List of express bus routes in New York City

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of express 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.

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 US$5.50. Discount fare media is available.

The operator for each route is listed next to the route number. Unless otherwise indicated, routes run Monday through Friday only.

Contents 1 Manhattan to Staten Island 2 Manhattan to Brooklyn 3 Manhattan to Queens 4 Manhattan to the Bronx 5 Within Manhattan only 6 Former routes 6.1 Metro Apple Express 6.2 Red & Tan in Hudson County 6.3 Atlantic Express 7 References

Manhattan to Staten Island

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

Route	Operator	Terminals			Streets traveled	Notes/History
X1 [1]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan Central Park South and Seventh Avenue	↔	Eltingville Transit Center	Manhattan: Sixth Avenue (NB) & Fifth Avenue, Broadway (SB) Staten Island: Hylan Boulevard, Richmond Avenue	Daily service Peak-hour service starts/ends at 23 Street in Manhattan
X2 [1]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan East 57th Street and Third Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	New Dorp Mill Road and Ebbits Street	Manhattan: Madison Avenue (NB) & Lexington Avenue (SB) Staten Island: Hylan Boulevard	Peak service only Bypasses Lower Manhattan via FDR Drive
X3 [1]	NYCT	Lower Manhattan World Financial Center	← AM ---- → PM	New Dorp Mill Road and Ebbits Street	Manhattan: Church Street (NB) & Broadway (SB) Staten Island: Hylan Boulevard	Peak service only
X4 [1]	NYCT	Lower Manhattan World Financial Center	← AM ---- → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Manhattan: Church Street (NB) & Broadway (SB) Staten Island: Father Capodanno Boulevard, Hylan Boulevard, Richmond Avenue	Peak service only
X5 [1]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan East 57th Street and Third Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Manhattan: Madison Avenue (NB) & Lexington Avenue (SB) Staten Island: Father Capodanno Boulevard, Hylan Boulevard, Richmond Avenue	Peak service only Bypasses Lower Manhattan via FDR Drive
X7 [1]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan Central Park South and Seventh Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Manhattan: Sixth Avenue (NB) & Fifth Avenue, Broadway (SB) Staten Island: Father Capodanno Boulevard, Nelson Avenue	Peak service only Operates via West Street in Lower Manhattan
X8 [1]	NYCT	Lower Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM ---- → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Manhattan: Church Street, Water Street Staten Island: Father Capodanno Boulevard, Nelson Avenue	Peak service only
X9 [1]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan Central Park South and Seventh Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	New Dorp Mill Road and Ebbits Street	Manhattan: Sixth Avenue (NB) & Fifth Avenue, Broadway (SB) Staten Island: Hylan Boulevard	Peak service only Operates via West Street in Lower Manhattan
X10 [2]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan East 57th Street and Third Avenue	↔	Port Richmond Castleton Bus Depot	Manhattan: Sixth Avenue, Madison Avenue (NB) & Fifth Avenue, Broadway (SB) Staten Island: Gannon Avenue, Richmond Avenue, Port Richmond Avenue	Daily service. Operates via West Street in Lower Manhattan during peak hours instead of Broadway and 6 Avenue. Service on Narrows Road provided by the X14 during peak hours, when the X10 does not stop there
X11 [2]	NYCT	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	← AM ---- → PM	Travis End of Victory Boulevard	Manhattan: Church Street (NB) & Broadway (SB) Staten Island: Gannon Avenue, Victory Boulevard	Peak service only
X12 X42 [3]	NYCT	West Midtown West 57th Street and Eleventh Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Mariners Harbor South Avenue and Richmond Terrace	Manhattan: 57th Street, Sixth Avenue, Madison Avenue (NB) & Fifth Avenue, Broadway (SB) Staten Island: Victory Boulevard, Watchogue Road, Forest Avenue	Peak service only. During the height of the rush hour, X12 trips end at 23 Street, while X42 trips act as midtown super-express service.
		Madison Square 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue some peak service
X14 [4]	NYCT	West Midtown West 57th Street and Eleventh Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Port Richmond Castleton Bus Depot	Manhattan: Madison Avenue (NB) & Fifth Avenue (SB), Water Street Staten Island: Clove Road, Forest Avenue, Port Richmond Avenue	Peak service only Originally the R8X to Downtown Brooklyn.
X15 [5]	NYCT	Lower Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM ---- → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Manhattan: Church Street (NB) & Water Street (SB) Staten Island: Richmond Road, Arthur Kill Road	Peak service only
X17A [6]	NYCT	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	← AM ---- → PM	Annadale Annadale Road and Drumgoole Road East	Manhattan: Church Street (NB) & Broadway (SB) Staten Island: Richmond Avenue	Peak service only Serves the Eltingville Transit Center
X17C [6]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan East 57th Street and Third Avenue	↔	Huguenot Woodrow Road and Huguenot Avenue	Manhattan: Sixth Avenue, Madison Avenue (NB) & Fifth Avenue, Broadway (SB) Staten Island: Richmond Avenue, Drumgoole Road, Huguenot Avenue	No Sunday service. Serves the Eltingville Transit Center.
X17J [6]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan East 57th Street and Third Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Huguenot Woodrow Road and Huguenot Avenue	Manhattan: 34th Street, Madison Avenue (NB) & Fifth Avenue, 42nd Street (SB) Staten Island: Richmond Avenue, Drumgoole Road, Huguenot Avenue	Peak service only Operates via the New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethals Bridge Created in 2000 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies Formerly the Academy Bus Lines Richmond route, with some modifications Serves the Eltingville Transit Center
X19 [6]	NYCT	Lower Manhattan Worth Street and Broadway	← AM ---- → PM	Huguenot Woodrow Road and Huguenot Avenue	Manhattan: Church Street (NB) & Broadway (SB) Staten Island: Arden Avenue, Drumgoole Road, Huguenot Avenue	Peak service only
X22 [7]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan East 57th Street and Third Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Tottenville Page Avenue and Hylan Boulevard	Manhattan: 34th Street, Madison Avenue (NB) & Fifth Avenue, 42nd Street (SB) Staten Island: Amboy Road, Bloomingdale Road	Peak service only All AM service at the Park & Ride originates there, some PM service serves both the Park & Ride and Tottenville. Operates via the New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethals Bridge Created in 2000 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies Formerly the Academy Bus Lines Amboy route Outerbridge Park & Ride service added in July 2011 to replace the AE7.
			← AM ---- → PM	Pleasant Plains Outerbridge Park & Ride
X23	Atlantic Express	Midtown Manhattan East 59 Street	← AM ---- → PM	Huguenot Huguenot Avenue and Amboy Road	Manhattan: 34 Street, Madison Avenue (NB), 5 Avenue (SB) Staten Island: Woodrow Road, Foster Road, Huguenot Avenue	Peak service only Created in 2002 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies. Operated by Atlantic Express. Turnpike Express.
X24	Atlantic Express	Midtown Manhattan East 59 Street	← AM ---- → PM	New Dorp Hylan Boulevard and Tysens Lane	Manhattan: 34 Street, Madison Avenue (NB), 5 Avenue (SB) Staten Island: Huguenot Avenue, Arden Avenue, Hylan Boulevard	Peak service only Created in 2002 as a result of NYCDOT planning studies. Operated by Atlantic Express. Turnpike Express. Formerly the Academy Bus Arden route.
X30 [8]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan West 57th Street and Eleventh Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Sunnyside Clove Road and Victory Boulevard	Manhattan: Madison Avenue (NB) & Fifth Avenue (SB), 42nd Street, 57th Street Staten Island: Forest Avenue	Peak service only Operates via the New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethals Bridge Formerly the Academy Bus Lines Forest route
X31 [9]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan East 57th Street and Third Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Eltingville Transit Center	Manhattan: 34th Street, Madison Avenue (NB) & Fifth Avenue, 42nd Street (SB) Staten Island: Bradley Avenue, Forest Hill Road	Peak service only AM trips run via the Gowanus Expressway, PM trips run via the Goethals Bridge and New Jersey Turnpike.

Manhattan to Brooklyn

Route	Operator	Terminals			Streets traveled	Notes
X27 X37 [10]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan East 57 Street between Madison and 5 Avenues	↔	Bay Ridge Shore Road and 4 Avenue	Manhattan: Church Street, 6 Avenue, Madison Avenue (NB), 5 Avenue and Broadway (SB) Brooklyn: Shore Road	Weekday service only X37 operates rush hours only; express to 23 Street via FDR Drive. X27 terminates at 23 Street or Thomas/Church Streets during rush hours. X37 discontinued in June 2010 due to budget crisis[11], restored in July 2011.
X28 X38 [10]	NYCT	Midtown Manhattan East 57 Street between Madison and 5 Avenues	↔	Bensonhurst Cropsey Avenue and Canal Avenue	Manhattan: Church Street, 6 Avenue, Madison Avenue (NB), 5 Avenue and Broadway (SB) Brooklyn: Cropsey Avenue	Weekday service only X38 operates rush hours only; express to 23 Street via FDR Drive. X28 terminates at 23 Street or Thomas/Church Streets during rush hours. Some peak trips on both routes continue to Sea Gate. X38 discontinued in June 2010 due to budget crisis[11], restored in July 2011.
			↔	Sea Gate West 37 Street and Surf Avenue
BM1 [12]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 57 Street and 1 Avenue	↔	Mill Basin National Drive and Strickland Avenue	Manhattan: 5 Avenue, 23 Street, Water Street (SB), Church Street, 23 Street, Madison Avenue (NB) Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road, Ocean Avenue, Avenue K, East 66 Street	Operated by Pioneer Bus until 1979. Operated by Command Bus Company from 1979 until MTA takeover in 2005. No Sunday service.
		Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM ---- → PM
BM2 [13]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 57 Street and 1 Avenue	↔	Canarsie Flatlands Avenue and Williams Avenue	Manhattan: 5 Avenue, 23 Street, Water Street (SB), Church Street, 23 Street, Madison Avenue (NB) Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road, Flatbush Avenue, Avenue H, Avenue M, East 105 Street, Pennsylvania Avenue (downtown trips only)	Operated by Pioneer Bus until 1979. Operated by Command Bus Company from 1979 until MTA takeover in 2005. No Sunday service.
		Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM ---- → PM	Starrett City Pennsylvanua Avenue and Seaview Avenue
BM3 [14]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 57 Street and 1 Avenue	↔	Sheepshead Bay Emmons Avenue and Shore Boulevard	Manhattan: 5 Avenue, 23 Street, Water Street (SB), Church Street, 23 Street, Madison Avenue (NB) Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road, Ocean Avenue, Avenue X, Emmons Avenue	Operated by Pioneer Bus until 1979. Operated by Command Bus Company from 1979 until MTA takeover in 2005. No Sunday service.
		Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM ---- → PM
BM4 [15]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 57 Street and 1 Avenue	↔	Gerritsen Beach Gerritsen Avenue and Lois Avenue	Manhattan: 5 Avenue, 23 Street, Water Street (SB), Church Street, 23 Street, Madison Avenue (NB) Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road, Ocean Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, Gerritsen Avenue	Operated by Pioneer Bus until 1979. Operated by Command Bus Company from 1979 until MTA takeover in 2005. No Sunday service.
		Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM ---- → PM
BM5 [16]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 57 Street and 1 Avenue	↔	Starrett City Pennsylvania Avenue and Seaview Avenue	Manhattan: 5 Avenue, 34 Street(SB), 34 Street, Madison Avenue (NB) Queens: Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard Brooklyn: Linden Boulevard, Ashford Street, Cozine Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue	Operated by Pioneer Bus until 1979. Operated by Command Bus Company from 1979 until MTA takeover in 2005. Operates to/from Brooklyn via the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Queens stops began April 2010; last pickup to Manhattan/first dropoff from Manhattan is in Rego Park/Middle Village. No Downtown service; downtown service provided by peak BM2 service. Renumbered from BQM1 on July 16, 2007.[17] No Sunday service.

Manhattan to Queens

Route	Operator	Terminals			Streets traveled	Notes/History
X63 [18]	NYCT	East Midtown East 23rd Street and First Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Rosedale 149th Avenue and 253rd Street	Manhattan: Madison Avenue (NB) & Third & Fifth Avenues (SB) Queens: Merrick Boulevard	Peak service only Formerly X20, renumbered April 12, 1990
X64 [19]	NYCT	East Midtown East 23rd Street and First Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Cambria Heights Linden Boulevard and 235th Street	Manhattan: Madison Avenue (NB) & Third & Fifth Avenues (SB) Queens: Liberty Avenue, Linden boulevard	Peak service only Formerly X24, renumbered April 12, 1990
X68 [20]	NYCT	East Midtown East 23rd Street and First Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Floral Park Hillside Avenue and 268th Street	In Manhattan: Madison Avenue (NB) & Third & Fifth Avenues (SB) Queens: Hillside Avenue	Peak service only Two AM peak trips travel across to Fifth Avenue via 34th Street and resume normal southbound service Three AM peak trips terminate at East 57th Street and Third Avenue, operating via Madison Avenue Formerly X18, renumbered April 12, 1990
X81	MTA Bus	Randall's Island Icahn Stadium	← (before events) ---- → (after events)	Woodside LIRR station	Manhattan: Randall's Island Park drive Queens: Grand Central Parkway	Formerly operated by New York City Transit; transferred to MTA Bus in 2009. Special Event service only, fares collected only for travel to Randall's Island.
BM5	See Manhattan to Brooklyn section for details.
QM1 QM5 [21]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	↔	Glen Oaks 260 Street and Union Turnpike	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 73 Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway	QM1 operates during rush hours and middays to/from Fresh Meadows. During evenings and weekends, QM5 buses operate via Fresh Meadows. 3 Avenue service operates rush hours only. Operated by Steinway Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff from Queens is at 57 Street. QM5 was formerly part of the QM1A, redesginated June 2010. Downtown trips redesignated QM7/QM8 in June 2010.
		Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue	← AM ---- → PM		Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Union Turnpike, 73 Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway
QM2 [22]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	↔	Bay Terrace Bay Terrace Shopping Center	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Whitestone Expressway service road, Cross Island Parkway service road	3 Avenue service operates rush hours only. Operated by Queens Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
		Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue	← AM ---- → PM		Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Whitestone Expressway service road, Cross Island Parkway service road
QM3 [23]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Little Neck Little Neck Parkway and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Northern Boulevard, Little Neck Parkway.	Peak service only. Originally operated by Caravan Transit for unknown time. Operated by Queens Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005.
QM4 [24]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	↔	Electchester 164 Street and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Jewel Avenue	3 Avenue service operates rush hours only. Operated by Queens Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
		Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue	← AM ---- → PM		Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Jewel Avenue
QM6 [21]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	↔	Lake Success North Shore Towers	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Union Turnpike, Lakeville Road	3 Avenue service operates rush hours only. Operated by Steinway Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last drop-off from Queens is 57 Street. Formerly QM1A. Redesignated QM6 in June 2010.
		Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue	← AM ---- → PM		Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Union Turnpike, Lakeville Road
QM7/ QM8 [25]	MTA Bus	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM ---- → PM	Glen Oaks 260 Street and Union Turnpike	Manhattan: Water Street/Church Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 73 Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway	Peak service only. QM7 operates from Fresh Meadows, QM8 operates from Glen Oaks bypassing Fresh Meadows. QM8 AM super express service serves Fresh Meadows. Operated by Steinway Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Formerly the Downtown QM1/QM1A service; redesignated in 2010.
QM10 [26]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Rego Park/Elmhurst Loop	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: 63 Road, 57 Avenue	Weekdays only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
		Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue			Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: 63 Road, 57 Avenue
QM11 [26]	MTA Bus	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← AM ---- → PM	Rego Park/Elmhurst Loop	Manhattan: Water Street/Church Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, 63 Road, 57 Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Trips operate via Forest Hills. Last dropoff is Beekman St and Park Row.
QM12 [27]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Forest Hills Union Turnpike	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Yellowstone Boulevard	Weekdays only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
		Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue			Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Yellowstone Boulevard
QM15 [28]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	↔	Howard Beach 157 Avenue and 102 Street	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Woodhaven Boulevard/Cross Bay Boulevard	No Sunday service. Off-peak service ends at 157 Avenue and 92 Street instead of 102 Street. Formerly operated by Green Lines. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM16 [29]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Jacob Riis Park Parking lot	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Extended to Neponsit in fall 2007, then Roxbury in spring 2011 before being shortened to Jacob Riis Park in December 2011. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM17 [29]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Far Rockaway Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue subway station ( A  train)	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, Seagirt Boulevard	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM18 [30]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	South Ozone Park 130 Street and 150 Avenue	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, Lefferts Boulevard, 135 Avenue	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Extended along 135 Avenue in spring 2008. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM20 [31]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	↔	Bay Terrace Corporal Kennedy Street and 23 Avenue	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Willets Point Boulevard, Utopia Parkway, 26 Avenue	Weekday service only. Operated by Queens Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff is at 57 Street. Renumbered from QM2A in September 2011.
QM21 [32]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 23 Street and Park Avenue	← AM ---- ↔ PM	Rochdale Village Loop	Manhattan: 23 Street, Madison Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, Linden Boulevard, Guy R. Brewer Boulevard	Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM24 [33]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	← AM ---- → PM	Glendale Myrtle Avenue and 73 Street	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Rerouted from 8 Av to 6 Av in spring 2011. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
		Midtown Manhattan: 3 Avenue			Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road
QM25 [34]	MTA Bus	Downtown Manhattan: Downtown Loop	← AM ---- → PM	Glendale Myrtle Avenue and 73 Street	Manhattan: Church/Water Streets Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach as the QM24. Downtown service split off from QM24 designation in June 2010.

Manhattan to the Bronx

Route	Operator	Terminals			Manhattan streets traveled	Bronx streets traveled	History
BxM1 [35]	MTA Bus	East Midtown East 34 Street and Lexington Avenue (southbound)	↔	Riverdale Riverdale Avenue and West 263 Street	Lexington/3 Avenue	Broadway (select trips), 230 Street, Kappock Street, Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines. Select trips operate via Inwood.
		East Midtown East 33 Street and 3 Avenue (northbound)
BxM2 [36]	MTA Bus	West Midtown West 34 Street and 7 Avenue (southbound)	↔	Riverdale West 263 Street	6 Avenue/7 Avenue, Broadway, Columbus Avenue/Central Park West, 5 Avenue/Madison Avenue	230 Street, Kappock Street, Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines.
		Midtown Herald Square (northbound)
BxM3 [37]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 26 Street between 5 and Madison Avenues	↔	Yonkers Getty Square	5 Avenue/Madison Avenue	Sedgwick Avenue, Broadway/South Broadway	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines. Pick-up in Harlem discontinued in 2007.
BxM4 [38]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 26 Street between 5 and Madison Avenues	↔	Woodlawn Katonah Avenue and East 242 Street	5 Avenue/Madison Avenue	Grand Concourse, Bainbridge Avenue, Katonah Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines. Previously BxM4B. Relabeled to BxM4 when Bedford Park service (BxM4A) was discontinued in 2010.
BxM6 [39]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 23 Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Parkchester Metropolitan Avenue Oval	5 Avenue/Madison Avenue, 3 Avenue (outbound)	East 177 Street, Metropolitan Avenue	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service.
BxM7 [40]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 23 Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Co-op City, Bronx Dreiser Loop	5 Avenue/Madison Avenue, 3 Avenue (outbound)	Hutchinson River Parkway East, Co-Op City Boulevard	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. To Manhattan via 1-2-3-4-5 in Co-op City; from Manhattan via 5-4-3-2-1 in Co-op City.
BxM8 [41]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 23 Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Pelham Bay Park Pelham Bay Park subway station ( 6   <6>  trains)	5 Avenue/Madison Avenue, 3 Avenue (outbound)	Westchester Avenue, Bruckner Boulevard	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service. Two peak-direction trips (to Manhattan AM, from Manhattan PM) are extended to City Island. Renumbered from BxM7A in September 2011.
BxM9 [42]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 23 Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Throgs Neck Layton Avenue and Ellsworth Avenue	5 Avenue/Madison Avenue, 3 Avenue (outbound)	Randall Avenue, Harding Avenue, Throgs Neck Boulevard (outbound), Clarence Avenue (inbound)	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service.
BxM10 [43]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 23 Street and Madison Avenue	↔	Williamsbridge Eastchester Road and Boston Road	5 Avenue/Madison Avenue, 3 Avenue (outbound)	Morris Park Avenue, Eastchester Road	Daily service. Formerly operated by New York Bus Service.
BxM11 [44]	MTA Bus	Midtown Manhattan East 26 Street between 5 and Madison Avenues	↔	Wakefield Wakefield-241st Street subway station ( 2  train)	5 Avenue/Madison Avenue	White Plains Road	Daily service. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines. Buses operate via the Bronx Zoo when the zoo is open.
BxM18 [45]	MTA Bus	Lower Manhattan Battery Place	← AM ---- → PM	Riverdale Riverdale Avenue and West 263 Street	Broadway/Church Street, 6 Avenue (northbound), 5 Avenue/Madison Avenue	230 Street, Kappock Street, Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Liberty Lines. First drop-off/last pickup in Manhattan is at Madison Square. Stops at 5 Avenue and West 35 Street for transfers from Queens express buses. Stops at Madison Avenue and West 56 Street for transfers to Queens express buses.

Within Manhattan only

Route	Operator	Terminals			Streets traveled	Notes
X80	NYCT	Randall's Island Icahn Stadium	← (before events) ---- → (after events)	Harlem Harlem – 125 Street railroad station	Both directions: 125 Street	Special Event service only, fares collected only for travel to Randall's Island. Local bus service also available from Lexington Avenue to Icahn Stadium on the M35 full-time.

Former routes

Route	Terminals		Streets Traveled	History/Notes
Formerly operated by New York City Transit
X6	Midtown, Manhattan Central Park South and 7 Av	Eltingville Transit Center, Staten Island Arthur kill Rd and Richmond Av	Madison Avenue (northbound), Fifth Avenue (southbound), Broadway (southbound), Father Capodanno Boulevard, Hylan Boulevard, Richmond Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[11]
X13	Lower Manhattan Water St and Broad St	Port Richmond, Staten Island Castleton Av and Jewett Av	Church Street (northbound), Water Street (southbound), Clove Road, Forest Avenue, Port Richmond Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[11]
X16	Lower Manhattan Worth St and Broadway	Port Richmond, Staten Island Castleton Av and Jewett Av	Church Street (northbound), Broadway (northbound), Victory Blvd, Forest Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[11]
X18	Lower Manhattan Worth St and Broadway	Grasmere, Staten Island Narrows Rd and Targee St	Church Street (northbound), Water Street (southbound), Targee Street, Tompkins Avenue, Bay Street	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[11]
X20	Lower Manhattan Worth St and Broadway	South Beach, Staten Island Sand Lane and Father Capodanno Blvd	Church Street (northbound), Water Street (southbound), Sand Lane, Steuben Street	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[11]
X21	Midtown, Manhattan 57 St and 3 Av	Tottenville, Staten Island Page Av and Hylan Blvd	34th Street/Madison Avenue(inbound), Lexington Avenue/23rd Street(outbound), Rossville Avenue, Woodrow and Bloomingdale Roads	Established in 2001. Discontinued in 2002, replaced by X22 bus.
X23	Lower Manhattan Water St and Broad St	Yorkville 91 St and York Av	91 Street,York Avenue,1 Avenue,61 Street,2 Avenue,23 Street,FDR Drive,Water Street,Pearl Street,Broad Street,Battery Place,Broadway,Park Row,Frankfort Street,South Street
	Lower Manhattan Pearl St and Frankfort St	Harlem 110 St and 5 Av	110 Street,5 Avenue,Madison Avenue,79 Street,York Avenue,1 Avenue,61 Street,2 Avenue,23 Street,FDR Drive,Water Street,Pearl Street,Frankfort Street,South Street
X25	Lower Manhattan World Financial Center Vesey St and North End Av	Midtown, Manhattan Grand Central Terminal 42 St and Lexington Av	Worth Street (southbound), Chambers Street (northbound), 42nd Street	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[11]
X26	Battery Park City, Manhattan Vesey St and North End Av	Midtown, Manhattan Penn Station 32 St and 7 Av	West Street	Created in 2002 with 9/11 funds, discontinued April 12, 2004[46]
X29	Midtown, Manhattan 57 St and Madison Av	Coney Island, Brooklyn Stillwell Av and Surf Av	Church Street (northbound), 6th Avenue (northbound), Madison Avenue (northbound), 5th Avenue (southbound), Broadway (southbound), Coney Island Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[11]
X32	Bedford Park, Bronx The Bronx High School of Science 205 St and Paul Av	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal	Parsons Boulevard, Union Street, Kissena Boulevard, Horace Harding Expressway, 188 Street	School days only, discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[11] [47]
		Oakland Gardens, Queens Union Turnpike and Springfield Blvd	Parsons Boulevard, Union Street, Kissena Boulevard, 46th Avenue, 48th Avenue, and Springfield Boulevard
		Bay Terrace, Queens Bell Blvd and 23 Av	Parsons Boulevard, Union Street, 150th Street, 29th Avenue, and 32nd Avenue
X51	Midtown, Manhattan 34 St and 3 Av	Auburndale, Queens Sanford Av and 165 St	34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street, Sanford Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[11]
X61	Riverdale, Bronx West 262 St and Broadway	Lower Manhattan Peck Slip and Wall St	Broadway, FDR Drive	Discontinued in late 1980s. Alternate service available via the 1 train or BxM18.
X66	Midtown, Manhattan 57 St and Madison Av	Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn Av Z and Ocean Parkway	Broadway, 6 Avenue, and Bay Ridge Parkway	Discontinued in the late 1980s
X90	Lower Manhattan Vesey Street and North End Avenue	Yorkville, Manhattan 91st Street and York Avenue	West Street, Water Street, York Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[11]
X92	Lower Manhattan South Ferry	Yorkville, Manhattan 92nd Street and York Avenue	FDR Drive, First Avenue, Second Avenue, and York Avenue	Combined into the then-X90
Operated by MTA Bus Company
BxM4A	Midtown Manhattan 23rd Street between 5th and Madison Avenues	Bedford Park, Bronx	5th Avenue, Madison Avenue, Grand Concourse, West Gun Hill Road	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[48]
BxM7B	Midtown Manhattan 23rd Street and Madison Avenue	City Island, Bronx	5th Avenue, Madison Avenue, 3rd Avenue, City Island Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis and replaced with 2 BxM8 trips extended to City Island[48]
QM22	Midtown, Manhattan 3rd Avenue or 6th Avenue	Jackson Heights, Queens	34th Street, 6th Avenue, 57th Street, 3rd Avenue, 21st Street, Ditmars Boulevard	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[48]
QM23	Midtown. Manhattan Penn Station	Woodhaven, Queens	34th Street, Woodhaven Boulevard, Jamaica Avenue	Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis[48]
Operated by Command Bus Company (Special Routes) Brooklyn to horse racetracks → Aqueduct, Belmont Park, Yonkers Raceway, Meadowlands Racetracks
BQ5	Brooklyn	Queens		Discontinued in 2001
BQ10	Brooklyn	Queens		Discontinued in 2001
BQ11	Brooklyn	Queens		Discontinued in 2001
BQ12	Brooklyn	Queens		Discontinued in 2001
BW4	Brooklyn	Westchester County		Discontinued in 2001
BMJ1	Brooklyn	New Jersey		Discontinued in 2001
BMJ2	Brooklyn	New Jersey		Discontinued in 2001
operated by Caravan Transit
QM19	Queens	Manhattan
QM20	Queens	Manhattan
QM25	Queens	Manhattan
QM26	Queens	Manhattan

Metro Apple Express

Route	Terminus in Brooklyn	Streets traveled in Brooklyn	↔	Streets traveled in Manhattan	Terminus in Manhattan
BM10	Bay Ridge 97 St and 3 Av	NB: 3 Av, SB: 66 St, 4 Av		Gowanus Expwy, Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, NB: Trinity Pl, Church St, 6 Av SB: 5 Av, Broadway	Midtown 59 St and 5 Av
BM11	Bensonhurst Bay Ridge Pkwy and Bay Pkwy	65 St, Bay Pkwy
BM15	Gravesend Ocean Pkwy and Av Z at Coney Island Hospital	NB: 3 Av, SB: 66 St, 4 Av, Bay Ridge Pkwy, Stillwell Av, 86 St, Shell Rd, Av Z
Notes:	All routes are discontinued in late 1990s when company shut down. Route BM15: originally Fiesta bus operate the route.

Red & Tan in Hudson County

Route	Terminus (in Staten Island)	Streets traveled (in Staten Island)	↔	Streets traveled (in New Jersey)	Terminus (in New Jersey)
122 [49]	Eltingville Richmond Av and Hylan Blvd	Hylan Blvd, Steuben St, Clove Rd, Forest Av, Willowbrook Expwy		Interstate 78, Route 440, Bayonne Bridge	Hoboken Hoboken Terminal
144 [50]	Arden Heights Arthur Kill Rd and West Shore Expwy	Arden Rd, Richmond Av, Staten Island Mall, Forest Av, Willowbrook Expwy
Notes:	Route 122: Discontinued in May 2005.[51] Route 144: Discontinued January 2007,[52] TransportAzumah now takeover the route[53] Av = Avenue, Blvd = Boulevard, Expwy = Expressway, Rd = Road.

Atlantic Express

All routes going into Manhattan terminate at Midtown on East 59th Street and Madison Avenue.

All routes traveled via into West Shore Expressway, Goethals Bridge into New Jersey's New Jersey Turnpike, Lincoln Tunnel; in Manhattan: 34th Street, Madison Avenue (northbound) and Fifth Avenue (Southbound).

All of these routes have been rebranded or eliminated.^[54]

Route	Terminus (in Staten Island)	Streets traveled (in Staten Island)	Notes
AE1 [55]	Huguenot Luten Av and Amboy Rd	Luten Av, Hylan Blvd, Seguine Av, Foster Rd, Woodrow Rd	Service began in July 2001. Rebranded X23 on August 27, 2001.[56][57]
AE2 [58]	New Dorp Luten Av and Hylan Blvd	Hylan Blvd, Arden Av, Woodrow Rd, Huguenot Av	Service began in July 2001. Rebranded X24 on August 27, 2001.[56][59] Formerly Academy Bus Arden route.
AE4 [60]	Rossville Bloomingdale Rd and Veterans Pkwy	Bloomingdale Rd, Amboy Rd, Rossville Av, Arthur Kill Rd	Service began June 25, 2001. Replaced by X21 on August 27, 2001, operated by NYC Transit.[56] Discontinued for good in 2002.
AE5 [61]	Richmond Valley Page Av and Amboy Rd	Amboy Rd, Main St, Hylan Blvd, Segume Av, Huguenot Av	Service began June 25, 2001. Replaced by X22 on August 27, 2001, operated by NYC Transit on August 27, 2001.[56] Formerly Academy Bus Amboy route.
AE6 [62]	Travis 141 East Service Rd at Showplace Bowling Park-and-Ride	West Shore Expwy	Service began in 2001. Service discontinued on August 4, 2003, because Atlantic Express lost the lease at the bus terminal.[54] It was combined with route AE7 operations and MTA's X22 express route.
AE7 [63]	Pleasant Plains West Shore Expwy and Veterans Pkwy junction at Outerbridge Park-and-Ride	West Shore Expwy, Page Av, Hylan Blvd	Originally operated at Travis in June 2001.[57] Move to new terminal at Pleasant Plains on January 13, 2003.[64] Discontinued in December 2010.[65][66] TransportAzumah took over part of the route and renamed route "X21".[67] X22 service rerouted to Outerbridge Park & Ride in July 2011.
Denotes:		Av= Avenue, Blvd= Boulevard, Expwy= Expressway, Pkwy= Parkway, Rd= Road, St= Street

References

• MTA NYC Transit - Bus Service

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