OurBus
An OurBus Prévost H3-45 picking up passengers in Ithaca, NY
FoundedJuly 2016; 7 years ago (2016-07)
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, U.S.
LocaleNew York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Service typeIntercity
WebsiteOurBus.com

OurBus Inc. is a broker for motor carriers of passengers, and arranges for the transportation of passengers.[1] The company offers intercity and commuter bus routes serving cities in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., and Massachusetts. The company's first route in New Jersey launched in 2016.[2]

Services

OurBus route map in 2020

Intercity

Intercity routes connect city-to-city.

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New York City, NY - Philadelphia, PA
Douglassville, PA - Reading, PA - Kutztown, PA - Wescosville, PA - Hellertown, PA - New York City, NY
Methuen, MA - Boston, MA - Worcester, MA - New York City, NY
Syracuse, NY - Binghamton, NY - New York City, NY
Ithaca, NY - Binghamton, NY - New York City, NY[3]
Columbia, MD - New York City, NY[4]
Washington, D.C. - Hamilton, NJ - New York City, NY
Tysons, VA - New York City, NY[5]
Boston, MA - Amherst, MA - Springfield, MA - Hartford, CT - New York City, NY[6]

Commuter

OurBus Commuter formerly routes provide daily service to commuters between suburban areas and city centers. All of the routes are no longer operating[7]

Commuter Routes
Livingston, NJ-West Orange, NJ-New York City, NY[8]
Kendall Park, NJ-New York City, NY[9]
Bethlehem, PA - Allentown, PA - Wescosville, PA - Quakertown, PA - Philadelphia, PA - Camden, NJ

Another commuter route formerly operated from Pleasanton, California to San Francisco.[10]

OurBus in the news

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Mar 24, 2021 - Rally and OurBus announced their merger creating a technology company for mass mobility in the United States.[11][12]

Sept 27, 2021 - The new OurBus route connects four locations in Ontario (Niagara Falls, Mississauga, Toronto, and Scarborough) with a final stop at Buffalo Airport. OurBus service from Buffalo Airport allows riders to continue their trips to western New York state (Rochester, Geneva, Ithaca, Binghamton); Fort Lee, New Jersey; and New York City as the final stop.[13]

Oct 15, 2021 - OurBus has started a new bus service connecting New York City to Albany and key points in the Hudson Valley, including New Paltz and Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets. The digital intercity travel company doesn’t actually own its fleet of buses, it acts as a technology platform that creates a network of services by sourcing available independent charter buses that are often used by schools or churches. [14]

References

  1. ^ "Brokerage terms and conditions". ourbus.com. OurBus Inc.
  2. ^ "New Company Offers Express Bus Service from Kendall Park to New York City". Planet Princeton. 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  3. ^ "Washington DC to NYC Bus|Bus from NYC to DC|OurBus". Ourbus.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  4. ^ Baldwin, Carly (April 12, 2017). "New Bus Service Launches from New Brunswick to D.C." New Brunswick Patch. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  5. ^ Grunberger, Alessia (2018-11-15). "New Bus Route To New York City Will Stop In Rockville - Rockville, MD Patch". Patch Media. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  6. ^ https://www.ourbus.com; NY-DC, Bus Service. "Affordable Bus Ticket Online Booking Starting $5 - OurBus". www.ourbus.com. Retrieved 2023-04-15. ((cite web)): External link in |last= (help)
  7. ^ Pogue, David (September 11, 2017). "A ride on OurBus, the world's first company to crowdsource its routes". Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  8. ^ "Commuters Get New Option with OurBus – THE ESSEX TIMES". theessextimes.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  9. ^ "Franklin Township: OurBus expands commuter bus service in Kendall Park, Montgomery". TAPinto. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  10. ^ Baldassari, Erin (November 27, 2017). "Can crowd-sourcing bus routes solve Bay Area commuters' woes?". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  11. ^ "Rally and OurBus Unite in Acquisition to Accelerate New Era of Mass Mobility". Prnewswire.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Rally and OurBus merge to accelerate new era of mass mobility". 24 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  13. ^ "OurBus has launched the only route that connects the greater Toronto area (GTA) with Buffalo". September 27, 2021.
  14. ^ Callahan, Cloey (15 October 2021). "New bus connection between Albany and NYC". Times Union. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

External links

Greater New York region bus transit
Hudson County transportation network
Mass transit in the Delaware Valley
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