@batman, thats what i was thinkin
since i pretty much went to inorth jersey and now go to school in central and live in south jersey. 287 wouldnt work at all, the GSP is usually fine once you get past the oranges and then the traffic really dies out after exit 82 (seaside heights) since the next shore town is wildwood (and thats down in like the 20s or so i cant remember i never use the gsp to get there) the turnpike is usually congested around exits 8 and above, which as others stated the NJTP will take you to the bridge the GSP wont. you could also take the GSP down to 129 then cross over to the NJTP, its your call