
| Route | Operator | Terminals | Streets traveled | History | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 ★ [1] | NYCTA | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | Bellerose or Queens Village | Hillside Avenue, Springfield Boulevard, and Braddock Avenue | ||
| Q2 ★ [2] | NYCTA | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | Belmont Park | Hillside Avenue and Hollis Avenue | ||
| Q3 ★ [3] | NYCTA | JFK Airport Terminal 4 | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | Farmers Boulevard and Hillside Avenue | Extended to JFK Airport in 1989 | |
| Q4 ★ [4] | NYCTA | Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer subway station, Jamaica | Cambria Heights | Merrick Boulevard and Linden Boulevard | Original western terminus was 169th Street subway station | both local and weekday rush hour limited-stop service |
| Q5 ★ [5] | NYCTA | Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer subway station, Jamaica | Rosedale or Green Acres Mall, Nassau County | Merrick Boulevard | Original western terminus was 169th Street subway station Extended to Green Acres Mall in 1989 | both local and weekday rush hour limited-stop service |
| Q6 ★ [6] | MTA Bus | JFK Airport (North Boundary Road) | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | Rockaway Boulevard and Sutphin Boulevard | extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1990 operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | |
| Q7[7] | MTA Bus | Euclid Avenue subway station, East New York, Brooklyn | JFK Airport (cargo area) | Pitkin Avenue, Sutter Avenue, Rockaway Boulevard, and 150th Street | operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | |
| Q8[8] | MTA Bus | Euclid Avenue subway station, East New York, Brooklyn | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | 101st Avenue | extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1990 operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | |
| Q9[9] | MTA Bus | South Ozone Park | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | Lincoln Street and Liberty Avenue | extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1990 operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | |
| Q9A[10] | MTA Bus | South Ozone Park | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | Linden Boulevard and Merrick Boulevard | extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1990 operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | |
| Q10 ★ [11] | MTA Bus | JFK Airport Terminal 4 | Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens subway station, Kew Gardens | Lefferts Boulevard | operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 Had express service variant Q10A until 2006 | both local and limited-stop service |
| Q11 ★ [12] | MTA Bus | Hamilton Beach or Howard Beach | Woodhaven Boulevard subway station, Elmhurst | Woodhaven Boulevard | operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | No service to Hamilton Beach from ~12AM to ~6AM |
| Q12 ★ [13] | NYCTA | Flushing-Main Street subway station, Flushing | Little Neck | Sanford Avenue and Northern Boulevard | ||
| Q13[14] | NYCTA | Flushing-Main Street subway station, Flushing | Fort Totten | Northern Boulevard and Bell Boulevard | ||
| Q14[15] | NYCTA | Flushing-Main Street subway station, Flushing | Whitestone | Union Street, 149th Street, and 150th Street | ||
| Q15[16] | NYCTA | Flushing-Main Street subway station, Flushing | Beechhurst | 41st Avenue, 150th Street, and 154th Street | ||
| Q16[17] | NYCTA | Flushing-Main Street subway station, Flushing | Fort Totten | Union Street, Bayside Avenue, 29th Avenue, Francis Lewis Boulevard, and Willets Point Boulevard | ||
| Q17 ★ [18] | NYCTA | Jamaica | Flushing-Main Street subway station, Flushing | Hillside Avenue, 188th Street, Horace Harding Expressway, and Kissena Boulevard | extended to Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard on December 11, 1988 Began limited-stop service in 2003 | both local and weekday rush hour limited-stop service |
| Q18[19] | MTA Bus | Maspeth | Astoria | 65th Place, 58th Street, and 30th Avenue | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 | |
| Q19[20] | MTA Bus | Astoria | Flushing–Main Street subway station, Flushing | Astoria Boulevard | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 extended from East Elmhurst to Flushing in 2007 | |
| Q19A[21] | MTA Bus | Long Island City | Jackson Heights | 21st Street and Ditmars Boulevard | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 | |
| Q19B[22] | MTA Bus | Roosevelt Avenue–74th Street subway station, Jackson Heights | East Elmhurst | 35th Avenue, 89th Street, 90th Street, and Astoria Boulevard | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 | |
| Q20A Q20B[23] | NYCTA | Jamaica | College Point | Main Street, Union Street, Parsons Boulevard, and 20th Avenue (Q20A) or 14th Avenue (Q20B) | North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q44FS on February 15, 1932; renumbered to the Q20 on April 12, 1990 Extended to Jamaica in 1999 when Q44 became limited-stop in Queens, then split into Q20A and Q20B | Q20A service runs on 7 days a week Q20B service runs on weekdays only |
| Q21[24] | MTA Bus | Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street subway station, Rockaway Park | Rockaway Boulevard subway station, Ozone Park | Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard | operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | |
| Q22[25] | MTA Bus | Roxbury | Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue subway station, Far Rockaway | Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Beach Channel Drive, and Seagirt Boulevard | operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | |
| Q22A[26] | MTA Bus | Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue subway station, Far Rockaway | Bayswater | Mott Avenue | operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | One trip in each direction, weekdays only: toward Far Rockaway leaving 8:03AM and toward Bayswater leaving 2:52PM |
| Q23[27] | MTA Bus | Forest Hills | East Elmhurst | 69th Avenue, 108th Street, 103rd Street, 102nd Street, and Ditmars Boulevard | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 | |
| Q24 ★ [28] | NYCTA | Kosciuszko Street subway station, Bushwick, Brooklyn | Jamaica | Broadway and Atlantic Avenue | Formerly B22; renumbered and extended from 89th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard to 170th Street and Jamaica Avenue on December 11, 1988 | |
| Q25 ★ [29] | MTA Bus | Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue–JFK Airport subway station, Jamaica | College Point | Parsons Boulevard, Kissena Boulevard, Linden Place, Ulmer Street, and 127th Street | operated by Queens Surface Corporation until 2005 | Began limited-stop service (during rush hours) in 2007 |
| Q26[30] | NYCTA | Flushing-Main Street subway station, Flushing | Fresh Meadows | Parsons Boulevard, 46th Avenue, and Hollis Court Boulevard | Weekday service only | |
| Q27 ★ [31] | NYCTA | Flushing-Main Street subway station, Flushing | Cambria Heights | Kissena Boulevard, 46th Avenue, 48th Avenue, and Springfield Boulevard | Extended to Cambria Heights from Queens Village in 2004 Began limited-stop service in 2001 | both local and weekday rush hour limited-stop service |
| Q28 ★ [32] | NYCTA | Flushing-Main Street subway station, Flushing | Bay Terrace | Northern Boulevard, Crocheron Avenue, 32nd Avenue, and Corporal Kennedy Street | ||
| Q29[33] | MTA Bus | Glendale | 82nd Street-Jackson Heights subway station, Jackson Heights | 80th Street, Dry Harbor Road, 90th Street, 92nd Street, and Hampton Street | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 | |
| Q30 ★ [34] | NYCTA | Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue–JFK Airport subway station, Jamaica | Little Neck | Home Lawn Street, Utopia Parkway, and Horace Harding Expressway | Formerly Q17A; renumbered and extended to Jamaica LIRR station on December 11, 1988 | |
| Q31[35] | NYCTA | Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue–JFK Airport subway station, Jamaica | Bayside | Home Lawn Street, Utopia Parkway, 48th Avenue, Bell Boulevard, and 32nd Avenue | extended to Jamaica LIRR station on December 11, 1988 | |
| Q32[36] | NYCTA/MaBSTOA | Penn Station, Manhattan | Jackson Heights | Madison Avenue, 5th Avenue, Queensboro Bridge, Queens Boulevard, and Roosevelt Avenue | Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating the 15 on July 9, 1925;New York Times, Plans to Link All Suburban Transit, July 10, 1925, page 19 became M32 in July 1974 | |
| Q33 ★ [37] | MTA Bus | Roosevelt Avenue–74th Street subway station, Jackson Heights | La Guardia Airport | 83rd Street and 82nd Street | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 | |
| Q34[38] | MTA Bus | Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue–JFK Airport subway station, Jamaica | Whitestone | Parsons Boulevard, Kissena Boulevard, 28th Avenue, and Willets Point Boulevard | operated by Queens Surface Corporation until 2005 | Weekday service only |
| Q35 ★ [39] | MTA Bus | Brooklyn College–Flatbush Avenue subway station, Midwood, Brooklyn | Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street subway station, Rockaway Park | Flatbush Avenue, Marine Parkway Bridge, and Newport Avenue | Extended from Rockaway Park to Midwood, Brooklyn on July 3, 1937[40] operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | |
| Q36 ★ [41] | NYCTA | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | Floral Park | Hillside Avenue, 212th Place, 212th Street, and Jamaica Avenue | ||
| Q37[42] | MTA Bus | South Ozone Park | Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens subway station, Kew Gardens | 135th Avenue, 111th Street, and Park Lane South | operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | |
| Q38[43] | MTA Bus | Forest Hills | Corona | 63rd Drive, Penelope Avenue, Juniper Valley Road, Metropolitan Avenue, and Eliot Avenue | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 | |
| Q39 ★ [44] | MTA Bus | Ridgewood | Long Island City | Forest Avenue, Fresh Pond Road, 58th Street, 48th Avenue, and Thomson Avenue | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 | |
| Q40 ★ [45] | MTA Bus | South Jamaica | Sutphin Boulevard subway station, Jamaica | 142nd Street, Lakewood Avenue, and Sutphin Boulevard | operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | |
| Q41[46] | MTA Bus | Howard Beach | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | Cross Bay Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard, 111th Avenue, 127th Street, 95th Avenue, and 94th Avenue | extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1990 operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | |
| Q42[47] | NYCTA | Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer subway station, Jamaica | Addisleigh Park | Liberty Avenue, 174th Street, and Sayres Avenue | Original western terminus was 169th Street subway station | Weekday service only |
| Q43 ★ [48] | NYCTA | Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue–JFK Airport subway station, Jamaica | Floral Park | Hillside Avenue | both local and weekday rush hour limited-stop service | |
| Q44 ★ [49] | NYCTA | Jamaica | West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue subway station, Bronx Park South, Bronx | Main Street, Union Street, Parsons Boulevard, Bronx Whitestone Bridge, Cross Bronx Expressway, and 177th Street | North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q44 on March 22, 1938 Began operating limited-stop service in 1999 | limited-stop service in Queens; local in the Bronx late night service makes all local stops in Queens and the Bronx |
| Q45[50] | MTA Bus | Juniper Valley | Roosevelt Avenue–74th Street subway station, Jackson Heights | 80th Street, Calamus Avenue, and 69th Street | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 | |
| Q46 ★ [51] | NYCTA | Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens subway station, Kew Gardens | Lake Success / Glen Oaks | Union Turnpike | North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q44A on December 4, 1939; renumbered to the Q46 on April 12, 1990 Began limited-stop service on February 11, 1974 Extended to Long Island Jewish Hospital in 1997 | both local and weekday rush hour limited-stop service |
| Q47[52] | MTA Bus | Roosevelt Avenue–74th Street subway station, Jackson Heights | La Guardia Airport (Marine Air Terminal) | 74th Street, 73rd Street, and 77th Street | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 | |
| Q48[53] | NYCTA | LaGuardia Airport | Flushing-Main Street subway station, Flushing | Ditmars Boulevard, 108th Street, and Roosevelt Avenue | ||
| Q53[54] | MTA Bus | Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street subway station, Rockaway Park | Woodside-61st Street subway station, Woodside | Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard, Woodhaven Boulevard, Queens Boulevard, and Broadway | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 Originally went non-stop between Rego Park-63rd Drive station and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge until the MTA added stops in 2006 replaced LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch | limited-stop service |
| Q54 ★ [55] | NYCTA | Marcy Avenue subway station, Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Jamaica | Grand Street, Metropolitan Avenue, and Jamaica Avenue | Formerly B53; renumbered on December 11, 1988 | |
| Q55 ★ [56] | NYCTA | Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues subway station, Ridgewood | Richmond Hill | Myrtle Avenue | Formerly B55; renumbered on December 11, 1988 | |
| Q56 ★ [57] | NYCTA | Broadway Junction subway station, East New York, Brooklyn | Jamaica | Jamaica Avenue | Formerly B56; renumbered on December 11, 1988 | |
| Q58 ★ [58] | NYCTA | Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues subway station, Ridgewood | Flushing | Madison Street, Fresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, Corona Avenue, Horace Harding Expressway, and College Point Boulevard | Formerly B58; renumbered on December 11, 1988 | |
| Q59[59] | NYCTA | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | 63rd Drive–Rego Park subway station, Rego Park | Grand Street, Grand Avenue, and Queens Boulevard | Formerly B59; renumbered on December 11, 1988 | |
| Q60 ★ [60] | MTA Bus | East Midtown, Manhattan | South Jamaica | Queensboro Bridge, Queens Boulevard, and Sutphin Boulevard | operated by Green Bus Lines until 2006 | Overnight service added in August 2007 |
| Q64[61] | MTA Bus | Forest Hills-71st Avenue | Electchester | Jewel Avenue | operated by Queens Surface Corporation until 2005 Formerly Q65A | |
| Q65 ★ [62] | MTA Bus | Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue–JFK Airport subway station, Jamaica | College Point | 164th St and College Point Boulevard | operated by Queens Surface Corporation until 2005 | Began Limited-Stop service on September 4, 2007 |
| Q66 ★ [63] | MTA Bus | Queensboro Plaza subway station, Long Island City | Flushing-Main Street subway station, Flushing | 21st Street, 35th Avenue, and Northern Boulevard | operated by Queens Surface Corporation until 2005 | |
| Q67[64] | MTA Bus | Long Island City | Ridgewood | 21st Street, Borden Avenue, 55th Avenue, Hamilton Place, 69th Street, and Metropolitan Avenue | operated by Queens Surface Corporation until 2005 | |
| Q72[65] | MTA Bus | 63rd Drive–Rego Park subway station, Rego Park | La Guardia Airport | Junction Boulevard and 94th Street | operated by Triboro Coach Corporation until 2006 | Formerly B72 Went to LaGuardia Airport full-time in 2006 |
| Q74[66] | NYCTA | Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens subway station, Kew Gardens | Queens College | Union Turnpike, Vleigh Place, and Main Street | North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q44VP on October 14, 1940; renumbered to the Q74 on April 12, 1990 | Weekday service only |
| Q75[67] | NYCTA | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | Oakland Gardens | Hillside Avenue, 188th Street, and 73rd Avenue | extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1989 | Weekday service only |
| Q76[68] | NYCTA | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | College Point | Hillside Avenue, Francis Lewis Boulevard, 14th Avenue, and 20th Avenue | extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1989 Extended to College Point from Whitestone in 2000 | No Sunday service |
| Q77[69] | NYCTA | Springfield Gardens | 165th Street Terminal, Jamaica | Springfield Boulevard, Francis Lewis Boulevard, and Hillside Avenue | extended to 165th Street Terminal ca. 1989 | No Sunday service |
| Q79[70] | NYCTA | Floral Park | Little Neck | Little Neck Parkway | Formerly Q12A; renumbered on April 12, 1990 | No Sunday service |
| Q83 ★ [71] | NYCTA | Jamaica | Queens Village | Liberty Avenue, Murdock Avenue, and Springfield Boulevard | Formerly Q3A; renumbered and rerouted on December 11, 1988 | both local and weekday rush hour limited-stop service |
| Q84[72] | NYCTA | Laurelton | Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer subway station, Jamaica | 120th Avenue and Merrick Boulevard | Formerly Q4A; renumbered on December 11, 1988 Original western terminus was 169th Street subway station | |
| Q85 ★ [73] | NYCTA | Green Acres Mall, Nassau County or Rosedale | Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer subway station, Jamaica | Conduit Avenue, Bedell Street, and Merrick Boulevard | Formerly Q5A and Q5AB; combined into the Q85 on December 11, 1988 Original western terminus was 169th Street subway station Extended to Green Acres Mall in 1991 Began operatiing limited-stop service in 1994 | both local and weekday rush hour limited-stop service |
| Q88[74] | NYCTA | Woodhaven Boulevard subway station, Elmhurst | Queens Village | Horace Harding Expressway, 188th Street, 73rd Avenue, and Springfield Boulevard | NYCTA began operating the Q88 on September 16, 1974 | |
| Q101 ★ [75] | MTA Bus | Midtown | Steinway | Queensboro Bridge, Northern Boulevard, Steinway Street, and 20th Avenue | operated by Queens Surface Corporation until 2005 | |
| Q101R ★ [76] | MTA Bus | Long Island City | Rikers Island | 21st Street, 20th Avenue, and Rikers Island Bridge | operated by Queens Surface Corporation until 2005 | limited-stop service |
| Q102[77] | MTA Bus | Roosevelt Island, Manhattan | Astoria | 36th Avenue, Vernon Boulevard, 41st Avenue, 31st Street, and Newtown Avenue | operated by Queens Surface Corporation until 2005 | |
| Q103[78] | MTA Bus | Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue subway station, Hunters Point | Astoria | Vernon Boulevard | operated by Queens Surface Corporation until 2005 | Weekday service only |
| Q104[79] | MTA Bus | Ravenswood | 46th Street-Bliss Street subway station, Sunnyside | Broadway and 48th Street | operated by Queens Surface Corporation until 2005 | |
| Q110 ★ [80] | MTA Bus | Jamaica | Belmont Park | Jamaica Avenue and Hempstead Avenue | operated by Jamaica Buses until 2006; originally labeled A | |
| Q111 ★ [81] | MTA Bus | Rosedale or Cedarhurst, Nassau County | Jamaica | Peninsula Boulevard, Rosedale Road, 147th Avenue, and Brewer Boulevard | operated by Jamaica Buses until 2006 | via Nassau County |
| Q112[82] | MTA Bus | Rockaway Boulevard subway station, Ozone Park | Jamaica | Liberty Avenue and South Road | operated by Jamaica Buses until 2006; originally labeled C | |
| Q113 ★ [83] | MTA Bus | Far Rockaway | Jamaica | Seagirt Boulevard, Beach 9th Street, Beach Channel Drive, Wanser Avenue, Rockaway Turnpike, Rockaway Boulevard, Brookville Boulevard, 147th Avenue, and Brewer Boulevard | operated by Jamaica Buses until 2006; originally labeled B | via Nassau County both local and weekday limited-stop service |
| Contents |
| Former routes |
| References |
| Route | Terminals | Major streets | History | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3A | became Q83 on December 11, 1988 | |||
| Q4A | became Q84 on December 11, 1988 | |||
| Q5A | Rosedale | Jamaica | 243rd Street, Conduit Avenue, Farmers Boulevard, and Merrick Boulevard | merged with Q5AB to become the Q85 on December 11, 1988 |
| Q5AB | Locust Manor station, Springfield Gardens | Jamaica | Bedell Street and Merrick Boulevard | merged with Q5A to become the Q85 on December 11, 1988 |
| Q5AS | Rosedale | Laurelton | 147th Avenue and 225th Street | originally Q5ALS; discontinued on December 11, 1988 |
| Q5S | became Q86 on December 11, 1988 | |||
| Q10A | Kew Gardens | JFK Airport | Van Wyck Expressway | To JFK Airport only in weekday morning hours, express service, became Q10 Limited stop service in 2006. Originally operated by Green Bus Lines then MTA Bus. |
| Q12A | became Q79 on April 12, 1990 | |||
| Q17A | became Q30 on December 11, 1988 | |||
| Q18X | now x68 | |||
| Q20X | now x63 | |||
| Q21A | Far Rockaway | East New York, Brooklyn | Edgemere Avenue, Cross Bay Boulevard, Pitkin Avenue, and Linden Boulevard | Discontinued in the late 1980s, due to poor ridership. Operated by Green Bus Lines |
| Q24 | Grand Avenue | Woodside | 65th Place | now part of the Q18; operated by Triboro Coach Corporation |
| Q24X | now x64 | |||
| Q33A | Ditmars Boulevard | Operated by Triboro Coach Corporation | ||
| Q44A | became Q46 on April 12, 1990 | |||
| Q44B | Malba | "Malba Shuttle" on Parsons Boulevard | discontinued in 1980s; was to become Q71 on December 11, 1988 | |
| Q44FS | became Q20 on April 12, 1990 | |||
| Q44VP | became Q74 on April 12, 1990 | |||
| Q45X | Operated by Triboro Coach Corporation | |||
| Q49 | Richmond Hill | Jamaica | Jamaica Avenue | Started October 1977. Subway shuttle provided for discontinued BMT Jamaica Line service from Queens Boulevard to 168th Street. Starting in April 1985, the service ran from 121st Street to 168th Street.. Discontinued on December 11, 1988. |
| Q50 | 69th Street | Rego Park | Eliot Avenue | now part of the Q38; operated by Triboro Coach Corporation |
| Q51 | Ditmars Boulevard–Astoria subway station | 82nd Street | Ditmars Boulevard | now part of the Q19A; operated by Triboro Coach Corporation |
| Q52 | now Q19B; operated by Triboro Coach Corporation | |||
| Q65A | became Q64 on September 2, 2007 | |||
| Q69 | Hunters Point Ferry | Long Island City | Borden Avenue and 49th Avenue | Fare free, weekday rush hour service, discontinued in 2002 due to poor ridership. Operated by Queens Surface. |
| Q86 | Rosedale | Francis Lewis Boulevard | originally Q5S; renumbered on December 11, 1988 Discontinued in 1996 due to poor ridership | |
| Q89 | Elmhurst | Jackson Heights | Broadway, 81st Street, and 82nd Street | Fifth Avenue Coach Company began operating the 16 on July 9, 1925 |
| Q99 | Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer subway station, Jamaica | 169th Street subway station, Jamaica | "Jamaica Link"; only operated ca. 1990 | |