How to Ride the Bus in New York City | quick + easy guide

Easy tips for riding the bus in New York City!
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Payment
Exact change (coins, no bills or pennies)
Metrocard
OMNY contactless payment

Types of Buses
Local $2.75
SBS (has ticket stands) $2.75
Express $6.75

Methods
Google Maps
- go to options + select bus only

Google "bus route + bus time"

Text number at bus stop

"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."
- Oprah Winfrey

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[harashe]

This is amazing! I avoid using the bus alone because I couldn’t find a video/instructions like this online. I’m extremely anxious about trying things like this without knowing every single step ahead of time.

Thank you for making this!

[ranchpizzaever]

Even a year later this helps me with going around the buses in the bronx lol

[sylviahernandez]

I cannot do subways as I’m have claustrophobia. I always use the bus or Uber. Good tips

[diontaedaughtry]

Thank you this was very helpful and informative 👍👍

[CraftyFoxe]

I've never rode the Express bus, it's quite a steep price and doesn't save that much time. SBS on the other hand is great, since you can board from all doors

[khoakdoan]

im going to ny next week! thank you! very useful!

[blissandvinegar]

For a tourist that's spending under a week there, should they bother getting a metro card or just use a credit card?

[BruceLibertine]

Hello, I’ll be visiting the city next year and I want to know if I can use my unlimited Metro card for buses too. I have used the subway before but this will be my first time taking a bus. 😬

[laureanoarantesnetto]

Legend in portuguese please for brazilian tourist this is one public utility😊😊😊

[miroticfashion]

Thank you for such a quick and simple vid! When using contactless, do you also need to tap when getting OFF the bus, or just when you get on?

[mevissaaa]

not all sbs buses are articulated, like the b82sbs or the s79sbs, and during heavy snow standard buses are used

[AmericanTrucker]

Is there price difference between metro card or credit or app paying ? And for all the busses express or not i have to be at a bus stop right thanks 😊

[robinstewart]

We went to New York yes we drove there me and Kathy didn’t ride the bus we ride the subway and it’s nice I wish we ride the bus in New York I want to know if the people and the bus driver is sweet and can you show us how to ride the subway in New York

[Snowy-oqur]

After watching this, I feel a sudden urge to fulfill my destiny and become a bus driver, (My dad’s a taxi driver, an evolution) and drive it off a cliff.

[theutubeman]

Do the buses mention the upcoming stop names?

[shrykzv]

Desde Uruguay saludos bendiciones 💙💛💙💙😇😇 siempre