List of NFTA Metro bus routes

Overview

NFTA Metro carried many of its present route numbers and names from the previous International Railway Company routes.

Otherwise, much of the routing follows (loosely) the following number schematic:

• 1–49 City of Buffalo and Erie County routes
• 50–57 City of Niagara Falls and Niagara County routes
• 60–81 Express routes from Downtown Buffalo
• 90–97 Special event routes
• 101–118 School bus routes
• 200–216 Metrolink routes

Currently operating routes

Route Number	Route Name	Terminals	Notes
1 A 1 B	William	Downtown (4th Street and West Genesee Street) City Line (East Lovejoy Street and Goethe Street-Goethe Loop) Appletree (Appletree Business Park)
2 A 2 B	Clinton	Downtown (4th Street and West Genesee Street) City Line (Clinton Street and Fernwood Avenue-Fernwood Loop) Transit (Bank of America))	Route no longer services Appletree Business Park.
3 A	Grant	Downtown (North Division Street and Ellicott Street) City Line (Kenmore Avenue Extension and Military Road)
4 A 4 B 4 H	Broadway	Downtown (4th Street and West Genesee Street) City Line (Broadway and Michael Avenue-Michael Loop) Harlem (Thruway Mall Transit Center)	"A" trips operate to Michael Loop at the city line, "B" trips operate via Broadway to Harlem and "H" trips operate via Halstead Avenue through the Village of Sloan. As of October 31, 2010, route no longer services Walden Galleria Mall or Appletree Business Park.
5 A	Niagara-Kenmore	Downtown (South Division Street and Washington Street) University Station	Route changed to move service over Sheridan Drive to separate route 35 Sheridan and add service from previous route 30 Kenmore. As of December 6, 2015, route no longer services Hertel Avenue or Tonawanda Street between Hertel and Ontario, nor does it service Vulcan Loop.
6 A	Sycamore	Downtown (Waterfront Village-Lakefront Boulevard and La Riviere Drive) Walden Galleria Mall
7 A	Baynes-Richmond	Downtown (South Division Street and Washington Street) Forest (H.H. Richardson Complex)
8 A	Main	Waterfront Village (Lakefront Boulevard and La Riviere Drive) University Station
11 A 11 D	Colvin	Downtown (South Division Street and Washington Street) Paramount (Colvin Boulevard and Paramount Drive-Paramount Loop) Tonawanda (Fillmore Avenue and Wales Avenue)	Route changed to move service over Hertel Avenue to alleviate pressure off Route 23 Fillmore-Hertel. As of March 6, 2016, due to safety concerns with the rail bridge that crosses over Colvin Avenue, route no longer services Amherst Street between Colvin Avenue and Delaware Avenue or Colvin Avenue south of Hertel Avenue.
12 A	Utica	Niagara (Niagara Street and Hampshire Street) City Line (Main Street and Bailey Avenue-Jersey Left Loop)	As of October 31, 2010, route no longer services Huntley Loop. As of June 21, 2015, route changed to move service over Richmond Avenue to alleviate pressure off Route 7 Baynes-Richmond; due to safety concerns with Chenango Street and Hampshire Street being too narrow for buses to navigate, route no longer services Hampshire Street, Chenango Street between West Utica Street and West Ferry Street or West Utica Street west of Richmond Avenue.
13 A	Kensington	Utica Station (Main Street and East Utica Street) University Station	As of October 30, 2010, route no longer services Main Street north of East Ferry Street or Kensington Avenue west of Grider Street.
14 A 14 B 14 C	Abbott	Downtown (Washington Street and East Mohawk Street) The Shops McKinley Mall (McKinley Parkway near Milestrip Road) ECC South (Erie Community College South Campus)
15 A	Seneca	Downtown (Lower Terrace and Charles Street) Southgate Plaza Transit Center
16 A 16 B	South Park	Downtown (Washington Street and East Mohawk Street) City Line (South Park Avenue and Nason Place-Lackawanna Victory Transit Center) McKinley Mall
18 A	Jefferson	Delavan/Canisius College Station Louisiana (Louisiana Street and South Park Avenue)
19 A	Bailey	University Station Bailey/Abbott	A few trips operate over Dingens Street into New Buffalo Industrial Park.
20 A	Elmwood	Downtown (Ellicott Loop) Orchard (Delaware Avenue and Orchard Drive-Orchard Loop)
22 A	Porter-Best	Niagara (Lakeview Avenue and Jersey Street) Thruway Mall (Thruway Mall Transit Center)	Route changed to extend service on Walden Avenue east of Bailey; as such, route no longer services Walden-Bailey Loop.
23 A	Fillmore-Hertel	Niagara (Niagara Street and Ontario Street) South Park (Bailey Avenue and Abbott Road-Bailey/Abbott Loop)	Route changed to move service over Niagara Street to service the new Black Rock/Riverside Transit Hub. As of December 6, 2015, route no longer services the Marina Vista Apartments.
24 A 24 B	Genesee	Downtown (Buffalo – Exchange Street) City Line (Genesee Street and Andrews Avenue-Andrews Loop) Airport (Buffalo-Niagara International Airport)
25 A 25 B 25 D	Delaware	Downtown (Ellicott Loop) Orchard (Delaware Avenue and Orchard Drive-Orchard Loop) Tonawanda (Main and Niagara Transit Center, Tonawanda) North Tonawanda (Mid City Plaza)
26 B	Delavan	Niagara (Niagara Street and West Delavan Avenue) Thruway Mall (Thruway Mall Transit Center)	Route 26 replaces service on previous 24D trips over Harlem Road. Due to extended service to Thruway Mall, route no longer services Andrews Loop.
29 A	Wohlers	Niagara (Maryland Street and Efner Street) Delavan/Canisius College Station
32 A	Amherst	Niagara (Niagara Street and Ontario Street) Thruway Mall (Thruway Mall Transit Center)	Most buses serve Buffalo State College.
34 A 34 B	Niagara Falls Blvd.	University Station (Metro Rail) Amherst Development Park Audubon (Creekside Park and Ride Lot)	Most buses serve Boulevard Mall. As of September 6, 2010, route no longer services Northtown Plaza.
35 A	Sheridan	Niagara (Niagara Street and Ontario Street) Flint Road (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York North Campus)	Route 35 service replaces service on previous 5 Niagara trips over Sheridan Drive. Service is extended to the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York North Campus. As of December 6, 2015, route no longer services Vulcan Loop; instead, it services the new Black Rock/Riverside Transit Hub; however, it does service the Marina Vista Apartments, previously served by route 23 Fillmore-Hertel.
36 A 36 C	Hamburg	Downtown (East Mohawk Street and Ellicott Street) Hamburg (Main Street and Buffalo Street) McKinley Mall
40 A	Buffalo-Niagara Falls via Grand Island	Buffalo (Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center) Niagara Falls (Portage Road Transit Center)	As of December 6, 2015, route extended to service the new Black Rock/Riverside Transit Hub.
42 A	Lackawanna	Turnpike/Odell Southgate Plaza
44 A 44 B	Lockport	Buffalo (University Station) Crosspoint Lockport (Main Street and Locust Street)
46 A 46 B	Lancaster	Thruway Mall Thruway Mall-via Harlequin	Route replaces route 6 service east of the Walden Galleria Mall and operates as a one-way loop past Buffalo–Depew. As of April 20, 2016, route services new Walmart at Walden Avenue and Nagel Road, previous site of the Super Flea Market.
47 C	Youngs Road	University Station (Metro Rail Station) Airport (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)	Route replaces Buffalo Niagara International Airport service from University Station on route 30 Kenmore, which was merged with route 5 Niagara.
48 A 48 C	Williamsville	University Station Transit (Eastern Hills Mall)	Most trips serve Erie Community College North Campus.
49 A	Millard Fillmore Suburban (formerly Hopkins)	University Station Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
50 A 50 B	Main-Niagara	Lewiston (2nd Street and Mohawk Street) Military Road (St. Mary's Hospital) Niagara Falls Transit Center (near Prime Outlets)
52 A	Hyde Park	St Mary's Hospital Niagara Falls Transit Center (near Prime Outlets)
54 A	Military	Portage Road Transit Center The Summit
55 A 55 B 55 C 55 F 55 T	Pine Ave.	Portage Road Transit Center Niagara Falls Transit Center (near Prime Outlets) Niagara Falls International Airport NCCC/BOCES Aquarium of Niagara	Serves Downtown Niagara Falls. Bus 55T operates from mid-May through October.
60 A	Niagara Falls Express	Buffalo Portage Road Transit Center
61 A	North Tonawanda Express	Downtown (Exchange Street Station) North Tonawanda (Main Street and Niagara Street)
64 A	Lockport Express	Downtown (North Division Street and Ellicott Street) Lockport (Main Street and Locust Street)
66 A	Williamsville Express	Downtown (Main Street and Allen Street-Allen/Medical Campus Station) Transit (Millersport Highway and Transit Road)	Service extended from Eastern Hills Mall to Millersport Highway and Transit Road due to discontinuation of route 65 Amherst Express.
67 A	Cleveland Hill Express	Downtown (Main Street and Allen Street-Allen/Medical Campus Station) ECC North (Erie Community College North Campus)
68 A	George Urban Express	Downtown (Exchange Street Station) Airport (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
69 A 69 B	Alden Express	Downtown (Lower Terrace and Charles Street) Alden (Broadway and Sullivan Avenue) Lancaster (Broadway and Central Avenue)
70 A 70 C	East Aurora Express	Downtown (Washington Street and East Mohawk Street) East Aurora (Fillmore Avenue and Riley Street)
72 A 72 P	Orchard Park Express	Downtown (Washington Street and East Mohawk Street) ECC South (Erie Community College South Campus)
74 A 74 B	Hamburg Express	Downtown (North Division Street and Ellicott Street) Athol Springs Transit Center North Boston (Herman Hill Road)
75 A	West Seneca Express	Downtown (Lower Terrace and Charles Street) Bank of America (Transit Road) Bullis (Seneca Creek Road and Union Road)
76 S	Lotus Bay Express	Downtown (North Division Street and Ellicott Street) Seneca Bingo
79 A	Tonawanda Express	Downtown (Exchange Street Station) Main & Niagara
81 A	Eastside Express	Downtown (South Division Street and Washington Street)
101 A 101 B 101 C 101 D	North-South	Lackawanna Victory Transit Center to McKinley Vocational High School South Park High School to Utica (Metro Rail) Lackawanna ("The Shops") to McKinley Vocational High School Hutchinson Central Technical High School to Bailey & Abbott	Buffalo Public School bus route. Only operates on school days, but is open to general public use.
102 B 102 F	Bailey	McKinley Vocational High School/Burgard Vocational High School to Bailey & Abbott/Lackawanna Victory Transit Center Fernwood Loop to McKinley Vocational High School	Buffalo Public School bus route. Only operates on school days, but is open to general public use.
103	East Suburban	Lackawanna ("The Shops") St. Mary's High School, Lancaster (Central & Broadway)	Catholic High School bus route. Only operates on school days, but is open to general public use.
104	South-Central	City Honors School City Line (Starin & Kenmore)	Buffalo Public School bus route. Only operates on school days-- and then only one, one-way trip-- but is open to general public use.
106	South-Suburban	Downtown (Carolina & Busti) Immaculata Academy, Hamburg/Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs	Catholic High School bus route. Only operates on school days, but is open to general public use.
110	West-North	Burgard Vocational High School Black Rock (Marina Vista Apartments)	Buffalo Public School bus route. Only operates on school days-- and then only one, one-way trip-- but is open to general public use.
111 A 111 B	South-Michigan	Lovejoy & Ogden City Honors School Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts/East High School	Buffalo Public School bus route. Only operates on school days, but is open to general public use.
112	Grant-North	East High School City Line (Kenmore & Vulcan)	Buffalo Public School bus route. Only operates on school days-- and then only one, one-way trip-- but is open to general public use.
204	Airport/Downtown Express	Downtown (North Division Street and Ellicott Street) Airport (Holtz Road Park and Ride)
206	Buffalo State Circulator		Fall/Spring semester shuttle service for Buffalo State College campus, with additional service to Tops and Wegmans on Amherst Street

Previously operating routes

Route Number	Route Name	Operation from/to	Notes
9	Parkside/Zoo	Downtown Delavan/Canisius College Station City Line (Coburg Loop & Kenmore) Brighton & Eggert (B trips)	Service originated as the 9-Kenmore streetcar route in the early 1900s. Service continued as an extension of route 18 Jefferson, then 39 Parker, then operated for a brief time as a Bflo Transit, Inc. operated route.
10	West Utica	Downtown Utica Station (or Main & Utica) Ferry & Niagara	Service originated as a streetcar route in the early 1900s. Service combined with route 12 East Utica, renamed 12 Utica upon opening of Metro Rail line in 1985.
17	Central Terminal	Downtown (Hotels) Buffalo Central Terminal	Service continued until mid-to-late-1990s with some service on route 4C, operating Fillmore Avenue, Paderewski Drive and Memorial Drive, before returning onto Broadway.
20E	Late Night Express	Downtown (Delaware & Chippawa) Delavan/Canisius College Station	Short-lived shuttle service between Canisius College, Medaille College, Buffalo State College and the Chippewa Entertainment District. Service originally operated weekends, then reduced to Thursday nights only before being eliminated entirely due to low ridership and budget cuts.
21	Michigan/Forest	Downtown Main & Michigan Main & Delavan Forest & Niagara	Service eliminated in March 1993, with some service on route 8B serving Michigan Avenue from Best Street to William Street to ease pressure off route 8A service to and from Downtown Buffalo; service on route 8B eliminated on October 31, 2010.
27	Ridge Road	Downtown or Ford Plant Southgate Plaza Orchard Park East Aurora	Some service replaced currently with route 42 Lackawanna.
27 A	Erie County Home	Airport (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) Wende (Erie County Home)	Replaced service previously offered on "24C" service into Wende. Passengers were required to transfer between routes at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Service eliminated March 7, 2015 due to extremely low ridership.
28	Sheridan	Northtown Plaza Sheridan & Mill	Service cut early 1980s. Similar service currently offered partially by route 49 Millard Suburban from University Station.
30	Kenmore	Dupont (Sheridan Drive) Vulcan Loop University Station Airport (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)	Base service currently operates as route 5 Niagara-Kenmore from Vulcan Loop to University Station and similarly routed route 47 Youngs Road from University Station to Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
31	Ogden	University Station Broadway/Ogden McKinley Circle Nason Loop or Bailey/Abbott Bethlehem Steel	Service continued as extension of route 22 Porter-Best; service eliminated in mid-to-late-1990s.
33	Tonawanda/North Tonawanda	Main/Niagara Warner/Witmer (M or P) Ruie/Nash (S, T or W) Hackett/Hinds (J or K) Ellicott Creek/Frederick (F) The Summit (B or P)	Some service replaced by route 20 Elmwood (20T) and route 25 Delaware (25H, 25M).
35	Hamburg via Abbott	Downtown McKinley Mall ECC South Hamburg (Main & Buffalo)	Service discontinued and replaced as an extension of route 14 Abbott. Service currently does not operate south of Erie Community College South Campus.
37	Hamburg via Camp	Downtown Ford Plant South Park & Scranton Hamburg (Main & Buffalo) Boston	Some service presently operates during rush hours as part of route 74 Boston Express.
38	Buffalo/Angola	Downtown Angola	Some service between Buffalo and Lotus Bay (via Angola) operates as route 76 Lotus Bay Express.
39	Parker	University Station or Delavan/Canisius College Station Brighton & Eggert Northtown Plaza or Tonawanda (Ellicott Creek)	Service eliminated in late-1990s. Service briefly operated by Bflo Transit, Inc. after that time.
41	Sheridan/Harlem	University Station Thruway Plaza Southgate Plaza (B)	Service eliminated upon the schedule changes in December 2001.
42	North Campus	University Station Flint Circle	Shuttle service briefly operated in the 1990s between University Station and UB Flint Circle via North Bailey Avenue and Maple Road.
43	Mall Shuttle	Thruway Plaza Appletree Business Park	Started March 1993 as an extension of route 4 Broadway and route 6 Sycamore to serve Walden Galleria Mall and Appletree Business Park from Thruway Mall. Eliminated and extended on route 4 to compensate for lost route. Service changed on October 31, 2010 to eliminate route between Walden Galleria and Appletree Business Park with route 46 Lancaster added to compensate portion of routes 4, 6B, 6C, 6D and 6F that was eliminated.
46	ECMC Shuttle	Delavan/Canisius College Station Erie County Medical Center	This route operated as a shuttle from Delavan/Canisius College Station to ease pressure off route 13A service into Erie County Medical Center.
51	Buffalo Av Military Road	Downtown Niagara Falls Krull The Summit	Service merged with route 53 Niagara.
51	Military North	The Summit Niagara Transit Center Niagara University	Service eliminated due to low ridership.
53	Niagara	Downtown Niagara Falls The Summit	Previously part of route 50-Buffalo Avenue-University-Highland route. Rejoined with route 50, although Niagara Street alignment maintained.
56	River Road	Kenmore & Military Main & Niagara The Summit Niagara Transit Center	Started March 24, 1993 as a continuation of buses operating from Frontier Station to Niagara Falls routes. Eliminated October 30, 2010.
57 A	Flex Tonawandas	Main Street and Niagara Street Niagara Falls International Airport	Replaced service previously offered on "25C" and "25D" service into North Tonawanda. Eliminated June 19, 2015 due to extremely low ridership.
58	Lockport-Niagara Falls
58	Lockport City
62	Parker	Downtown Ellicott Creek	Service eliminated April 27, 2012 due to low ridership.
63	Riverside	Downtown Kenmore & Military	Service eliminated April 27, 2012 due to low ridership.
65	Amherst	Downtown Buffalo Millersport & Transit	Service eliminated April 27, 2012 due to low ridership; service to Millersport Highway and Transit Road transferred to route 66 Williamsville express.
71	Holland	Started March 24, 1993; service to Holland transferred to route 70 Holland Express and route 75 West Seneca Express.
73	Lancaster	Started March 24, 1993; service to Lancaster transferred to route 69 Alden Express.
80	ECC Shuttle	Tri-campus shuttle connecting ECC campuses; service transferred to route 211 ECC Circulator.
82	Outer Harbor Shuttle	Short-lived route serving businesses on the outer harbor. Service eliminated due to low ridership.
90	Bills Express Portage Road Transportation Center	Short-lived route serving Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Service eliminated April 29, 2012.
91	Bills Express Tonawanda (Township)	Short-lived route serving Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Service eliminated April 29, 2012.
92	Bills Express University Station	Short-lived route serving Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Service eliminated April 29, 2012.
93	Bills Express Buffalo Metropolitan Transportation Center	Short-lived route serving Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Service eliminated April 29, 2012.
94	Bills Express Niagara Falls Transportation Center	Short-lived route serving Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Service eliminated April 29, 2012.
95	Bills Express Thruway Plaza	Short-lived route serving Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Service eliminated April 29, 2012.
96	Bills Express Clarence Mall	Short-lived route serving Buffalo Bills home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Service eliminated April 29, 2012.
97	Darien Lake	Service operated between Downtown Buffalo and Darien Lake Theme Park Resort. Service eliminated April 29, 2012 due to low ridership and high cost of operating, although service was briefly reinstated to run during the summer of 2012.
200	North Tonawanda-Wheatfield	Eliminated May 1, 2012 due to low ridership.
201	Lockport Shuttle	Lockport (Main Street and Locust Street)	Hourly loop service in the City of Lockport.
202	Metrolink Shuttle	Erie Canal Harbor Station Parking Area (Michigan & Perry)	Short-lived shuttle route to parking area in lower Main Street area.
203	Wende Shuttle	Erie County Medical Center Wende Home	Shuttle service timed during shift changes for Erie County Home.
207	Grant Shuttle	Buffalo State College Grant & Ferry	Shuttle service for Buffalo State College students to shopping and entertainment. Service eliminated due to route duplication on route 3 Grant.
208	Elmwood Shuttle	Buffalo State College Adam's Mark	Shuttle service for Buffalo State College students to shopping and entertainment. Service eliminated due to route duplication on route 20 Elmwood.
209	Medaille Circulator	Shuttle service connecting Medaille College and remote parking at Buffalo Zoo. Service eliminated May 1, 2012 due to low ridership.
210	Airport-Niagara Falls Express	Service operated between Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Niagara Falls Transportation Center and Portage Road Transit Center. Service eliminated April 29, 2012 due to low ridership and funding.
211	ECC Circulator	Fall/Spring semester tri-campus shuttle serving ECC City Campus to either ECC North or ECC South.
216	McKinley Mall-Gowanda	Service eliminated May 1, 2012 due to low ridership and high cost of operating.

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References

1. NFTA Website