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New York

New York is the busiest intercity bus hub in North America, with curbside Megabus and FlixBus stops in Midtown and the Port Authority Bus Terminal three blocks west of Times Square. Megabus operates 78 outbound corridors and 77 inbound from New York, with most departures clustered in early morning and early evening windows.

Outbound corridors
78
Inbound corridors
77
Population
8,336,817
Region
US Northeast

The Megabus stop in New York

34th St & 11th Ave Megabus stop and Port Authority Bus Terminal. This is the primary Megabus boarding location in New York. From any Manhattan terminal you can reach the rest of the city by subway in under 30 minutes. The 1, 2, 3, A, C, E and 7 lines all stop within a few blocks of the main bus areas.

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 New York a Megabus hub

New York ranks among the top 24 Megabus cities in North America by route count. The hub has Megabus connections to 78 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 New York rather than waiting for a direct overnight bus. Most onward connections at the 34th St & 11th Ave Megabus stop and Port Authority Bus Terminal 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 New York 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 New York

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

New York → Newburgh
from$6.50 1h 31m 13×/day
New York → New Haven
from$7.00 1h 49m 13×/day
New York → New Paltz
from$7.00 1h 51m 13×/day
New York → Tillson
from$7.50 1h 57m 13×/day
New York → Allentown
from$7.50 1h 59m 13×/day
New York → Rosendale
from$7.50 1h 59m 13×/day
New York → Philadelphia
from$7.50 2h 2m 13×/day
New York → West Hurley
from$8.00 2h 11m 13×/day
New York → Bearsville
from$8.00 2h 15m 13×/day
New York → Woodstock
from$8.00 2h 15m 13×/day
New York → Mount Tremper
from$8.00 2h 17m 13×/day
New York → Shady
from$8.00 2h 17m 13×/day
New York → Saugerties
from$8.00 2h 18m 13×/day
New York → Willow
from$8.00 2h 18m 13×/day
New York → Lake Hill
from$8.50 2h 19m 13×/day
New York → Phoenicia
from$8.50 2h 20m 13×/day
New York → Allaben
from$8.50 2h 21m 13×/day
New York → Big Indian
from$8.50 2h 23m 13×/day
New York → Shandaken
from$8.50 2h 24m 13×/day
New York → Hartford
from$8.50 2h 25m 13×/day
New York → Highmount
from$8.50 2h 26m 13×/day
New York → Palenville
from$8.50 2h 26m 13×/day
New York → Tannersville
from$8.50 2h 27m 13×/day
New York → Fleischmanns
from$8.50 2h 29m 13×/day
New York → Haines Falls
from$8.50 2h 29m 13×/day
New York → Arkville
from$8.50 2h 30m 13×/day
New York → Hazleton
from$8.50 2h 30m 13×/day
New York → Hunter
from$8.50 2h 30m 13×/day
New York → Margaretville
from$8.50 2h 30m 13×/day
New York → Quarryville
from$8.50 2h 31m 13×/day

48 more outbound corridors not shown.

Inbound corridors

Megabus runs 77 inbound corridors arriving at New York. The most frequent inbound origins:

Newburgh → New York
from$6.50 1h 31m 13×/day
New Paltz → New York
from$7.00 1h 51m 13×/day
Tillson → New York
from$7.50 1h 57m 13×/day
Allentown → New York
from$7.50 1h 59m 13×/day
Rosendale → New York
from$7.50 1h 59m 13×/day
Philadelphia → New York
from$7.50 2h 2m 13×/day
West Hurley → New York
from$8.00 2h 11m 13×/day
Bearsville → New York
from$8.00 2h 15m 13×/day
Woodstock → New York
from$8.00 2h 15m 13×/day
Mount Tremper → New York
from$8.00 2h 17m 13×/day
Shady → New York
from$8.00 2h 17m 13×/day
Saugerties → New York
from$8.00 2h 18m 13×/day
Willow → New York
from$8.00 2h 18m 13×/day
Lake Hill → New York
from$8.50 2h 19m 13×/day
Phoenicia → New York
from$8.50 2h 20m 13×/day
Allaben → New York
from$8.50 2h 21m 13×/day
Big Indian → New York
from$8.50 2h 23m 13×/day
Shandaken → New York
from$8.50 2h 24m 13×/day
If you ride out of New York regularly, a city-specific transit reference for New York 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 New York, 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.