The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in Staten Island, New York, United States. Some of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Staten Island). Many of most routes run to the St. George Terminal, at St. George in northeastern Staten Island, where there are connections to the Staten Island Ferry.
Routes This table gives details for the routes prefixed with "S" - in other words, those considered to run primarily in Staten Island by the MTA. For details on routes with other prefixes, see the following articles:
List of express bus routes in New York City:
Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run 24 hours a day. Connections to New York City Subway stations, the Staten Island Ferry, or Hudson–Bergen Light Rail at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable.
Local Service Route Terminals Major streets traveled Service notesS40*St. George Ferry TerminalRamp D ↔ BloomfieldMatrix Global Logistics ParkRichmond Terrace, South Avenue, Forest Avenue, Gulf AvenuePeak direction buses start/terminate at South Avenue/Arlington Place when S90 is running. S40/S90 extended to Matrix Global Logistics Park on September 23, 2018.S42 ↔ New BrightonClyde Place and Arnold StreetSt. Marks Place, Brighton AvenueWeekday rush hour and evening service only.S44 ↔New SpringvilleYukon Avenue and Forest Hill Road Richmond Terrace, Henderson Avenue, Cary Avenue, Post Avenue, Richmond AvenueNo overnight service. Serves Staten Island Mall. Some buses start service at Nicholas Av/Charles Av on school days, providing service to Port Richmond High School.S46*St. George Ferry TerminalRamp C ↔ChelseaWest Shore PlazaCastleton Avenue, South Avenue Fare-free service for six to 12 months started on September 24, 2023, and ended August 31, 2024. Also serves the Teleport in Bloomfield weekdays only. When the S96 is running, buses terminate/start in Mariners Harbor. Some buses start service at Nicholas Av/Charles Av, terminating in Mariners Harbor, on school days, providing service to Port Richmond High School.S48* ↔ArlingtonHolland Avenue and Richmond TerraceVictory Boulevard, Forest AvenueSome buses start/end at Richmond Avenue during rush hours in the peak direction.S51*St. George Ferry TerminalRamp B ↔Grant CityLincoln Avenue and Richmond RoadBay Street, Father Capodanno Boulevard, Midland AvenueSome trips run via Fort Wadsworth, 7 days a week. Some AM rush trips and all PM rush trips start/end at South Beach in the peak direction.S52St. George Ferry TerminalRamp D ↔South BeachStaten Island University HospitalJersey Street, Tompkins Avenue, Fingerboard Road, Father Capodanno BoulevardNo overnight service.S53*Port RichmondRichmond Terrace and Park Avenue ↔Bay Ridge, Brooklyn86th Street and 4th Avenueat 86th St ()Castleton Avenue, Broadway, Clove Road, McClean Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway (Brooklyn)Travels between Staten Island and Brooklyn via the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge.S54West New BrightonRichmond Terrace and Broadway ↔EltingvilleRichmond Avenue and Hylan BoulevardManor Road, Brielle Avenue, Arthur Kill Road, Giffords Lane, Nelson AvenueWeekday service only.S55New SpringvilleRing Road and Marsh Avenueat Staten Island Mall ↔RossvilleBloomingdale Road and Veterans Road EastAmboy Road, Annadale Road, Richmond AvenueS56 ↔HuguenotLuten Avenue and Eyelandt StreetFoster Road, Woodrow Road, Arden Avenue, Arthur Kill Road, Richmond Avenue Weekday service only. On school days, some PM S56 trips operates from Tottenville High School to Woodrow Road/Foster Road. These trips then become S74 buses to Tottenville or thee Eltingville Transit Center. Passengers are allowed on without paying an additional fare as the bus switches routes. The same happens in the reverse order during AM hours.S57Port RichmondRichmond Terrace and Park Avenue ↔Oakwood HeightsHylan Boulevard and Ebbitts Street Amboy Road, Rockland Avenue, Bradley Avenue, Willowbrook RoadNo overnight service. Some buses run between Port Richmond and Brielle Avenue on school days, providing service to Susan E. Wagner High School. Some buses run between Lindbergh Avenue/Clawson Street and Port Richmond on school days, providing service to Staten Island Technical High School.S59↔EltingvilleHylan Boulevard and Richmond AvenuePort Richmond Avenue, Richmond AvenueNo overnight service. Tottenville served rush hours only. Some trips serve Tottenville High School at Luten Avenue/Eylandt Street. ↔TottenvilleMain Street and Amboy RoadPort Richmond Avenue, Richmond Avenue, Hylan BoulevardS61St. George Ferry TerminalRamp A ↔New SpringvilleYukon Avenue and Forest Hill Road Victory Boulevard, Bradley Avenue, Forest Hill Road Does not run to St. George during weekday AM rush hours, replaced by S91 bus. No overnight service.S62* ↔TravisWild Avenue and Victory BoulevardVictory BoulevardWeekdays and Saturdays, short-turns run between St. George and the College of Staten Island. Late nights, buses bypass College of Staten Island loop.S66 ↔Port RichmondRichmond Terrace and Park AvenueVictory Boulevard, Howard Avenue, Jewett AvenueWeekday service only. Via Grymes Hill.S74*St. George Ferry TerminalRamp B ↔CharlestonBricktown Centre at CharlestonVan Duzer/Targee Streets, Richmond Road, Arthur Kill RoadSome buses start/terminate at the Eltingville Transit Center during weekday rush hours and throughout the day on weekends. Some buses run between New Dorp Lane/Mill Road and St. George on school days, providing service to New Dorp High School On school days, some AM S74 trips operates from Main Street/Craig Avenue in Tottenville or the Eltingville Transit Center to Rossville Avenue/Woodrow Road. These trips then become S56 buses to Tottenville High School. Passengers are allowed on without paying an additional fare as the bus switches routes. The same happens in the reverse order during PM hours.S76 ↔Oakwood BeachMill Road and Delwit AvenueBay Street, Vanderbilt Avenue, Richmond Road, New Dorp LaneWeekend service restored January 2013. Some buses run between New Dorp Lane/Mill Road and St. George on school days, providing service to New Dorp High School. Some buses terminate at Clove Road during the PM rush.S78*St. George Ferry TerminalRamp C ↔CharlestonBricktown Centre at CharlestonTompkins Avenue, Hylan Boulevard, Arthur Kill RoadRoute description: The S78 begins at St George Ferry Terminal, then turns left to Bay Street, continues until it turns right to Victory Boulevard, It turns left to Saint Paul's Avenue, continues to Beach Street, then turns right to Canal Street, The bus turns left and continues to Tompkins Avenue and turns right on Hylan Boulevard and continues all the way until it reaches Amboy Road and then turns right and continues until it turns right to Arthur Kill Rd continues all the way until it reaches its destination, Bricktown Mall. Some buses run between St. George Ferry and Luten Avenue on school days, providing service to Tottenville High School. Some buses run between New Dorp Lane/Mill Road and St. George Ferry, or Richmond Avenue on school days, providing service to New Dorp High School. Alternate weekend daytime buses start/end at Richmond Avenue. Longest local bus route in New York City, spanning 19.7 miles overall.
S79 Select Bus Service Operated as a Select Bus Service (SBS) route, the S79 provides service at all times. Originally a local route, the S79 was converted to an SBS route in 2012, with the number of stops cut by about three-quarters."MTA putting the speedball on Staten Island's S79 bus" - July 25, 2012, silive.com But unlike the SBS buses in the rest of New York City, the S79 has no fare machines at bus stops, so fares are collected onboard the bus and rear-door boarding is prohibited. RouteTerminals Streets traveled History and notesS79New SpringvilleRing Road and Marsh Avenueat Staten Island Mall↔Bay Ridge, Brooklyn86th Street and 4th Avenueat 86th Street () Staten Island: Richmond Avenue, Hylan Boulevard, Narrows Road Brooklyn: 92nd Street, 4th Avenue, 86th Street, Fort Hamilton Parkway Started as a branch of the S78 to the Staten Island Mall in the late 1980s. Northern terminal moved to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on September 13, 1992 as part of the MTA's Fare Deal improvements program. Local service available on the S59 (Richmond Avenue) and S78 (Hylan Boulevard). Transfers available from the S59 or S78 to the S79 SBS without loss of the transfer. Travels between Staten Island and Brooklyn via the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge. Some buses run between New Dorp Lane/Mill Road and Bay Ridge on school days, providing service to New Dorp High School. Some buses run between Lindbergh Avenue/Clawson Street and Bay Ridge on school days, providing service to Staten Island Technical High School.
Limited-Stop Service All limited-stop services, except for the S89 and S93, duplicate the routes of their respective local services. The S93 runs weekdays from 6:00am to 10:00pm. Other routes run weekday rush hours only. RouteTerminals Streets traveled Limited-stopversion of History and notesS81St. George Ferry TerminalRamp B→PMGrant CityLincoln Avenue and Richmond RoadBay Street, Father Capodanno Boulevard, Midland AvenueS51 Began service in 2001. PM service only to Grant City. All trips operate via Fort Wadsworth.S84CharlestonBricktown Centre at CharlestonVan Duzer/Targee Streets, Richmond Road, Arthur Kill RoadS74 In May 2002, the MTA announced plans to create the S84 route as an evening peak period, peak-direction limited-stop variant of the S74. Service would operate between 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.. During this time period, two S84 buses were scheduled within three minutes of each other to meet each ferry trip to accommodate passenger volumes from each boat. Since the S84 would help 63 percent of evening peak period, peak direction riders south of Richmond Avenue by saving five minutes of travel time, the pair of buses would be more evenly loaded. S84 limited-stop service would not be implemented in the AM rush hour since limited-stop service was only implemented when a route had service running at least every five minutes, and service on the S51 in the morning rush hour ran every eight to ten minutes. Service was going to be implemented in fall 2002. PM service only to Charleston.S86Oakwood BeachMill Road and Delwit AvenueBay Street, Vanderbilt Avenue, Richmond Road, New Dorp LaneS76 Began service on September 8, 2003 to reduce travel times along the S76. Service would make limited-stops to Narrow Road South and then make local stops to Oakwood. Service would operate between 4:50 and 10 p.m. on weekdays. PM service only to Oakwood Beach.S89EltingvilleHylan Boulevardand Richmond Avenue↔Bayonne, New JerseyHudson–Bergen Light Rail at 34th StreetRichmond Avenue, New Jersey Route 440S59 Began service in September 2007. No stops between 34th Street HBLR station and Elm Park in Staten Island. Travels between Staten Island and New Jersey via the Bayonne Bridge. Rush hour service only.S90St. George Ferry TerminalRamp D ←AM→PMBloomfieldMatrix Global Logistics ParkRichmond Terrace, South Avenue, Forest Avenue, Gulf AvenueS40 Began service in 1998. S40/S90 extended to Matrix Global Logistics Park on September 23, 2018. AM hours to St. George and PM hours to Matrix Global Logistics Park. Originally ran PM rush hours only. AM rush hour service introduced in September 2006.S91St. George Ferry TerminalRamp ANew SpringvilleYukon Avenue and Forest Hill RoadVictory Boulevard, Bradley Avenue, Forest Hill RoadS61AM hours to St. George and PM hours to New Springville. In 2007, a stop was added at Forest Avenue and Victory Boulevard.S92TravisWild Avenue and Victory BoulevardVictory BoulevardS62AM hours to St. George and PM hours to Travis.