NYC BUS TRIPS

New York City's bus network is extensive, with over 5,900 buses carrying about 2.01 million passengers every day on more than 200 local routes and 30 express routes.

Buses are labeled with a number and a prefix identifying the primary borough (B for Brooklyn, Bx for the Bronx, M for Manhattan, Q for Queens, and S for Staten Island). Express buses operated under MTA New York City Bus use the letter "x" rather than a borough label. Express buses routes operated under MTA Bus use a two-borough system with M at the end (i.e., BxM, QM, or BM).

The Port Authority Bus Terminal, near Times Square, is the busiest bus station in the United States and the main gateway for interstate buses into New York City. The terminal serves both commuter routes, mainly operated by New Jersey Transit, and national routes operated by companies such as Greyhound and Peter Pan.

Two private, for profit bus companies, Hampton Jitney, and Hampton Luxury Liner, operate 7 day a week, year round service from points on the east side of Manhattan to the villages and hamlets of Long Island's east end, best known as the Hamptons, Montauk, and the North Fork. The larger of the two companies, Hampton Jitney, also runs limited service to and from Lower Manhattan, and Brooklyn.