The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in New York City, United States. Express buses operated by the NYC Transit Authority, or under contract by Atlantic Express, are assigned an express (x) prefix, while those operated by MTA Bus are assigned multi-borough (for instance QM) prefixes.

Local

This table gives details for the routes prefixed with "x" or more than one borough prefix except for one route without the prefix. For details on multi-borough routes with other prefixes, see the following articles:

MTA New York City Bus

MTA Bus Company

Express

Below is a list of all express bus lines operating within the City of New York. The one way fare, payable in coins or MetroCard, is $5.00. Discount fare media is available.

MTA New York City Bus routes

MTA New York City Bus #4301 is about to work the X68 line.

These lines are operated under the MTA New York City Bus brand. Operations are broken down by borough.

Manhattan to Staten Island

Unless otherwise indicated, routes travel to and from Staten Island via the Gowanus Expressway.

Manhattan to Brooklyn

Service in Manhattan operates via Church Street, 6 Avenue (to 23 Street), and Madison Avenue northbound, and 5 Avenue, Park Avenue South, and Broadway southbound. Midtown-only service runs via the FDR Drive after 23 Street.

Manhattan to Queens

These routes operate peak-service only.

Within Manhattan only

These routes operate downtown AM and uptown PM, peak service only.

Special event

These routes operate to/from Randalls Island for special events only.

Atlantic Express routes

Atlantic Express #180 by Herald Square preparing to run in Staten Island express bus service.

These routes operated by Atlantic Express were, along with the X22 operated by MTA New York City Bus, created in 2002 from New York City Department of Transportation planning studies for travel between Manhattan and the south shore of Staten Island. All of these routes travel via the New Jersey Turnpike, West 34 Street, and 5/Madison Avenues in the peak direction only.

MTA Bus Company routes

MTA Bus #3317 on the QM15 near Rockefeller Center.

These routes were formerly operated by private operators under contract to the New York City Department of Transportation prior to takeover by the MTA.

Manhattan to Brooklyn

These routes, operating weekdays and Saturdays, were operated until 1979 by the Pioneer Bus Company, and then operated by Command Bus Company from 1979 until MTA takeover in December 2005. Routes operate via 5/Madison Avenues in midtown Manhattan, 23 Street, and via Church Street (inbound) and Water Street (outbound) in lower Manhattan, unless noted to the contrary.

Manhattan to the Bronx

Manhattan to Queens

Former routes

References

• MTA NYC Transit - Bus Service

v • d • e Greater New York bus transit Operators New York : New York City Bus (incliuding Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority) • MTA Bus • Long Island Bus • Bee-Line System • Dutchess LOOP • Huntington Area Rapid Transit • Poughkeepsie Transit • Putnam Area Rapid Transit • Suffolk Transit • Transport of Rockland • Ulster County Area Transit • Atlantic Express • Liberty Lines • Monsey Trails • Rockland Coaches • Short Line Bus New Jersey/ Pennsylvania : New Jersey Transit Bus Operations • A&C Bus • Academy Bus • Bergen Avenue IBOA • Broadway Bus • Coach USA (Community Coach, Olympia Trails, Rockland Coaches, Short Line Bus, Suburban Trails) • DeCamp Bus Lines • Lakeland Bus Lines • Martz Trailways • Trans-Bridge Lines Connecticut : CT Transit: Stamford • New Haven • Waterbury • Norwalk Transit District • Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority • Housatonic Area Regional Transit • Milford Transit District Routes New York : Bronx • Brooklyn • Manhattan • Queens • Staten Island • Local/express multi-borough within NY City • Nassau • Rockland • Putnam • Suffolk • Westchester New Jersey : Bergen/Passaic • Essex/Hudson/Union • Mercer • Middlesex/Monmouth • Morris • North Jersey to New York City • Special event and park-ride • Suburban New Jersey Connecticut : Bridgeport • Danbury • New Haven • Norwalk • Stamford Defunct operators New York City: Command/Pioneer Bus • Green Lines • Jamaica Buses • Liberty Lines Express • Metro Apple Express • New York Bus Service • Queens Surface • Queens Transit/Steinway Transit • Triboro Coach New Jersey: Public Service Coordinated Transport/Transport of New Jersey Other MTA related : Current fleet • Past fleet • Demo fleet • Fares • MetroCard • New York City Bus garages • MTA Bus garages • Long Island Bus garages New Jersey related : New Jersey Transit-purchased bus fleet