List of bus routes in Nassau County, New York

A NICE bus in Jamaica on the n4.

The following bus routes are operated in Nassau County, New York. Most of these routes are operated under Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), formerly MTA Long Island Bus, except in Greater Long Beach, where that city operates its own bus service through Long Beach Bus. Some of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see List of streetcar lines on Long Island and in Queens), and most were previously privately operated prior to 1973. These routes are designated on the buses, bus stop signs, and timetables with a lowercase "n". Previously, the routes were designated with an uppercase "N", akin to routes in bus systems surrounding the area. Note that the buses purchased secondhand from Foothill Transit still display the uppercase "N" on their signs.

This table gives details for the routes that service Nassau County primarily. For details on routes that run into Nassau County but do not service it primarily, see:

• List of bus routes in Queens: Q2, Q5, Q36, Q46, Q85, Q110, Q111, Q113, Q114
• List of bus routes in Suffolk County, New York: S20, S33
• List of express bus routes in New York City: QM6

Routes

Routes shown are for the full route except for branching. The n4 and n6 provide service 24 hours a day; all other routes are daily service except late nights unless otherwise noted.

• Roosevelt Field Mall note: All routes entering Roosevelt Field Mall from Old Country Road travel to/from points east via East Gate Boulevard, and to/from points west via Ring Road West.
• Queens note: NICE routes to Jamaica and Flushing do not carry customers wholly within Queens except where noted.

Nassau Inter-County Express

n1 to n27

Route	Terminals			Major streets traveled	Notes
n1 [1]	Hewlett Broadway and Rockaway Avenue	↔	Elmont Hempstead Turnpike and Elmont Road	All trips: Central Avenue, Elmont Road Jamaica trips: Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue	Jamaica served weekday rush hours only, westbound in the morning and eastbound in the evening. Some early AM and evening service terminates at Green Acres Mall. LIRR connections: Hewlett, Gibson, Valley Stream
		→ AM ---- ← PM	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 13
n4 [2]	Local service
	Freeport LIRR station	↔	Jamaica, Queens Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E ​ ​ J  ​ Z  trains)	Merrick Road, Merrick Boulevard	Operates all times. LIRR connections: Freeport
n4X [2]	Express service
	Freeport LIRR station	↔	Jamaica, Queens Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue at Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer ( E ​ ​ J  ​ Z  trains)	Merrick Road, Merrick Boulevard	Weekday rush hour service only. Buses only make these stops: Freeport LIRR station, Grand Avenue, South Nassau Hospital, Rockville Centre LIRR station, 5 Corners, Rockaway Avenue, Central Avenue, Hook Creek Boulevard, Farmers Boulevard, Jamaica Center-Parsons Boulevard. LIRR connections: Freeport
n6 [3]	Local service
	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 10, 11	↔	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 8 and 9	Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue	Operates all times. Some trips utilize 60 foot articulated buses.[4] LIRR connections: Hempstead
n6X [3]	Express service
	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 8, 9	↔	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 8 and 9	Hempstead Turnpike, Hillside Avenue	Weekday rush hour service only Buses only make these stops: Hempstead Transit Center, Terrace Avenue, Meacham/Covert Avenues, New Hyde Park Road/Franklin Avenue, Elmont Road, Springfield Boulevard, 179th Street Subway station, 169th Street Subway station, 165th Street Terminal. NCC and Hofstra service replaced by n16X (see below) Some trips utilize 60 foot articulated buses. LIRR connections: Hempstead
n15 [5]	East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 5	↔	Long Beach LIRR station	Long Beach Road, Woodfield Road, Washington Avenue	Only serves Mineola during weekday rush hours. LIRR connections: Hempstead, West Hempstead, Lakeview, Rockville Centre, Island Park, Long Beach
n16 [6]	East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 3	↔	Rockville Centre LIRR station	Hempstead Avenue (Rockville Centre), Westbury Boulevard	Weekday service only. LIRR connections: Hempstead, Rockville Centre
n16X [6]	Express service
	Hempstead Transit Center	→ AM ---- ← PM	Nassau Community College	Hempstead Turnpike, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard	Weekday rush hour service only, to NCC in the morning, to Hempstead in the evening. Stops only at Nassau Community College, Hofstra University, and Hempstead Transit Center. Operates only when school is in session. LIRR connections: Hempstead
n19 [7]	Freeport LIRR station	↔	East Massapequa Westfield Sunrise	Merrick Road	Weekday rush hour service only. LIRR connections: Freeport
n20G [8]	Great Neck LIRR station	↔	Flushing, Queens Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street at Flushing –Main Street ( 7   <7> ​ trains)	Northern Boulevard	LIRR connections: Great Neck, Flushing-Main Street
n20H [8]		↔	Hicksville LIRR station		No stops between Marion Street in Greenvale and Manhattan Drive in Jericho, except: New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) LIU C.W. Post SUNY Old Westbury LIRR connections: Hicksville, Great Neck
n21 [9]		↔	Glen Cove Police Station	Glen Avenue, Bryant Avenue, Northern Boulevard	Weekday rush hour/evening and Saturday service only. Route shared with n20H from Great Neck to Roslyn. LIRR connections: Glen Street, Great Neck
n22 [10]	Local service
	Hicksville LIRR station	↔	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 10 and 11	Prospect Avenue, West John Street, Westbury Avenue, Hillside Avenue	LIRR connections: Hicksville, Carle Place, Mineola
n22X [10]	Express service
	Hicksville LIRR station	← AM ---- → PM	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 10 and 11	Prospect Avenue, West John Street, Westbury Avenue, Hillside Avenue	Local service between Hicksville and Roosevelt Field. Between Roosevelt Field and Jamaica, stops only at: Mineola Intermodal Center Hillside Avenue and New Hyde Park Road Hillside Avenue and Cherry Lane (Nassau County-New York City line) 179th Street subway station 169th Street subway station 165th Street Terminal Weekday rush hour reverse peak service only. LIRR connections: Hicksville, Mineola
n23 [11]	Mineola Mineola Intermodal Center Bay 3	↔	Manorhaven Manorhaven Park	Willis Avenue, Main Street (Roslyn), Port Washington Boulevard, New Shore Road	LIRR connections: Mineola, Roslyn, Port Washington
n24 [12]	Hicksville LIRR station	↔	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 12	Old Country Road, Jericho Turnpike, Hillside Avenue	Open-door in Queens as far west as 239th Street. LIRR connections: Hicksville, Mineola, Queens Village
n25 [13]	Lynbrook LIRR station	↔	Great Neck LIRR station	Franklin Avenue, New Hyde Park Road, Community Drive	LIRR connections: Lynbrook, Stewart Manor, New Hyde Park, Great Neck
n26 [14]	Great Neck LIRR station	← AM ---- → PM	Jamaica, Queens 165th Street Bus Terminal Bay 13	Community Drive, Hillside Avenue	Weekday rush hour service only, to Great Neck AM, from Great Neck PM. LIRR connections: Great Neck
n27 [15]	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 14	↔	Glen Cove Police Station	Westbury Boulevard, Glen Cove Road, Roslyn Road, Glen Cove Avenue	Weekday service only. LIRR connections: Hempstead, Roslyn, Greenvale, Sea Cliff, Glen Street

n31 to n88

Route	Terminals			Major streets traveled	Notes
n31 [16]	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 1, 2	↔	Far Rockaway, Queens Seagirt Boulevard	Shared: Hempstead Avenue (Lynbrook) n31: West Broadway (Woodmere) n32: Broadway (Woodmere) Shared: Central Avenue (Lawrence)	Route shared from Hempstead to Hewlett. n31 does not run on Sundays. Open-door in Far Rockaway. LIRR connections: Hempstead, West Hempstead, Malverne, Hewlett, Woodmere (n32 only), Cedarhurst (n32 only), Lawrence, Inwood
n32 [16]		↔
n33 [17]	Far Rockaway, Queens Mott Avenue and Beach 20th Street at Far Rockaway – Mott Avenue ( A  train)	↔	Long Beach LIRR station	Beech Street	No Sunday service. Open-door in Far Rockaway. No passengers carried solely within Long Beach. Customers traveling within Long Beach must use the City of Long Beach West End route. Last eastbound pickup is at Connecticut Avenue in Long Beach. First westbound dropoff is at Brookline Avenue in E. Atlantic Beach. LIRR connections: Long Beach
n35 [18]	Baldwin Harbor Atlantic Avenue	↔	Westbury Rockland Street	Grand Avenue, Baldwin Road, Clinton Street, Stewart Avenue, Post Avenue	LIRR connections: Baldwin, Hempstead, Westbury
n40 [19]	Freeport LIRR station	↔	Mineola Mineola Intermodal Center Bay 4 and 5	n40: North Main Street n41: Babylon Turnpike Shared: Nassau Road, Franklin Street	LIRR connections: Freeport, Hempstead, Mineola
n41 [19]		↔
n43 [20]		↔	East Garden City Roosevelt Field Mall Bay 4	North Main Street, Nassau Road, Uniondale Avenue	LIRR connections: Freeport
n48 [21]	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 22, 23	↔	Hicksville Broadway Mall	Shared: Front Street n48: Carman Avenue, Duffy Avenue n49: Newbridge Road Shared: North Broadway	No Sunday n48 service. LIRR connections: Hempstead, Hicksville
n49 [21]		↔
n54 [22]	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 18	↔	East Massapequa Westfield Sunrise	Shared: Jerusalem Avenue n54: Washington Avenue n55: Broadway Shared: Sunrise Highway	No Sunday n54 service. LIRR connections: Hempstead, Seaford (n54 only), Massapequa, Massapequa Park
n55 [22]		↔
n57 [23]	Great Neck LIRR station	↻ AM ↺ PM	Great Neck North Great Neck Loop	Clockwise Loop: Bayview Avenue, Station Road	Weekday rush hour service only, clockwise AM and counter-clockwise PM. LIRR connections: Great Neck
n58 [24]		↔	Kings Point Kings Point Road and Eagle Point Drive	Middle Neck Road, Steamboat Road, Kings Point Road	The northern endpoint is designated on timetables as "End Of Kings Point Road", but the last stop is actually at Eagle Point Drive. Weekend service ends at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. LIRR connections: Great Neck
n70 [25]	Hempstead Transit Center Bay 19, 20, 21	↔	East Farmingdale, Suffolk County Farmingdale State College	Shared: Hempstead Turnpike, Conklin Street n71: Carmans Road	Same route from Hempstead to Route 109 in Farmingdale. n70: Weekday service only. n72 is a short turn of the n70. n72: Weekend service and limited weekday service. LIRR connections: Hempstead
n71 [25]		↔	East Massapequa Westfield Sunrise
n72 [25]		↔	Farmingdale, Suffolk County Broad Hollow Road and Conklin Street at Airport Plaza
n78 [26]	Hicksville LIRR station	↔	Plainview Newtown Road	Shared: Old Country Road n79: Manetto Hill Road, Woodbury Road, Jericho Turnpike	Weekday rush hour service only. Same route from Hicksville to Plainview-Manetto Hill Road. LIRR connections: Hicksville
n79 [26]		↔	Huntington Station, Suffolk County Walt Whitman Shops
n80 [27]		↔	East Massapequa Westfield Sunrise	South Broadway, Hicksville Road, Sunrise Highway	Weekday rush hour service only. LIRR connections: Hicksville, Massapequa, Massapequa Park.
n88 [28]	Freeport LIRR station	↔	Jones Beach	Meadowbrook State Parkway, Ocean Parkway	Summer weekend service only at this year from Sunday, June 25th to Monday, September 4th. Friday (weather permitting) n88 restore summer weekday service on late July with hourly service from 8:30am to 8:30pm. LIRR connections: Freeport

Shuttles

A shuttle van in service on the now-discontinued Rockville Centre Community Shuttle

These shuttles are resurrected former regular routes, which are now serviced with passenger vans, and operate only during rush hours.

Route	Terminals			Major streets traveled	Notes
Elmont Flexi [29]	Elmont Hempstead Turnpike and Covert Avenue	↔	Valley Stream Green Acres Shopping Mall	Meacham Avenue, Corona Avenue, Sunrise Highway	Formerly route n2 Flexi Stops: Fletcher Avenue/Dutch Broadway, LIJ Valley Stream, Wheeler Avenue/Rockaway Parkway, Hendrickson Park, Valley Stream Boulevard Flexi Stop service reservations must be phoned in at least two hours in advance. LIRR connections: Valley Stream
Mercy Medical Community Shuttle [30]	Rockville Centre LIRR station	↔	Hempstead Transit Center	North Village Avenue, Peninsula Boulevard, West Graham Street, South Franklin Street	Formerly route n17. LIRR connections: Hempstead, Rockville Centre

Current route history

Route	History
n1	Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA) takeover.
n4	Bee Line, Inc. began operating the route in the mid-1920s, competing with the New York and Long Island Traction Company's "Brooklyn-Freeport" line.[31] Transferred to the MSBA in 1973 Served 168th Street/Jamaica Avenue station until 1977. Served 169th Street/Hillside Avenue station until December 1988, when the Archer Avenue subway extension was opened. (Current terminus)
n4X	Express service, introduced in September 2013
n6	Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Hempstead-Jamaica" line on April 5, 1926. Bee Line, Inc. route at 1973 MSBA takeover.[31]
n6X	Express service. Introduced in April 2012, replacing the n6 Limited-stop service.
n15	Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc.
n16	Rockville Centre Bus Corp., subs of Bee Line, Inc. Originally went to Silver Lake, Baldwin until April 2012
n19	Operated by Utility Lines, subsidiary of Bee Line, Inc. until 1973 transfer to MSBA. Former eastern terminus: Patchogue LIRR station When taken over by MSBA, route was truncated to Babylon. Portion from Babylon to Patchogue became the S40 (Suffolk Transit) route. Route further truncated to Westfield Sunrise on January 17, 2016, and has been replaced by the S20 (Suffolk Transit) route which added loop return service on Montauk Highway between Westfield Sunrise and Babylon.
n20G/H (n20)	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. Original terminus was the Roslyn railroad station; rerouted in 1982 to Hicksville. Flushing - Roslyn portion was "North Shore Line" trolley.[31] Split into n20G and n20H on January 17, 2016.
n21	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. Glen Avenue portion replaced "Sea Cliff Village" trolley line.[31]
n22	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. Replaced "Hicksville Line" trolley.[31]
n22X	Express service, introduced April 2012
n23	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. Replaced New York and North Shore Traction Company's "Port Washington Line" trolley.[31] Formerly continued to Hempstead with select rush hour trips to Mineola. Mineola became full-time terminus in 2014.
n24	Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Mineola-Jamaica" line on April 5, 1926: was Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.[31] Extended to Hicksville from Mineola in April 2012 to replace n78/79.
n25	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover.
n26	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover, was branch of n22
n27	Schenck Transportation, Inc. until 1973 MSBA takeover. Glen Street portion replaced portion of "Glen Cove Railroad" trolley line.[31]
n31	Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover
n32	Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover
n33	Nassau Bus Line, subs of Schenck Transportation, Inc at 1973 takeover
n35	Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover two separate routes. Merged with the former N37 (Hempstead-Baldwin) route in 2009.
n40	Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company "Mineola-Brooklyn" line on April 5, 1926; was Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.[31]
n41	Replaced New York and Long Island Traction Company line on April 5, 1926; was Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.
n43	Introduced as a new route in 2003 Ran to Hempstead from April 8, 2012 to June 22, 2012, and from September 2012 to June 21, 2013
n48	Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover. Service between Broadway Mall and Jericho Quad was discontinued on April 9, 2017.
n49	Hempstead Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover.
n54	Jerusalem Avenue Bus Line began operations in late 1920s; transferred to MSBA in 1973 Discontinued east of Sunrise Mall on April 9, 2017.
n55	Jerusalem Avenue Bus Line began operations in late 1920s; transferred to MSBA in 1973 Extended to Amityville on April 9, 2012. Discontinued east of Sunrise Mall on April 9, 2017.
n57	Universal Auto Bus, part of Schenck
n58	Universal Auto Bus, part of Schenck
n70	Introduced 1982 Originally operated to Newsday in Melville, truncated to SUNY Farmingdale on April 9, 2017.
n71	Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover
n72	Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover Originally operated to Babylon station, truncated to Farmingdale on April 9, 2017.
n78	Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover. Mineola to Hicksville portion cut in April 2012, replaced by n24.[32]
n79	Stage Coach Lines at 1973 MSBA takeover. Mineola to Hicksville portion cut in April 2012, replaced by n24.[32]
n88	Originally JB62, then JB88

City of Long Beach

Main article: Long Beach Bus

An East Loop bus leaving Long Beach station

The City of Long Beach operates five bus routes within the City and to Point Lookout, all originating from the Long Beach LIRR station. The fare is $2.25 unless otherwise noted and payable in coins only. MetroCard is not accepted.

The East Loop & West Loop were once operated by the Long Beach Railway company as trolley lines.^[31]

Service is available at all times except early Monday morning.

Route	Terminal	Major streets	Notes/History
East Loop	Maple Boulevard and East Broadway	Edwards Boulevard, Broadway, Maple Boulevard, East Park Avenue	Counter-clockwise loop. No weekend service until further notice.
West End	West Beech Street and Nevada Avenue	West Park Avenue, West Beech Street
Shoppers' Special	Maple Boulevard and East Broadway	East Park Avenue, Maple Boulevard, Broadway, Edwards Boulevard	Weekday middays only- Service suspend until furhter notice. Clockwise loop. Reverse of East Loop route.
Point Lookout	Point Lookout	Lido Boulevard	Fare is $2.50. No service until furhter notice. Branch Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover, transferred to Long Beach, NY in 1984. Formerly N69
Late Night Express	Bus runs via West End route first, then via the East Loop route.	West Beech Street, Nevada Avenue, Edwards Boulevard, Broadway, Maple Boulevard, Park Avenue	Overnight service. No late night Sunday/early Monday morning service. No weekend service until further notice.

Discontinued services

Note that discontinued services pre-NICE takeover are prefixed with an uppercase "N".

References

External links

• Nassau Inter-County Express