NYC Bus System?
Moving to NYC (office by grand central) and know/understand the subway system fairly well, but have no clue about buses. Are these reliable to take to work? I assume traffic jams can blow up your morning commute? I’m looking at a few apartments and the bus ride would be max 15 mins but not sure if it’s a viable option
Thanks!
I take the bus from Jersey, so not exactly apples to apples, but I never have an issue. Commute is always pretty reliable.
Can you just take the subway and walk? I never felt like I needed a bus when I lived in the city.
Mta bus is a lot cleaner than the subway but idk about reliability. The google map times were always off. Also the routes are hella weird
The worse the weather is the worse it will be, have a car service budget if you decide against a train. You'll probably have to leave earlier than you expect to get around.
It’s a better experience than the subway — cleaner and less erratic behaviour. That being said, it’s highly unreliable. The Google/Apple map times are incorrect, and sometimes you’ll have two buses on the same route come instantaneously and then no other bus for 30 mins. Even if you time it in the morning, expect a ~15 minute variance.
That being said, traffic shouldn’t be too bad — even during rush hour, once you’re on the bus, you should be fine. Even in peak rush hour, the M42 “coast to coast” shouldn’t be longer than 30 mins. I can’t imagine any other route is more congested.
Better than subway, nyc bus nostalgia kicking in rn
Taking the buses in Manhattan are pretty reliable. There are dedicated bus lanes so that helps avoid (some) traffic. There's even a number you can text that will automatically update you when the next 3 buses are coming for a particular spot - they tell you immediately and it's 100% accurate. They also tend to be cleaner and have less erratic homeless people compared to the subway.
I haven't taken the buses outside of Manhattan since I was a teenager 10-15 years ago but I remember they were terrible, always late, and packed.
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