Port Authority Bus
Terminal
The Port Authority Bus
Terminal, located between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and 40th
to 42nd Streets, operates over thirty-five bus lines
and serves over 50 million people each year. With direct service
available to Atlantic City, the Meadowlands, Monmouth Park, and
other major points throughout the continental United States, it
is the heart and soul of bus transit in the city. This terminal
connects with the 42nd Street stations of several
subways, including the IND and IRT. For more information, please
call (212) 564-8484.
New York Transit Authority
The New York Transit
Authority (NYCTA) is in charge of operating all buses within New
York City. Fare is in the form of tokens or cash (exact change
only, however). For more information, please call (718)
330-1234.
The George Washington
Bridge Bus Station
The George Washington
Bridge Bus Station is located at Fort Washington and Broadway,
between 178th and 179th Streets. Commuters
from northern New Jersey are the prime users of the two bus
lines that operate out of the terminal, which connects with the
A train at the 175th Street station.