Port Authority Bus Terminal

The Port Authority Bus Terminal in the borough of Manhattan is the largest bus station in New York City. With daily 7,200 buses, 200,000 passengers and 223 bus platforms, he is also the busiest bus station in the world. It is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ( Port Authority of the states of New York and New Jersey) and serves the regional and main line traffic in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Building

In 1950, the terminal is a complex of buildings at the intersection of 42nd Street/8th Avenue, about 400 meters west of Times Square. There are several access ramps from the Lincoln Tunnel into the building for buses. The ground floor and first floor there are shops, ticket offices and vending machines. The platforms No. located on the 2nd and 3rd floor that are open like a parking garage to the outside. On the roof, and two attached parking deck a total of 1,250 car parking spaces are available. In the basement there are more platforms No., switches, and access to the subway (lines A, C, E).

The Subway Station 42nd Street / Port Authority Bus Terminal is also through a pedestrian tunnel directly to the station 42nd Street / Times Square (lines 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, S, W ), thereby also free transfers between subways lines of the two stations is possible.

Bus company

Operate to the larger bus companies that regular connections from and to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, include Greyhound Lines, New Jersey Transit, Peter Pan Bus Lines, Coach USA with several subsidiaries and Academy Bus.