List of bus routes in Queens

MTA Regional Bus operates a number of bus routes in Queens, New York, United States, under two different public brands. Some of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Queens).

Contents

List of routes

This table gives details for the routes prefixed with "Q"—in other words, those considered to run primarily in Queens by the MTA. For details on routes with other prefixes, see the following articles:

Each route is marked with the operator. NOTE: Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run 24 hours a day. The full route is shown except for branching.

Q1 to Q24

Route Operator Terminals Streets traveled History and notes
[1]
Local
NYCT Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal
Bellerose
243 Street and Braddock Avenue
Hillside Avenue, Braddock Avenue
  • Overnight service operates to Bellerose,
    then runs to Queens Village via Jamaica Avenue.
Queens Village
Jamaica Avenue and Springfield Boulevard
at Queens Village LIRR station
Hillside Avenue, Springfield Boulevard
[2]
Local
NYCT Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal
Queens Village
225 Street and Hempstead Avenue
Hillside Avenue, Hollis Avenue
[3]
Local
NYCT Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal
JFK International Airport
Terminal 4
Hillside Avenue and Farmers Boulevard
  • Extended to JFK International Airport in 1989.
[4] NYCT
Local service
Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue
at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E   J   Z  trains)
Cambria Heights
235 Street and Linden Boulevard
Merrick Boulevard and Linden Boulevard
  • Original western terminus was 169th Street subway station.
Limited-stop service
Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue
at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E   J   Z  trains)

AM
----

PM
Cambria Heights
235 Street and Linden Boulevard
(See Q4 local routing above)
  • Weekday mornings in both directions and weekday afternoons towards Cambria Heights only.
[5] NYCT
Local service
Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue
at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E   J   Z  trains)
Valley Stream, Nassau County
Green Acres Shopping Mall
Merrick Boulevard,
Hook Creek Boulevard,
Sunrise Highway (Green Acres trips).
  • Original western terminus was 169th Street station.
  • Extended to Green Acres Mall in 1989.
  • No weekend service to the Rosedale station except
    during late nights.
  • Service from Rosedale Station returns to Merrick
    Boulevard via Brookville Boulevard.
Rosedale
243 Street and Francis Lewis Boulevard
at Rosedale LIRR station
Limited-stop service
Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue
at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E   J   Z  trains)

AM
----

PM
Rosedale
243 Street and Francis Lewis Boulevard
at Rosedale LIRR station
(See Q5 local routing above)
  • Weekday morning towards Jamaica and weekday
    afternoons towards Rosedale only.
[6]
MTA Bus
Local service
Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal
JFK International Airport
North Cargo Road and Eastern Road
Jamaica Avenue, Supthin Boulevard,
Rockaway Boulevard, North Boundary Road
  • Extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1990.
  • Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
  • Does not serve passenger terminals.
Limited-stop service
Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal

AM
----

PM
JFK International Airport
North Cargo Road and Eastern Road
(See Q6 local routing above)
  • Weekday morning towards Jamaica and Weekday
    afternoon towards JFK Airport only.
  • Limited-stop service added in April 2010.
[7]
Local
MTA Bus City Line, Brooklyn
Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue
at Euclid Avenue ( A   C  trains)
JFK International Airport
148th Street and South Cargo Road
Pitkin Avenue, Rockaway Boulevard, 150 Street
  • Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
  • Does not serve passenger terminals.
[8]
Local
MTA Bus Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal
Spring Creek
Gateway Drive and Erskine Street
at Gateway Center Mall
Jamaica Avenue, 101 Avenue, Fountain Avenue
  • Extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1990
  • Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
  • Extended to Gateway Center Mall, Spring Creek in June 2008.
[9]
Local
MTA Bus Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal
South Ozone Park
Rockaway Boulevard and Lincoln Street
Jamaica Avenue, Supthin Boulevard,
Liberty Avenue, 135th Street (Northbound),
Van Wyck Expressway Service Road
(Southbound), Lincoln Street.
  • Extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1990
  • Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
[10] MTA Bus
Local service
Kew Gardens
Union Turnpike and Queens Boulevard
at Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike ( E   F  trains)
JFK International Airport
Terminal 4
Lefferts Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard (some trips), Service Road
  • Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
  • Lefferts Blvd service accesses JFK Airport via Pam-Am Road.
Limited-stop service
Kew Gardens
Union Turnpike and Queens Boulevard
at Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike ( E   F  trains)
JFK International Airport
Terminal 4
Lefferts Boulevard, Service Road
  • Weekday and Saturday limited-stop service introduced in 2006.
  • Sunday service added in 2008.
  • Limited-stop service accesses JFK Airport via Pam-Am Road.
[11]
Local
MTA Bus Elmhurst
Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard
at Woodhaven Boulevard ( E   M   R  trains) and Queens Center Mall
Howard Beach
164th Avenue and 99th Street
at Charles Park
Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard...
  • Towards Howard Beach: 160 Avenue,
    99th Street
  • Towards Hamilton Beach: 104th Street.
  • Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
  • Overnight service from Elmhurst begins/ends at Cross Bay Boulevard and Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park.
Hamilton Beach
164th Avenue and 104th Street
[12]
Local
NYCT Flushing
Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street
at Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
Little Neck
Glenwood Street and Northern Boulevard
Sanford Avenue, Northern Boulevard
[13]
Local
NYCT Flushing
39th Avenue and Union Street
near Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
Fort Totten
Fort Road and Cross Island Parkway
Northern Boulevard, Bell Boulevard
  • No overnight service.
[14]
Local
NYCT Flushing
Roosevelt Avenue and Lippmann Arcade
at Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
Beechhurst
166th Street and Powells Cove Boulevard
  • Regular trips: 41 Avenue, 150 Street, 154 Street, Powells Cove Boulevard
  • A trips: 41 Avenue, 150 Street, Clintonville Street, Powells Cove Boulevard
  • No overnight service.
[15]
Local
NYCT Flushing
39th Avenue and Union Street
near at Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
Fort Totten
Fort Road and Cross Island Parkway
Bayside Avenue, Francis Lewis Boulevard or Utopia Parkway
  • Trips alternate between Francis Lewis Boulevard
    branch or Utopia Parkway branch.
  • No overnight service.
[16] NYCT
Local service
Flushing
Main Street and 39th Avenue
near Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
Jamaica
Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard
Kissena Boulevard, Horace Harding Expressway, 188 Street, Hillside Avenue
  • Extended to Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard on December 11, 1988.
  • Began limited-stop service in 2003. Bi-directional rush hour limited-stop service.
Limited-stop service
Flushing
Main Street and 39th Avenue
near Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
Jamaica
Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard
(See Q17 local routing above)
  • Rush hours only.
[17]
Local
MTA Bus Astoria
2 Street and 27 Avenue
Maspeth
69th Street and Grand Avenue
30 Avenue, 58 Street, Woodside Avenue, 65 Place, 69 Street
  • Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
  • No overnight service.
[18]
Local
MTA Bus Astoria
21st Street and Astoria Boulevard
Flushing
Main Street and 39th Avenue
near Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
Astoria Boulevard
  • Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
  • Extended from 102 Street to Flushing in 2007.
  • No evening and overnight service.
[19]
Local
NYCT College Point
College Point Boulevard and 15th Avenue
Jamaica
Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue
20th Avenue (Q20A) / 14th Avenue (Q20B), Union Street, Main Street, Archer Avenue
  • North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q44FS on February 15, 1932.
  • Renumbered to Q20 on April 12, 1990.
  • Extended to Jamaica from Flushing in 1999 when Q44 became limited-stop; route in College Point was split into Q20A and Q20B at same time.
  • No overnight service.
  • Q20B operates weekdays only.
[19]
Local
NYCT
[11]
Local
MTA Bus Elmhurst
Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard
at Woodhaven Boulevard ( E   M   R  trains) and Queens Center Mall
Rockaway Park
Beach 116th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard
at Rockaway Park – Beach 116th Street
( A   S  trains)
Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Beach Boulevard
  • Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
  • Extended along Woodhaven Boulevard in 2008.
[20]
Local
MTA Bus Far Rockaway
Mott Avenue and Beach 20th Street
at Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue ( A  train)
Roxbury
Beach 169th Street and Rockaway
Point Boulevard
Beach Channel Drive, Rockaway Beach Boulevard
  • Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
[21]
Local
MTA Bus East Elmhurst
102nd Street and Ditmars Boulevard
Glendale
Union Turnpike and Trotting Course Lane (Crescent Apartments)
Ditmars Boulevard, 108th Street, 69th Avenue
  • Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.
[22]
Local
NYCT Jamaica
168th Street and Archer Avenue
East New York
Broadway and Fulton Street
at Broadway Junction ( A   C   J   L   Z  trains)
Archer/Jamaica Avenues, Atlantic Avenue
  • Formerly B22; renumbered and extended from 89th Avenue
    and Parsons Boulevard to 170th Street and Jamaica Avenue
    on December 11, 1988.

Q25 to Q49

Route Operator Terminals Streets Traveled History and Notes
Q25*
[23]
MTA
Bus
Local service
Jamaica
Sutphin Boulevard and 95 Avenue
at Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport ( E   J   Z  trains) and Jamaica LIRR / AirTrain Station
College Point
Poppenhusen Avenue and 119 Street
Parsons Boulevard
Kissena Boulevard
127 Street
  • Formerly operated by Queens-Nassau Transit Lines, Queens Transit Corporation, and Queens Surface Corporation.
  • Weekdays, Q34 also provides service between Flushing and Jamaica.
  • The original Q25 terminus was in Flushing; it was combined with the then-Q34 route into College Point.
  • Extended from Jamaica Avenue to Jamaica LIRR station in 2007.
Limited-stop service
Jamaica
Sutphin Boulevard and 95 Avenue
at Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport ( E   J   Z  trains) and Jamaica LIRR / AirTrain Station
College Point
Poppenhusen Avenue and 119 Street
(See Q25 local routing above)
  • Introduced in 2007.
  • Rush hours only.
  • Limited-stop service from Jamaica to Flushing-Main Street.
Q26
[24]
NYCT Flushing
Roosevelt Avenue and Lippmann Arcade
at Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
Fresh Meadows
Francis Lewis Boulevard and Hollis Court Boulevard
Parsons Boulevard, 46th Avenue, Hollis Court Boulevard
  • Weekday rush hour service only; use the Q27 at other times
Q27*
[25]
NYCT Local service
Flushing
Main Street and 39th Avenue
near Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
Cambria Heights
Francis Lewis Boulevard and 120 Avenue
Kissena Boulevard
46 Avenue
48 Avenue
Springfield Boulevard
  • Extended to Cambria Heights from Queens Village in 2004.
  • Early AM service ends at Horace Harding Expressway.
Limited-stop service
Flushing
Main Street and 39th Avenue
near Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)

AM
----

PM
Cambria Heights
Francis Lewis Boulevard and 120 Avenue
(See Q27 local routing above)
  • Introduced in 2001.
  • AM rush limited-stop service operates along the entire route.
  • PM rush limited-stop service is between Flushing and the Horace Harding Expressway, and local after.
  • All trips service Queensborough Community College.
Q28*
[26]
NYCT Flushing
39th Avenue and Union Street
at Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
Bay Terrace
Shopping Center
Northern Boulevard
Crocheron Avenue
32 Avenue
Corporal Kennedy Street
Q29
[27]
MTA
Bus
Glendale
Myrtle Avenue and 80 Street
Jackson Heights
82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue
at 82nd Street – Jackson Heights ( 7  train)
80 Street
Dry Harbor Road
90/92 Streets
Q30
[28]
NYCT Jamaica
Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard
at Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport ( E   J   Z  trains) and Jamaica LIRR / AirTrain Station
Little Neck
Horace Harding Expressway and city line
Homelawn Street
Utopia Parkway
Horace Harding Expressway
  • Formerly Q17A; renumbered and extended to Jamaica LIRR station on December 11, 1988
  • No overnight service.
Q31
[29]
NYCT Jamaica
Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard
at Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport ( E   J   Z  trains) and Jamaica LIRR / AirTrain Station
Bayside
Francis Lewis Boulevard and 27 Avenue
Homelawn Street
Utopia Parkway
48 Avenue
Bell Boulevard
32 Avenue
  • Extended to Jamaica LIRR station on December 11, 1988
  • Weekday service only.
[30] NYCT New York Penn Station
32 Street and 7 Avenue
Jackson Heights
Northern Boulevard and 81 Street
Madison/5 Avenue
Queens Boulevard
Roosevelt Avenue
  • FACCo began operating the 15 on July 9, 1925;[31] became M32 in July 1974
Q33*
[32]
MTA
Bus
Jackson Heights
Roosevelt Avenue / 74th Street
( 7   E   F   M   R  trains)
Bus terminal
LaGuardia Airport
Central Terminals
94 Street
23 Avenue
82/83 Streets
Q34
[23]
MTA
Bus
Jamaica
Sutphin Boulevard and 95 Avenue
at Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport ( E   J   Z  trains) and Jamaica LIRR / AirTrain Station
Whitestone
Willets Point Boulevard and 149 Street
Parsons Boulevard
Kissena Boulevard
Union Street
  • Formerly operated by Queens-Nassau Transit Lines, Queens Transit Corporation, and Queens Surface Corporation.
  • Weekday service only.
  • The original Q34 route was the College Point segment of the Q25; it was later rerouted to its current alignment in Whitestone and then extended along the Q25 route.
  • Extended from Jamaica Avenue to Jamaica LIRR station in 2007.
Q35*
[33]
MTA
Bus
Midwood, Brooklyn
Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue
at Flatbush Avenue ( 2   5  trains)
Rockaway Park
Newport Avenue and Beach 116 Street
Flatbush Avenue
Newport Avenue
Q36*
[35]
NYCT Local service
Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal
Floral Park
Jericho Turnpike and 257 Street
Hillside Avenue
212th Place/Street
Jamaica Avenue
Jericho Turnpike
  • Local buses do not operate in the peak direction when limited-stop buses are running. Use the Q1 for local service.
  • Additional service from Jamaica to Floral Park (east of 239 Street) is available on the N24.
Limited-stop service
Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal

AM
----

PM
Floral Park
Jericho Turnpike and 257 Street
(See Q36 local routing above)
  • Introduced in 2008.
  • Limited-stop along Hillside Avenue.
  • Local buses do not operate in the peak direction when limited-stop buses are running. Use the Q1 for local service.
  • Additional service from Jamaica to Floral Park (east of 239 Street) is available on the N24.
Q37
[36]
MTA
Bus
Kew Gardens
Union Turnpike and Queens Boulevard
at Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike ( E   F  trains)
South Ozone Park
150 Avenue and 149 Avenue
Park Lane South
111 Street
135 Avenue
Q38
[37]
MTA
Bus
Rego Park
62 Drive and 108 Street
(South) East end
Corona
60 Avenue and Otis Avenue
(North) East end
63 Drive
Penelope Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue
Fresh Pond Road
Eliot Avenue
57/59 Avenues
Q39*
[38]
MTA
Bus
Long Island City
Queens Plaza South
at Queensboro Plaza ( 7   <7>   N   Q  trains) and Queens Plaza ( E   M   R  trains)
Glendale
Cooper Avenue and 60 Lane
Thomson Avenue
48 Avenue
58 Street
61 Street
Forest Avenue
Q40*
[39]
MTA
Bus
Jamaica
Sutphin Boulevard and Hillside Avenue
at Sutphin Boulevard ( F  train)
South Ozone Park
135 Avenue and 142 Street
Sutphin Boulevard
Lakewood Avenue
142 Street
Q41
[40]
MTA
Bus
Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal
Howard Beach
164 Avenue and 92 Street
127 Street
111 Avenue
Cross Bay Boulevard
  • Extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1990
  • Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
Q42
[41]
NYCT Jamaica
Archer Avenue and 158 Street
at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E   J   Z  trains)
Addisleigh Park
Sayres Avenue and 180 Street
Liberty Avenue
174 Street
Sayres Avenue
  • Original western terminus was 169th Street subway station
  • Weekday rush hour service only
Q43*
[42]
NYCT Local service
Jamaica
Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard
at Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport ( E   J   Z  trains) and Jamaica LIRR / AirTrain Station
Floral Park
Hillside Avenue and 268 Street
Hillside Avenue
  • Peak direction limited-stop service
  • Local buses do not operate in the peak direction when limited-stop buses are running. Use the Q1 for local service.
Limited-stop service
Jamaica
Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard
at Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport ( E   J   Z  trains) and Jamaica LIRR / AirTrain Station
Floral Park
Hillside Avenue and 268 Street
Hillside Avenue
  • Limited-Stop from 179 Street to Springfield Boulevard.
  • Local buses do not operate in the peak direction when limited-stop buses are running. Use the Q1 for local service.
Q44*
[19]
NYCT Limited-stop service (local service, use the Q20A or Q20B)
Jamaica
Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue
Bronx Zoo
East 180 Street
Main Street
Bronx Whitestone Bridge
Cross Bronx Expressway
  • North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q44 on March 22, 1938.
  • Limited-stop service introduced in 1999.
  • Limited-stop between Jamaica and Whitestone.
  • Use the Q20A or Q20B for local service.
Local service (late nights only)
Jamaica
Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue
Bronx Zoo
East 180 Street
(see daytime routing above)
Q46*
[43]
NYCT Local service
Kew Gardens
Queens Boulevard and 78 Avenue
at Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike ( E   F  trains)
Long Island Jewish Medical Center Union Turnpike
  • North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q44A on December 4, 1939.
  • Renumbered to the Q46 on April 12, 1990.
  • Extended to Long Island Jewish Hospital in 1997.
  • No weekend service via 260 Street
Glen Oaks
260 Street and Little Neck Parkway
Limited-stop service
Kew Gardens
Queens Boulevard and 78 Avenue
at Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike ( E   F  trains)

AM
----

PM
Long Island Jewish Medical Center Union Turnpike
  • North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q44A on December 4, 1939.
  • Renumbered to the Q46 on April 12, 1990.
  • Began limited-stop service on February 11, 1974. Bidirectional AM limited-stop service, peak-direction PM limited-stop service.
  • When limited-stop service operates, local service begins/ends at Springfield Boulevard.
Glen Oaks
260 Street and Little Neck Parkway
Q47
[44]
MTA
Bus
LaGuardia Airport
Marine Air Terminal
Glendale
The Shops at Atlas Park
Roosevelt Avenue
73/74 Streets
69 Street
Calamus Avenue
80 Street
Q48
[45]
NYCT Flushing
Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street
at Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
LaGuardia Airport
All terminals
Ditmars Boulevard
108 Street
Roosevelt Avenue
Q49
[46]
MTA
Bus
Jackson Heights
Roosevelt Avenue / 74th Street
( 7   E   F   M   R  trains)
Bus terminal
East Elmhurst
Astoria Boulevard and 102 Street
35 Avenue
89/90 Streets
Astoria Boulevard

Q50 to Q77

Route Operator Terminals Streets traveled History and Notes
Q50
[47]
MTA
Bus
Limited-stop service
Flushing
Main Street and 39th Avenue
near Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
Co-op City
Earhart Lane and Erskine Place
Whitestone Expressway
Hutchinson River Parkway
Bruckner Boulevard
Co-op City Boulevard
  • Renumbered from QBx1 in September 2010.
  • Operates in Co-op City via Co-op City Boulevard.
    • Customers from Queens traveling to Sections 1 (Dreiser Loop) or 4 (Asch Loop) must transfer to a Bx23 bus at Pelham Bay Park.
Q53
[48]
MTA
Bus
Limited-stop service (local service, use the Q11 or Q21)
Woodside
61 Street and Roosevelt Avenue
at Woodside – 61st Street subway / LIRR station ( 7   <7>  trains)
Rockaway Park
Beach 116 Street
at Rockaway Park – Beach 116th Street station ( A   S  trains)
Broadway
Woodhaven Boulevard
Cross Bay Boulevard
Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Q54*
[49]
NYCT Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Lane 5
Jamaica
Jamaica Avenue and 170 Street
Grand Street
Metropolitan Avenue
Jamaica Avenue
  • Formerly B53; renumbered on December 11, 1988
Q55*
[50]
NYCT Ridgewood, Queens
Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street
at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues ( L   M  trains)
Richmond Hill
Myrtle Avenue and Jamaica Avenue
Myrtle Avenue
  • Formerly B55; renumbered on December 11, 1988
Q56*
[51]
NYCT East New York
Broadway and Fulton Street
at Broadway Junction ( A   C   J   L   Z  trains)
Jamaica
Jamaica Avenue and 170 Street
Jamaica Avenue
  • Formerly B56; renumbered on December 11, 1988
Q58*
[52]
NYCT Local service
Ridgewood, Queens
Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street
at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues ( L   M  trains)
Flushing
41 Road and Main Street
Fresh Pond Road
Grand Avenue
Corona Avenue
College Point Boulevard
  • Formerly B58; renumbered on December 11, 1988
  • Flushing direction signed as Main Street Station, but buses end four blocks short on 41 Road
  • Fresh Pond Road direction originally signed as Ridgewood/Palmetto Street but recently changed to Ridgewood Term.
Limited-stop service
Ridgewood, Queens
Wyckoff Avenue and Palmetto Street
at Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues ( L   M  trains)
Flushing
41 Road and Main Street
(See Q58 local routing above)
  • Weekday rush hours and weekend bidirectional limited-stop service. No weekday midday limited-stop service. Introduced on September 12, 2010
Q59*
[53]
NYCT Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Broadway and Roebling Street
Rego Park
63 Drive and Queens Boulevard
at 63rd Drive – Rego Park ( E   M   R  trains)
Grand Street/Avenue
  • Formerly B59; renumbered on December 11, 1988
Q60*
[54]
MTA
Bus
East Midtown
2 Avenue and East 60 Street
South Jamaica
109 Avenue and 157 Street
Queens Boulevard
Sutphin Boulevard
  • Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.
  • Overnight service added in August 2007
Q64
[55]
MTA
Bus
Forest Hills
Queens Boulevard and 71 Avenue
at Forest Hills – 71st Avenue ( E   F   M   R  trains)
Electchester
164 Street and Jewel Avenue
Jewel Avenue
Q65*
[56]
MTA
Bus
Local service
Jamaica
Sutphin Boulevard and 95 Avenue
at Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport ( E   J   Z  trains) and Jamaica LIRR / AirTrain Station
College Point
14 Avenue and 110 Street
164 Street
45 Avenue
College Point Boulevard
Limited-stop service
Jamaica
Sutphin Boulevard and 95 Avenue
at Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport ( E   J   Z  trains) and Jamaica LIRR / AirTrain Station
College Point
14 Avenue and 110 Street
(See Q65 local routing above)
  • Introduced in 2007.
  • Rush hours only.
  • Limited-stop service from Jamaica to Flushing-Main Street.
Q66*
[57]
MTA
Bus
Long Island City
28 Street and Queens Plaza South
at Queensboro Plaza ( 7   <7>   N   Q  trains)
and Queens Plaza ( E   M   R  trains)
Flushing
Main Street and 39th Avenue
near Flushing – Main Street ( 7   <7>  trains)
35 Avenue
Northern Boulevard
  • Formerly operated by Queens-Nassau Transit Lines, Queens Transit Corporation, and Queens Surface Corporation.
  • Original terminus was at 51 Street in Woodside; extended to Queens Plaza in 1989.
Q67
[58]
MTA
Bus
Long Island City
Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South
at Queensboro Plaza ( 7   <7>   N   Q  trains)
and Queens Plaza ( E   M   R  trains)
Ridgewood
Metropolitan Avenue and Fresh Pond Road
21 Street
Borden Avenue
55 Avenue
69 Street
Q69
[59]
MTA
Bus
Long Island City
28 Street and Queens Plaza South
at Queensboro Plaza ( 7   <7>   N   Q  trains)
and Queens Plaza ( E   M   R  trains)
Jackson Heights
82 Street and Astoria Boulevard
21 Street
Ditmars Boulevard
Q72
[60]
MTA
Bus
Rego Park
64 Road and Queens Boulevard
at 63rd Drive – Rego Park ( E   M   R  trains)
LaGuardia Airport
Central Terminals
Junction Boulevard
  • Formerly operated by New York City Transit until 1961, and then by Triboro Coach Corporation until takeover in 2006. When operated by New York City Transit, the line was numbered B72.
  • Extended to LaGuardia Airport in 2006
Q76
[61]
NYCT Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal
College Point
20 Avenue and 131 Street
Hillside Avenue
Francis Lewis Boulevard
20 Avenue
  • New route 1961
  • Extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1989
  • Extended to College Point from Whitestone in 2000
  • Weekday service only.
Q77
[62]
NYCT Jamaica
165th Street Bus Terminal
Springfield Gardens
Springfield Boulevard and 145 Road
Hillside Avenue
Francis Lewis Boulevard
Springfield Boulevard
  • Extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1989
  • No Sunday service

Q83 to Q113

Route Operator Terminals Streets traveled History and Notes
Q83*
[63]
NYCT Local service
Jamaica
153 Street and Hillside Avenue
at Parsons Boulevard ( E   F  trains)
Cambria Heights
114 Road and 227 Street
Liberty Avenue, Murdock Avenue, and Springfield Boulevard
  • Formerly Q3A; renumbered and rerouted on December 11, 1988
  • Late nights serves Queens Village LIRR Station
Limited-stop service
Jamaica
153 Street and Hillside Avenue
at Parsons Boulevard ( E   F  trains)

AM
----

PM
Cambria Heights
114 Road and 227 Street
(See Q83 local routing above)
  • Peak-direction limited-stop service
  • Limited-stop service between Jamaica and Springfield Boulevard.
Q84
[64]
NYCT Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue
at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E   J   Z  trains)
Laurelton
238 Street and 130 Avenue
Merrick Boulevard
120 Avenue
  • Formerly Q4A; renumbered on December 11, 1988
  • Original western terminus was 169th Street subway station
Q85*
[65]
NYCT Local service
Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue
at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E   J   Z  trains)
Rosedale
243 Street and 147 Avenue
Merrick Boulevard
Bedell Street
Conduit Avenue
243 Street
  • Formerly Q5A and Q5AB; combined into the Q85 on December 11, 1988
  • Original western terminus was 169th Street subway station
  • Extended to Green Acres Mall in 1991; service begins after AM rush.
  • Peak-direction limited-stop service
Valley Stream, Nassau County
Green Acres Shopping Mall
Merrick Boulevard
Bedell Street
Conduit Avenue
Green Acres Road
Limited-stop service
Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue
at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E   J   Z  trains)

AM
----

PM
Rosedale
243 Street and 147 Avenue
(See Q85 Rosedale routing above)
  • Weekday limited-stop service from Rosedale to Jamaica (AM) and Jamaica to Rosedale (PM).
Q88
[66]
NYCT Elmhurst
92 Street and 59 Avenue
at Woodhaven Boulevard ( E   M   R  trains) and Queens Center Mall
Queens Village
Jamaica Avenue and Springfield Boulevard
at Queens Village LIRR station
Horace Harding Expressway, 188th Street, 73rd Avenue, and Springfield Boulevard
  • New route 1974
Q100*
[67]
MTA
Bus
Limited-stop service (local service, use the Q69)
Long Island City, Queens
Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South
at Queensboro Plaza ( 7   <7>   N   Q  trains)
and Queens Plaza ( E   M   R  trains)
Rikers Island 21 Street
20 Avenue
  • Formerly operated by Steinway Transit until 1988, and then by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005.
  • Formerly Q101R.
  • Limited-stop service along 21 Street began on February 1, 2009.
Q101*
[68]
MTA
Bus
East Midtown
East 61 Street and 2 Avenue
Steinway
19 Avenue and Hazen Street
Northern Boulevard
Steinway Street
20 Avenue
Q102
[69]
MTA
Bus
Roosevelt Island
Coler-Goldwater Hospital
Astoria
27 Avenue and 2 Street
Vernon Boulevard
31 Street
Newtown Avenue
Q103
[70]
MTA
Bus
Hunters Point
Borden Avenue and Vernon Boulevard
at Vernon Boulevard – Jackson Avenue ( 7   <7>  trains) and Long Island City LIRR station
Astoria
27 Avenue and 2 Street
Vernon Boulevard
  • Formerly operated by Steinway Transit until 1988, and then by Queens Surface Corporation until takeover in 2005.
  • Weekday service only.
Q104
[71]
MTA
Bus
Ravenswood
Vernon Boulevard and 34 Avenue
Sunnyside
48 Street and Queens Boulevard
at 46th Street – Bliss Street ( 7  train)
Broadway
48 Street
Q110*
[72]
MTA
Bus
Jamaica
88 Avenue and Parsons Boulevard
at Parsons Boulevard ( E   F  trains)
Queens Village
225 Street and Hempstead Avenue
Jamaica Avenue
Hempstead Avenue
  • Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses.
  • Originally Route A.
  • Jamaica-179 Street served during peak-hours only.
  • Extended into Belmont Park, Elmont, Nassau County on race days during the Spring/Summer and the Fall Championship meetings.
Jamaica
179 Street and Hillside Avenue
at Jamaica – 179th Street ( E   F  trains)

AM
----

PM
Q111*
[73]
MTA
Bus
Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue
at Parsons Boulevard ( E   F  trains)
Rosedale
147 Avenue and Hook Creek Boulevard or Cedarhurst, Nassau County
Guy R. Brewer Boulevard
147 Avenue
  • Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses.
  • Two roundtrips on weekdays operates to Cedarhurst.

AM
----

PM
Cedarhurst, Nassau County
Peninsula Boulevard and Rockaway Turnpike
Guy R. Brewer Boulevard
147 Avenue
Rosedale Road
Peninsula Boulevard
Q112
[74]
MTA
Bus
Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and 88 Avenue
at Parsons Boulevard ( E   F  trains)
Ozone Park
Rockaway Boulevard and 98 Street
at Rockaway Boulevard ( A  train)
South Road
Liberty Avenue
Q113*
[73]
MTA
Bus
Local service
Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and 88 Avenue
at Parsons Boulevard ( E   F  trains)
Far Rockaway
Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 20 Street
  • Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, 147 Avenue, Rockaway Turnpike, Wanser Avenue, Beach Channel Drive, Beach 9 Street
Limited-stop service
Jamaica
Parsons Boulevard and 88 Avenue
at Parsons Boulevard ( E   F  trains)
Far Rockaway
Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 20 Street
  • Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard, Nassau Expressway, Central Avenue, Beach 9 Street
  • Service operates via Lawrence in Nassau County
  • Limited-stop service along entire route introduced in 2007.
  • Limited-stop buses run express between Springfield Gardens and Far Rockaway with a stop on the Queens side of Five Towns.

Dollar vans

When the MTA discontinued some routes on June 27th, 2010, dollar van operators were allowed to take over certain discontinued routes. These routes were the Q74 and Q79. The fare is $2.00, lower than the $2.25 fare for MTA-operated local buses, but without free transfers. [75]

Former routes

On December 11, 1988, when the Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer subway station opened, some of the Brooklyn "B" routes primarily in Queens were redesignated as "Q" routes,[76] and a number of other routes were renumbered or modified. Most of the former routes are operated by NYCTA; some were operated by private companies in Queens.

Route Terminals Major streets History
Q3A became Q83 on December 11, 1988
Q4A became Q84 on December 11, 1988
Q5A Rosedale Jamaica 243rd Street, Conduit Avenue, Farmers Boulevard, and Merrick Boulevard merged with Q5AB to become the Q85 on December 11, 1988
Q5AB Locust Manor LIRR station, Springfield Gardens Jamaica Bedell Street and Merrick Boulevard merged with Q5A to become the Q85 on December 11, 1988
Q5AS Rosedale Laurelton 147th Avenue and 225th Street originally Q5ALS; discontinued on December 11, 1988
Q5S became Q86 on December 11, 1988
Q9A became second version of Q89 on April 7, 2008. Discontinued June 25, 2010.
Q10A Kew Gardens JFK Airport Van Wyck Expressway To JFK Airport only in weekday morning hours, express service, became Q10 Limited stop service in 2006. Originally operated by Green Bus Lines then MTA Bus.
Q12A became Q79 on April 12, 1990
Q14
Flushing Whitestone Union Street, 149th Street, 150th Street Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[77]
Q17A became Q30 on December 11, 1988
Q18X became X68
Q19A
became second version of Q69 on April 20, 2008
Q19B
became second version of Q49 on April 20, 2008
Q20X became X63
Q21A Far Rockaway East New York, Brooklyn Edgemere Avenue, Cross Bay Boulevard, Pitkin Avenue, and Linden Boulevard Discontinued in 1990, due to poor ridership. Operated by Green Bus Lines
Q22A
Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue subway station, Far Rockaway Bayswater Mott Avenue Discontinued in 2008. operated by Green Bus Lines until MTA takeover in 2006
Q24 Grand Avenue Woodside 65th Place now part of the Q18; operated by Triboro Coach Corporation
Q24X became X64
Q33A Ditmars Boulevard now part of Q69; Operated by Triboro Coach Corporation
Q44A became Q46 on April 12, 1990
Q44B Malba "Malba Shuttle" on Parsons Boulevard discontinued in 1980s; was to become Q71 on December 11, 1988
Q44FS became Q20 on April 12, 1990
Q44VP became Q74 on April 12, 1990
Q45 Jackson Heights The Shops at Atlas Park Roosevelt Avenue
69 Street
Calamus Avenue
80 Street
  • Operated by Triboro Coach Corporation prior to MTA takeover. Under MTA takeover, extended from Eliot Avenue to Glendale.
  • Merged into an extended Q47 in 2011.
Q45X Queens Center Mall Middle Village
69 Street
Eliot Avenue Operated by Triboro Coach Corporation
Q46
First version
Sunnyside Corona Roosevelt Avenue, 111th Street Operated by Triboro Coach Corporation
Q49
First version
Richmond Hill Jamaica Jamaica Avenue Started October 1977. Subway shuttle provided for discontinued BMT Jamaica Line service from Queens Boulevard to 168th Street. Starting in April 1985, the service ran from 121st Street to 168th Street.
Discontinued on December 11, 1988. Additional service is available on the Q56
Q50
First version
69th Street Rego Park Eliot Avenue now part of the Q38; operated by Triboro Coach Corporation
Q51 Astoria – Ditmars Boulevard subway station 82nd Street Ditmars Boulevard became part of the Q19A; operated by Triboro Coach Corporation
Q52 became Q19B; operated by Triboro Coach Corporation
Q65A
became Q64 on September 2, 2007
Q69
First version
Hunters Point Ferry Long Island City Borden Avenue and 49th Avenue Fare free, weekday rush hour service, discontinued in 2002 due to poor ridership. Operated by Queens Surface.
Q74
Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike subway station Queens College Vleigh Place, Main Street Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[77]
Q75
Jamaica Oakland Gardens Hillside Avenue, 188 Street, 73 Avenue Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[77]
Q79
Little Neck LIRR Station Floral Park Little Neck Parkway Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[77]
Q86 Rosedale Francis Lewis Boulevard originally Q5S; renumbered on December 11, 1988
Discontinued in 1996 due to poor ridership
Q89
First version
Elmhurst Jackson Heights Broadway, 81st Street, and 82nd Street Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating the 16 on July 9, 1925[31]
Q89
Second version
South Ozone Park Jamaica Linden Boulevard, Merrick Boulevard Discontinued June 27, 2010 due to budget crisis.[78]
Q99 Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer subway station, Jamaica 169th Street subway station, Jamaica "Jamaica Link"; only operated ca. 1990.Now part of the Q30 and Q31
Q100
First version
Long Island City Woodside Jackson Avenue, Northern Blvd Operated by Steinway Omnibus from September 29, 1939 (renamed Steinway Transit in 1959) until discontinued c. 1970s;
daily franchise run during most of its operation
Q101R
became Q100 on April 6, 2008

References

  1. ^ Q1 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  2. ^ Q2 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  3. ^ Q3 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  4. ^ Q4 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  5. ^ Q5 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  6. ^ Q6 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  7. ^ Q7 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  8. ^ Q8 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  9. ^ Q9 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  10. ^ Q10 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  11. ^ a b Q11/Q21 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  12. ^ Q12 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  13. ^ Q13 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  14. ^ Q15/Q15A bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  15. ^ Q16 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  16. ^ Q17 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  17. ^ Q18 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  18. ^ Q19 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  19. ^ a b c Q20A, Q20B, and Q44 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  20. ^ Q22 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  21. ^ Q23 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  22. ^ Q24 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  23. ^ a b Q25/Q34 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  24. ^ Q26 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  25. ^ Q27 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  26. ^ Q28 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  27. ^ Q29 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  28. ^ Q30 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  29. ^ Q31 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  30. ^ Q32 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  31. ^ a b New York Times, Plans to Link All Suburban Transit, July 10, 1925, page 19
  32. ^ Q33 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  33. ^ Q35 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  34. ^ New York Times, Rockaway Bus Line Extends Service, July 3, 1937, page 17
  35. ^ Q36 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  36. ^ Q37 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  37. ^ Q38 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  38. ^ Q39 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  39. ^ Q40 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  40. ^ Q41 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  41. ^ Q42 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  42. ^ Q43 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  43. ^ Q46 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  44. ^ Q47 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  45. ^ Q48 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  46. ^ Q49 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  47. ^ Q50 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  48. ^ Q53 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  49. ^ Q54 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  50. ^ Q55 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  51. ^ Q56 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  52. ^ Q58 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  53. ^ Q59 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  54. ^ Q60 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  55. ^ Q64 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  56. ^ Q65 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  57. ^ Q66 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  58. ^ Q67 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  59. ^ Q69 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  60. ^ Q72 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  61. ^ Q76 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  62. ^ Q77 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  63. ^ Q83 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  64. ^ Q84 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  65. ^ Q85 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  66. ^ Q88 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  67. ^ Q100 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  68. ^ Q101 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  69. ^ Q102 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  70. ^ Q103 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  71. ^ Q104 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  72. ^ Q110 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  73. ^ a b Q111/Q113 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  74. ^ Q112 bus schedule MTA Regional Bus Operations.
  75. ^ http://transportationnation.org/2010/07/15/dollar-van-routes-replacing-cut-bus-lines-announced/ Commuter Vans Authorized to Run On Discontinued Bus Routes
  76. ^ New York Times, All Aboard...Somewhere...for Subway Changes!, December 12, 1988, section B, page 1
  77. ^ a b c d http://www.webcitation.org/5wlPlfMqM 2010 budget cut information-NYC Transit, archived 2010-02-25
  78. ^ http://www.webcitation.org/5wlPW150v 2010 budget cut information-MTA Bus Company, archived 2011-02-25