List of bus routes in Queens
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in Queens, New York, United States, under two different public brands. New York City Transit Authority and MTA Regional Bus Operations. Some of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Queens).
List of current routes (effective August 31, 2025)
This table gives details for the routes prefixed with "Q"—in other words, those considered to run primarily in Queens by the MTA. For details on routes with other prefixes, see the following articles:
List of bus routes in Brooklyn: B13, B15, B20, B24, B26, B32, B38, B52, B54, B57, B62, B94, B111, M90, T403, T410
List of bus routes in Manhattan: M60 Select Bus Service
List of bus routes in Nassau County, New York: n1, n4, n4X, n6, n6X, n20G, n20X, n22, n22X, n24, n26, n31, n31X, n32, n33
List of express bus routes in New York City: QM1, QM2, QM4, QM5, QM6, QM7, QM8, QM10, QM11, QM12, QM15, QM16, QM17, QM18, QM20, QM21, QM24, QM25, QM31, QM32, QM34, QM35, QM36, QM40, QM42, QM44, QM63, QM64, QM65, QM68, BM5
Each route is marked with the operator. Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run 24 hours a day. The full route is shown except for branching. Connections to New York City Subway stations at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable. For rush routes, streets with limited-stop sections are notated in italics.
Q1 to Q25
Q26 to Q50
Q51 to Q77
Q80 to Q115
Subway shuttle routes
The following table lists the scheduled NYC Bus routes that temporarily replace portions of service on the New York City Subway due to system maintenance.
Dollar vans
When the MTA discontinued some routes on June 27, 2010, operators of commuter vans, also known as dollar vans, were allowed to take over certain discontinued routes.
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