Get On The Bus

Bus Routes

Bus fare is $2, payable with MetroCard or exact change (no dollar bills). People 65 years or older and people with qualifying disabilities who show proper form of identification (including Reduced-Fare MetroCard or a Medicare card) are eligible for reduced fare.

Bus stops are located at street corners and have a tall, round sign with a bus emblem and route number. Some stops have bus shelters. Most stops also include a “Guide-A-Ride,” which is a rectangular box attached to the bus sign pole that displays a route map and bus schedule.

All NYC Transit buses are accessible to customers who use wheelchairs. These customers pay their fare by sending it to NYC Transit in a postage-paid envelope that the bus operator gives them. Certain bus seats are reserved for people who use wheelchairs and must be relinquished upon the bus operator’s request. These seats are clearly marked. Although some seats near the front do not have to be given to elderly persons, it’s considerate to do so.

Please keep your feet, packages and personal belongings out of the aisles. Please do not put your personal belongings on a seat that can be occupied, especially when the bus is crowded.

Buses stop about every two or three blocks. Buses marked “Limited” make fewer stops. Push one of the tape strips located between the windows, or stop buttons on the grab bars of the newest buses, to signal the driver to stop. Try to stay in your seat until the bus stops. Please exit at the rear door to keep out of the way of people trying to board the bus.

Do not stand in the stairwell while the bus is in motion. Once the bus has stopped, you’ll see a green light over the rear door to indicate that it can be opened. In some buses, these doors swing open automatically if you press the yellow tape strip on the doors.

If you pay your fare with MetroCard, you may transfer free from bus to subway, subway to bus or bus to bus within two hours of the time you paid your fare. Unlimited Ride MetroCard includes all transfers, at no charge.

If you pay your fare with coins, you may transfer free between buses with intersecting routes. Ask the bus driver for a transfer when you pay your fare.

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