign.

    From: Route 1 South – After passing under Rt. 287 make right at the first light (Prince Street).

    From: Route 1 North – Take the Metuchen overpass follow signs to Rt. 1 South make right at first light. ( Prince Street)

    From: Garden State Parkway South -Take Exit 130 for Rt1 South drive about 3-3.5 miles pass Rt.287 turn right at first light. (Prince Street)

    From: Garden State Parkway North – Take Exit 128 for Rt. 287 North. Drive for 4-5 miles take Exit-1B for RT. 1 South. Make right at first light. (Prince Street)

    From: Rt 287 – Take Exit-1B (Route 1 South). Make right at the first light.(Prince Street)

    From: Staten Island – Take Rt. 440 to outerbridge crossing to Rt. 287 North to Exit-1B (Rt. 1 South). Make right at the first light. (Prince Street)

  7. What to do: Sites and Attractions
  8. Come early or stay for a while to see some sightseeing in NJ.

    Atlantic City and The Boardwalk, Old Victorian Cape May, Princeton and the Battlefield State Park, Liberty State Park, The Adventure Aquarium and Thomas Edison National Historical Park are few of the many attractions in the NJ area.

    New York City is also close by. Do visit the attractions there too.

    Times Square, Central Park, NYC museums, Statue of Liberty, Bronx Zoo and Downtown Manhattan are some of the places that you can visit. Needless to say that there are so much more you can explore.