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Albany

Albany's bus terminal is a short walk from the New York State Capitol and downtown's Lark Street neighborhood. Megabus operates 36 outbound corridors and 37 inbound from Albany, with most departures clustered in early morning and early evening windows.

Outbound corridors
36
Inbound corridors
37
Population
99,224
Region
US Northeast

The Megabus stop in Albany

Albany Bus Terminal on Hamilton Street. This is the primary Megabus boarding location in Albany. CDTA buses run frequent service across Albany and connect to Schenectady and Troy.

Plan to arrive at the curbside boarding location 15 to 20 minutes before scheduled departure. Megabus boards in line order at most stops; first in line gets first pick of unassigned seats. Reserved-seating tickets allow you to board at any time during the boarding window but do not change the queue rules at the curb.

What makes Albany a Megabus hub

Albany ranks among the top 24 Megabus cities in North America by route count. The hub has Megabus connections to 36 direct destinations, with the most-frequent corridors running multiple daily departures.

The hub is particularly useful as a transfer point — many travelers booking longer trips combine two Megabus segments through Albany rather than waiting for a direct overnight bus. Most onward connections at the Albany Bus Terminal on Hamilton Street have at least 30 minutes between scheduled arrival and the next outbound departure, which is enough time to switch coaches but not enough to leave the boarding area.

For travelers connecting through Albany on multi-leg trips, several multi-modal trip-planning tools can flag tighter connections and suggest alternative carriers if a Megabus segment runs late.

Top departures from Albany

The most frequent Megabus corridors out of Albany, sorted by daily departure count:

Albany → Saratoga Springs
from$5.50 1h 1m 14×/day
Albany → Glens Falls
from$6.00 1h 20m 13×/day
Albany → Lake George
from$6.50 1h 30m 13×/day
Albany → Rosendale
from$6.50 1h 35m 13×/day
Albany → Tillson
from$6.50 1h 36m 13×/day
Albany → Warrensburg
from$6.50 1h 36m 13×/day
Albany → New Paltz
from$7.00 1h 43m 13×/day
Albany → Chestertown
from$7.00 1h 48m 13×/day
Albany → Springfield (MA)
from$7.00 1h 50m 13×/day
Albany → Pottersville
from$7.50 1h 55m 13×/day
Albany → Newburgh
from$7.50 2h 1m 13×/day
Albany → Utica
from$7.50 2h 2m 13×/day
Albany → Schroon Lake
from$7.50 2h 3m 13×/day
Albany → Keene Valley
from$9.00 2h 33m 13×/day
Albany → Keene
from$9.00 2h 37m 13×/day
Albany → Lake Placid
from$9.00 2h 41m 13×/day
Albany → North Elba
from$9.00 2h 41m 13×/day
Albany → Ridgewood
from$9.50 2h 45m 13×/day
Albany → Saranac Lake
from$9.50 2h 45m 13×/day
Albany → Syracuse
from$9.50 2h 54m 13×/day
Albany → Paul Smiths
from$9.50 2h 56m 13×/day
Albany → New York
from$10 3h 7m 13×/day
Albany → Pulaski
from$10 3h 7m 13×/day
Albany → Watertown
from$11 3h 15m 12×/day
Albany → Evans Mills
from$11 3h 18m 12×/day
Albany → Gouverneur
from$11 3h 19m 12×/day
Albany → De Kalb Junction
from$11 3h 25m 12×/day
Albany → North Lawrence
from$11 3h 26m 12×/day
Albany → Potsdam
from$11 3h 27m 12×/day
Albany → Malone
from$11 3h 30m 12×/day

6 more outbound corridors not shown.

Inbound corridors

Megabus runs 37 inbound corridors arriving at Albany. The most frequent inbound origins:

Saratoga Springs → Albany
from$5.50 1h 1m 14×/day
Glens Falls → Albany
from$6.00 1h 20m 13×/day
Lake George → Albany
from$6.50 1h 30m 13×/day
Rosendale → Albany
from$6.50 1h 35m 13×/day
Tillson → Albany
from$6.50 1h 36m 13×/day
Warrensburg → Albany
from$6.50 1h 36m 13×/day
New Paltz → Albany
from$7.00 1h 43m 13×/day
Oneonta → Albany
from$7.00 1h 47m 13×/day
Chestertown → Albany
from$7.00 1h 48m 13×/day
Springfield (MA) → Albany
from$7.00 1h 50m 13×/day
Pottersville → Albany
from$7.50 1h 55m 13×/day
Newburgh → Albany
from$7.50 2h 1m 13×/day
Utica → Albany
from$7.50 2h 2m 13×/day
Schroon Lake → Albany
from$7.50 2h 3m 13×/day
Keene Valley → Albany
from$9.00 2h 33m 13×/day
Keene → Albany
from$9.00 2h 37m 13×/day
Lake Placid → Albany
from$9.00 2h 41m 13×/day
North Elba → Albany
from$9.00 2h 41m 13×/day
If you ride out of Albany regularly, a city-specific transit reference for Albany intercity coaches covers parking near the stop, the nearest restrooms, and where to wait dry on rainy days.

How fares work at this hub

Megabus uses dynamic pricing that starts at a $1 floor and rises in tiers as seats sell. The same seat on the same route can be sold at five or six different prices depending on when it is booked. For routes out of Albany, the floor fare is most often available 60 to 90 days before departure, with mid-week and Saturday-morning departures the easiest to lock in cheap.

For step-by-step fare-timing strategy, see the Cheap Fares Calendar. For a primer on the Megabus boarding flow, see the first-time rider guide.