List of Express Bus Routes in New York City - Manhattan To Queens

Manhattan To Queens

Routes X63 to X68 are operated by New York City Transit. Routes QM1 to QM25 are operated by MTA Bus.

Route	Terminals			Streets traveled	Notes/History
X63	East Midtown East 23rd Street and First Avenue	← ---- →	Rosedale 149th Avenue and 253rd Street	Manhattan: Madison Avenue (NB) & Third & Fifth Avenues (SB) Queens: Merrick Boulevard	Peak service only Formerly X20, renumbered April 12, 1990
X64		← ---- →	Cambria Heights Linden Boulevard and 235th Street	Manhattan: Madison Avenue (NB) & Third & Fifth Avenues (SB) Queens: Liberty Avenue, Linden boulevard	Peak service only Formerly X24, renumbered April 12, 1990
X68		← ---- →	Floral Park Hillside Avenue and 268th Street	Manhattan: Madison Avenue (NB) & Third & Fifth Avenues (SB) Queens: Hillside Avenue	Peak service only Two AM peak trips travel across to Fifth Avenue via 34th Street and resume normal southbound service Three AM peak trips terminate at East 57th Street and Third Avenue, operating via Madison Avenue Formerly X18, renumbered April 12, 1990
BM5	Multiple stops along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards. See the Manhattan to Brooklyn section and the QM15 route for more details.
QM1 QM5	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	↔	Glen Oaks 260 Street and Union Turnpike	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 73 Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway	QM1 operates during rush hours and middays to/from Fresh Meadows. During evenings and weekends, QM5 buses operate via Fresh Meadows. 3 Avenue service operates rush hours only. Operated by Steinway Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff from Queens is at 57 Street. QM5 was formerly part of the QM1A, redesignated June 2010. Downtown trips redesignated QM7/QM8 in June 2010.
QM1 QM5	Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue	← ---- →	Glen Oaks 260 Street and Union Turnpike	Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Union Turnpike, 73 Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway
QM2	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	↔	Bay Terrace Bay Terrace Shopping Center	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Whitestone Expressway service road, Cross Island Parkway service road	3 Avenue service operates AM rush hours in both directions and PM rush hours eastbound only. Operated by Queens Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM2	Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue	↔ ---- →	Bay Terrace Bay Terrace Shopping Center	Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Whitestone Expressway service road, Cross Island Parkway service road
QM3	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	← ---- →	Little Neck Little Neck Parkway and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Northern Boulevard, Little Neck Parkway.	Peak service only. Originally operated by Caravan Transit for unknown time. Operated by Queens Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005.
QM4	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	↔	Electchester 164 Street and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Jewel Avenue	3 Avenue service operates rush hours only. Operated by Queens Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM4	Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue	← ---- →	Electchester 164 Street and Horace Harding Expressway	Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Jewel Avenue
QM6	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	↔	Lake Success North Shore Towers	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Union Turnpike, Lakeville Road	3 Avenue service operates rush hours only. Operated by Steinway Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last drop-off from Queens is 57 Street. Formerly QM1A. Redesignated QM6 in June 2010.
QM6	Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue	← ---- →	Lake Success North Shore Towers	Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Union Turnpike, Lakeville Road
QM7 QM8	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← ---- →	Glen Oaks 260 Street and Union Turnpike	Manhattan: Water Street/Church Street Queens: Union Turnpike, 73 Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway	Peak service only. QM7 operates from Fresh Meadows, QM8 operates from Glen Oaks bypassing Fresh Meadows. QM8 AM super express service serves Fresh Meadows. Operated by Steinway Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Formerly the Downtown QM1/QM1A service; redesignated in 2010.
QM10	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	← ---- →	Rego Park/Elmhurst Loop	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: 63 Road, 57 Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM10	Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue	← ---- →		Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: 63 Road, 57 Avenue
QM11	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← ---- →		Manhattan: Water Street/Church Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, 63 Road, 57 Avenue	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Trips operate via Forest Hills. Last dropoff is Beekman St and Park Row.
QM12	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	← ---- →	Glendale Union Turnpike and Trotting Course Lane (Crescent Apartments)	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Yellowstone Boulevard	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM12	Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue	← ---- →		Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Yellowstone Boulevard
QM15	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	↔	Howard Beach 157 Avenue and 102 Street	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard	No Sunday service. Off-peak service ends at 157 Avenue and 92 Street instead of 102 Street. Formerly operated by Green Lines. Last dropoff is at 57 Street. Service is supplemented by the BM5.
QM16		← ---- →	Jacob Riis Park Parking lot	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Extended to Neponsit in fall 2007, then Roxbury in spring 2011 before being shortened to Jacob Riis Park in December 2011. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM17		← ---- →	Far Rockaway Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue subway station	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Cross Bay Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, Seagirt Boulevard	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM18		← ---- →	South Ozone Park 130 Street and 150 Avenue	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, Lefferts Boulevard, 135 Avenue	Formerly operated by Green Lines. Extended along 135 Avenue in spring 2008. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM20		↔	Bay Terrace Corporal Kennedy Street and 23 Avenue	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Willets Point Boulevard, Utopia Parkway, 26 Avenue	Weekday service only. Operated by Queens Transit until 1988. Operated by Queens Surface Corporation from 1988 until MTA takeover in 2005. Last dropoff is at 57 Street. Renumbered from QM2A in September 2011.
QM21	Midtown Manhattan East 23 Street and Park Avenue	← ---- ↔	Rochdale Village Loop	Manhattan: 23 Street, Madison Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Queens Boulevard, Linden Boulevard, Guy R. Brewer Boulevard	Formerly operated by Jamaica Buses. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM24	Midtown Manhattan 6 Avenue	← ---- →	Glendale Myrtle Avenue and 73 Street	Manhattan: 34 Street, 6 Avenue, 57 Street Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach. Rerouted from 8 Av to 6 Av in spring 2011. Last dropoff is at 57 Street.
QM24	Midtown Manhattan 3 Avenue	← ---- →	Glendale Myrtle Avenue and 73 Street	Manhattan: 3 Avenue Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road
QM25	Downtown Manhattan Downtown Loop	← ---- →	Glendale Myrtle Avenue and 73 Street	Manhattan: Church/Water Streets Queens: Eliot Avenue, Fresh Pond Road	Peak service only. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach as the QM24. Downtown service split off from QM24 designation in June 2010.

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