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New York Bus Stations
Traditional Bus Services
Greyhound Lines
Arrives at New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal(42nd Street and 8th Avenue)
Greyhound Lines is the largest inter-city common carrier of passengers by bus in North America, serving 2,200 destinations in the United States. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914 and incorporated as “The Greyhound Corporation” in 1926. Today it is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Its famous name and its logo are based on the Greyhound, the fastest breed of dog used in dog racing. During 2004, Greyhound Lines announced major schedule reductions in its route system, particularly in the northwest and north central United States, and elimination of some long-distance routes. Similar changes were taking place during 2005 in other parts of the country. These changes have eliminated some routes, most notably the Interstate 90 route between Chicago and Seattle, and cut many stops in rural areas. Service to rural towns has been assumed by local transit agencies or independent bus companies, requiring government subsidy in some cases.
During the past few years, Greyhound Lines has been expanding its charter and sightseeing services, and is the largest operator of Gray Line Sightseeing Tours franchises in major markets. Though it no longer owns the firm, Greyhound’s fleet is still composed primarily of buses built by Motor Coach Industries (MCI).
Peter Pan Bus Lines
Arrives at New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal(42nd Street and 8th Avenue)
Peter Pan Bus Lines is a long-distance bus carrier that operates in the northeastern states of the United States. Over four million passengers travel on Peter Pan’s bus routes every year. The company was originally founded as Yellow Cab Air Line in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the company remains based, and was purchased by Peter Carmen Picknelly in 1933.
Peter Pan’s major service areas include: Boston, Massachusetts; Springfield, Massachusetts; Hartford, Connecticut; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; and points in between.
New Jersey Transit Bus Service
Arrives at New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal(42nd Street and 8th Avenue)
New Jersey Transit offers bus service to New York City from all over New Jersey, including Atlantic City, Newark and northern New Jersey.
New Jersey Transit came into being as the result of the New Jersey Public Transportation Act of 1979 to “acquire, operate, and contract for transportation services in the public interest”. New Jersey Transit Bus Operations, Inc. came into being the following year, when it acquired Transport of New Jersey. Other purchases and buyouts in the 1980s expanded the bus division of NJ Transit, including the acquisition of the Atlantic City Transportation Company in the early 1980s. The current version of NJ Transit Bus Operations, Inc. came into being in 1992, when NJ Transit Mercer, Inc., which was the successor to the former “Mercer Metro” operation in the Trenton and Princeton areas, was folded into NJ Transit Bus Operations as a subsidiary of NJ Transit Bus Operations. In 2010, Morris County operations were taken over under the subsidiary NJ Transit Morris, Inc.
Shuttle Bus Services (Chinatown Buses)
Eastern Travel Bus
Arrival/departure points in New York City – (1) 88 East Broadway in Chinatown, (2) 7th Ave & West 34th Street near Penn Station/Madison Square Garden and (3) 7th Ave & West 42nd Street (near Port Authority Bus Terminal).
Daily service between New York City and Baltimore, MD; Rockville, MD; Richmond, VA; and Washington, DC. $20 one way, $35 round-trip. (NYC to Richmond, VA $35 one way, $60 round-trip)
Eastern Travel Bus
Arrives at 139 Canal Street in New York City’s Chinatown.
Service between New York City and Boston’s South Station Bus Terminal hourly from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Lucky Star Bus
Arrives at the corner of Chrystie and Hester St in Chinatown.
Service between New York City and Boston’s South Station Bus Terminal for $15 each way ($25 for 2 a.m. bus from Boston to New York City).
Washington Deluxe
Buses depart from several Brooklyn locations, as well as 122 Allen Street (at Delancy) in Chinatown and 303 West 34th Street (at 8th Avenue) near Penn Station/Madison Square Garden.
Service Sunday through Friday between New York City and Washington, DC.
Bus Stations
The Port Authority Bus Terminal
Approximately three dozen bus lines operate from the Port Authority Bus Terminal located between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and 40th to 42nd Streets, serving approximately 55 million riders a year. Direct service is available to Atlantic City, the Meadowlands Sports Complex, Monmouth Park, Belmont Park and points throughout the United States. The terminal connects with the 42nd Street stations of the IND, IRT, and BMT subway systems. Recent renovations along with a police and social service presence have greatly improved the terminal.
The George Washington Bridge Bus Station
The George Washington Bridge Bus Station is located at Fort Washington and Broadway between 178th and 179th Streets. The busses from this station are primarily for commuters from northern New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., although you can travel as far as Florida if you so desire. The terminal connects with the “A” train at the 175th Street subway station.
