List of bus routes in Queens
Q1 to Q24

List of bus routes in Queens

Section Title: Q1 to Q24
Table Section Text: None

Route	Operator	Terminals	Streets Traveled	Notes	History

Q1*	NYCT	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 4 and 5	↔	Bellerose 243rd Street and Braddock Avenue	Hillside Avenue, then: Toward Bellerose: Braddock Avenue Toward Queens Village: Springfield Boulevard	Overnight service operates to Bellerose, then to Queens Village via Jamaica Avenue.	Originally operated by Hillside Transportation Company, and first operated in 1914. Later operated by Nevin-Queens Bus Corporation until February 17, 1935, North Shore Bus Company until November 1936, Z&M Coach Company until June 1939, and North Shore Bus Company again until city takeover in 1947.

↔	Queens Village Jamaica Avenue and Springfield Boulevard at Queens Village LIRR station

Q2*	NYCT	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 7	↔	Queens Village 225th Street and Hempstead Avenue	Hillside Avenue, Hollis Avenue	Extended into Belmont Park, Elmont, Nassau County on race days during the Spring/Summer and the Fall Championship meetings.	Originally operated by St. Albans Imp.

Q3*	NYCT	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 1	↔	JFK International Airport Terminal 5	Hillside Avenue, Farmers Boulevard	Originally operated by St. Albans Imp.

Q4*	NYCT	Local Service

Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer ( E ​ ​ J ​ Z trains)	↔	Cambria Heights 235th Street and Linden Boulevard	Merrick Boulevard, Linden Boulevard	Originally operated by St. Albans Imp.

Limited-Stop Service

Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer ( E ​ ​ J ​ Z trains)	↔ AM --- → PM	Cambria Heights 235th Street and Linden Boulevard	(See Q4 local routing above)	Weekday mornings in both directions and weekday afternoons towards Cambria Heights only (during summer weekdays: mornings toward Jamaica and afternoons toward Cambria Heights).	Morning reverse peak service was added in January 2004.

Q5*	NYCT	Local Service

Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer ( E ​ ​ J ​ Z trains)	↔	Rosedale Conduit Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard at Rosedale LIRR station	All trips: Merrick Boulevard, Hook Creek Boulevard Green Acres trips: Sunrise Highway	When limited-stop service is running, peak direction local buses begin/terminate at either 233rd Street in Laurelton or Green Acres. No overnight service to Green Acres.	Originally operated by Orange Line in 1921, then by Bee Line Bus Company in 1922 as DP&S Route 77, and by North Shore Bus Company in 1939.

↔	Valley Stream, Nassau County Green Acres Shopping Mall

Limited-Stop Service

Jamaica Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer ( E ​ ​ J ​ Z trains)	← AM --- → PM	Rosedale 243rd Street and Francis Lewis Boulevard at Rosedale LIRR station	(See Q5 local routing above)	Weekday morning towards Jamaica and weekday afternoons towards Rosedale only.

Q6*	MTA Bus	Local Service

Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 14, 15, 16	↔	JFK International Airport North Cargo Road and Eastern Road, and USPS Airport Mail Facility	Jamaica Avenue, Sutphin Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard, North Boundary Road	Does not serve JFK passenger terminals.	Originally operated by Queens Bus Corporation, it first operated on July 19, 1922. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.

Limited-Stop Service

Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal	← AM --- → PM	JFK International Airport North Cargo Road and Eastern Road, and USPS Airport Mail Facility	(See Q6 local routing above)	Weekday mornings toward Jamaica and weekday afternoons toward JFK Airport only.	Limited-stop service added on April 19, 2010.

Q7	MTA Bus	City Line, Brooklyn Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue at Euclid Avenue ( A ​ C trains)	↔	JFK International Airport 148th Street and South Cargo Road	Pitkin Avenue, Rockaway Boulevard, 150th Street	Does not serve JFK passenger terminals.	Originally operated by the Ruoff Brothers, it started service on October 5, 1921 as DP&S Route 66. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.

Q8	MTA Bus	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 17 and 18	↔	Spring Creek, Brooklyn Gateway Center Mall	Jamaica Avenue, 101st Avenue, Fountain Avenue	Alternate rush hour buses terminate/start at Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue ( A ​ C trains)	Service started on April 15, 1933. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.

Q9	MTA Bus	Jamaica 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 19 and 20	↔	South Ozone Park Rockaway Boulevard and Lincoln Street	Jamaica Avenue, Sutphin Boulevard, Liberty Avenue, 135th Street (Northbound), Van Wyck Expressway Service Road (Southbound), Lincoln Street.	Originally operated by Billow Bus Line, it started service on May 1, 1920, as DP&S Route 55. By 1975, Jamaica terminus was 165th Street and Archer Avenue.

Q10*	MTA Bus	Local Service

Kew Gardens 80th Road and Kew Gardens Road at Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike ( E ​ F trains)	↔	JFK International Airport Terminal 5	Lefferts Boulevard, Rockaway Boulevard, 130th Street, Van Wyck Expressway Service Road	Some daytime trips operate only between Kew Gardens and South Ozone Park, and do not enter the airport.	Originally operated by Richmond Hill Bus, service began on April 29, 1929, as DP&S Route 53. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.

Limited-Stop Service

Kew Gardens 80th Road and Kew Gardens Road at Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike ( E ​ F trains)	↔	JFK International Airport Terminal 5	Lefferts Boulevard, Pan Am Road, Van Wyck Expressway Service Road	Operates via Lefferts Boulevard AirTrain station. No overnight limited-stop service.	Weekday and Saturday limited-stop service introduced in 2006. Sunday service added on April 6, 2008. Branch became all-limited in 2013.

Q11*	MTA Bus	Elmhurst Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard at Woodhaven Boulevard ( E ​ M ​ R trains) and Queens Center Mall	↔	Howard Beach 165th Avenue and 99th Street at Charles Park	Woodhaven Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard, then: Toward Howard Beach: 160th Avenue, 99th Street Toward Hamilton Beach: 104th Street.	Weekday rush hours, some southbound service terminates at Pitkin Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park. Overnights, the southern terminal is at Pitkin Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard.	Originally operated by Liberty Bus, service was started in 1918, as DP&S Route 64. Liberty Bus received the route's franchise on January 30, 1933.

↔	Hamilton Beach 165th Avenue and 104th Street

Q12*	NYCT	Flushing Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing–Main Street ( 7 ​ trains)	↔	Little Neck Glenwood Street and Northern Boulevard	Sanford Avenue, Northern Boulevard	Originally owned by Rauchwerger, service started in 1921.

Q13	NYCT	Flushing 39th Avenue and Union Street near Flushing–Main Street ( 7 ​ trains)	↔	Fort Totten Fort Road and Cross Island Parkway	Northern Boulevard, Bell Boulevard	No overnight service.	Originally owned by Rauchwerger, service started on March 14, 1920, as DP&S Route 18.

Q15	NYCT	Flushing Roosevelt Avenue and Lippmann Arcade at Flushing–Main Street ( 7 ​ trains)	↔	Beechhurst 166th Street and Powells Cove Boulevard	41st Avenue, 150th Street, then: Regular trips: 154th Street 'A' trips: Clintonville Street All trips: Powells Cove Boulevard	Trips alternate between each branch.	Originally owned by Rauchwerger, Q14 service began on August 2, 1920 as DP&S Route 54. Originally owned by Rauchwerger, Q15 service began on April 3, 1924.

Q15A	NYCT	↔

Q16	NYCT	Flushing 39th Avenue and Union Street near Flushing–Main Street ( 7 ​ trains)	↔	Fort Totten Fort Road and Cross Island Parkway	Bayside Avenue, then: Francis Lewis Boulevard or - Utopia Parkway	Trips alternate between each branch.	Originally owned by North Shore Bus Company, service began on August 15, 1930. Utopia Parkway service began on October 30, 1952, to serve the Clearview Gardens development.

Q17*	NYCT	Local Service

Flushing 39th Avenue and 138th Street near Flushing–Main Street ( 7 ​ trains)	↔	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard	Kissena Boulevard, Horace Harding Expressway, 188th Street, Hillside Avenue	Weekdays, some southbound service terminates at 188th Street and Horace Harding Expressway in Fresh Meadows.	Originally owned by Flushing Heights Bus Company, service began in 1928. Extended to Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard on December 11, 1988.

Limited-Stop Service

Flushing 39th Avenue and 138th Street near Flushing–Main Street ( 7 ​ trains)	↔	Jamaica Archer Avenue and Merrick Boulevard	(See Q17 local routing above)	Weekday rush hour bi-directional limited-stop service.	Began limited-stop service on September 8, 2003.

Q18	MTA Bus	Astoria 2nd Street and Astoria Boulevard	↔	Maspeth 69th Street and Grand Avenue	30th Avenue, 58th Street, Woodside Avenue, 65th Place, 69th Street	No overnight service.	Originally owned by Woodside–Astoria Transportation, service began in 1925. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.

Q19	MTA Bus	Astoria 2nd Street and Astoria Boulevard	↔	Flushing Main Street and 39th Avenue near Flushing–Main Street ( 7 ​ trains)	Astoria Boulevard, Northern Boulevard	No evening and overnight service.	Full Line service began in 1933, with the combination of the two sections of the former Astoria Blvd. bus services.

Q20A*	NYCT	Jamaica Merrick Boulevard and Archer Avenue	↔	College Point College Point Boulevard and 15th Avenue	All trips: Archer Avenue, Main Street, Union Street Q20A: 20th Avenue Q20B: 14th Avenue	Q20B operates weekdays only.	North Shore Bus Company began operating the Q20 on February 15, 1932. Renumbered to Q44FS on February 3, 1957.

Q20B	NYCT	↔

Q21	MTA Bus	Elmhurst Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard at Woodhaven Boulevard ( E ​ M ​ R trains) and Queens Center Mall	↔	Howard Beach 164th Avenue and 92nd Street	Woodhaven Boulevard, 155th Avenue, 157th Avenue, Cross Bay Boulevard	Operates via Lindenwood between Howard Beach and Ozone Park via 157th Avenue.	Originally owned by Queens Auto Traction, service began in 1923. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.

Q22	MTA Bus	Far Rockaway Mott Avenue and Beach 20th Street at Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue ( A train)	↔	Roxbury Beach 169th Street and Rockaway Point Boulevard	Beach Channel Drive, Rockaway Beach Boulevard	Originally owned by Long Island Coach Company, service began in 1912. Formerly operated by Green Bus Lines.

Q23	MTA Bus	East Elmhurst 102nd Street and Ditmars Boulevard	↔	Glendale Union Turnpike and Trotting Course Lane (Crescent Apartments)	Ditmars Boulevard, 108th Street, 69th Avenue	Service began in 1925, being operated by North Shore Bus Company. Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation.

Q24*	NYCT	Jamaica 168th Street and Archer Avenue	↔	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Patchen Avenue and Broadway at Kosciuszko Street ( J train)	Jamaica/Archer Avenues, Atlantic Avenue, Broadway (Brooklyn)	Some Saturday daytime service terminates at Broadway Junction ( A ​ C ​ J ​ L ​ Z trains)	Service began on January 15, 1950 to replace a BMT streetcar. Formerly B22; renumbered and extended from 89th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard to 170th Street and Jamaica Avenue on December 11, 1988.

Sentence(s)

The Q15 via 150th Street to Beechhurst provides access to and from the Flushing – Main Street station (7 and ​ trains).

final_sentence: The Q15 via 150th Street to Beechhurst provides access to and from the Flushing – Main Street station (7 and ​ trains).