Atlantic Express is an operator of transit buses, paratransit, and school buses in the United States, specializing primarily in school bus service, while operating transit buses in New York City. Atlantic Express is the fifth largest bus operator in the United States and Canada, behind First Student/First Student Canada

First Student Canada

First Student Canada, a subsidiary of the British company FirstGroup and a division of FirstGroup America, is a major contractor of school bus services and public transit systems. The company provides services in Canada comparable to those delivered by sister companies First Transit and First...

, Durham School Services

Durham School Services

Durham School Services is a school bus operator providing tendered pupil transportation throughout the United States, currently operating in 29 states, primarily along the West Coast, in the southern United States, the Midwest, and parts of the Northeast...

, Student Transportation of America

Student Transportation of America

Student Transportation Inc. , doing business as Student Transportation of America and Student Transportation of Canada , is a school bus contractor based in New Jersey.- History :...

, and the MTA of New York's

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...

 bus division

MTA Regional Bus Operations

MTA Regional Bus Operations is the surface transit division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , created in 2008 to consolidate all bus operations operated by the MTA.-History:...

 (to which Atlantic Express is a contractor).

Fixed route service

In New York City, Atlantic Express operates two express bus routes under contract to the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the X23 and X24 from Staten Island to Manhattan, sharing the same fare structure as all express buses operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...

. Fare details can be found here

New York City transit fares

The fares for services operated under the brands of MTA Regional Bus Operations and the Westchester County Bee-Line System are listed below.-Current fares:...

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Atlantic Express also operates six bus-to-rail shuttle routes in The Bronx

The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...

, under contract to Metro-North

Metro-North Railroad

The Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an authority of New York State. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United...

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School bus service

In addition to fixed route service, Atlantic Express also serves approximately 104 school districts in seven states with yellow school bus service. It is the fourth largest school bus contractor in the U.S, behind First Student, Durham School Services, and Student Transportation of America

Student Transportation of America

Student Transportation Inc. , doing business as Student Transportation of America and Student Transportation of Canada , is a school bus contractor based in New Jersey.- History :...

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External links

• Atlantic Express website
• Atlantic Express New York City commuter schedules
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