Schedules Effective
March 23, 2008
Through June 21, 2008
Standard bus fare is $1.50. You may be required to pay an additional $.25 for each zone crossed. Consult bus schedule maps for zone information.
Bus operators do not make change; you must have the exact fare when you board. Bus fareboxes accept U.S. coins, Metro tokens and paper currency only.
Click here for a complete list of valid Metro fare media.
You may be eligible for reduced fares. Check Metro's Reduce Fare Application page.
Metro's routes are designed to create a network so that by transferring from one to another you can reach your destination. If you are going to transfer, ask the operator on the first bus you ride for a transfer.
With a valid transfer, you only pay an additional 30 cents (15 cents for seniors, the disabled, Medicare cardholders and children ages 5-11) more to ride on the second bus.
Please note that transfers are good only until the latest time shown, and never for a round-trip or a stopover. If your trip begins on a train, your ticket serves as a transfer on the first connecting bus.
Every Metro bus stop has a three-colored sign. To find your closest bus stop, check your schedule or the Trip Planner (on your left). Either one will tell you which streets your bus travels. Then look for the bus stop signs along the bus route, located every few blocks. When the bus approaches your stop, signal to the bus operator to stop.
Some bus routes have on-demand bus stops. On these routes, simply signal the driver that you would like to be picked up.
Look for your route number on the front or passenger side of the bus. If you are not sure it is the right bus, just ask the bus operator.
Take a seat if one is available. If all the seats are full, move towards the back of the bus. Poles and hand-rails throughout the bus make it easy to stand while riding. The seats at the front of the bus are should be given to senior citizens and disabled riders, if present.
As the bus nears your stop, pull the cord or push the strip next to the windows. A bell will signal the bus operator that you would like the bus to stop.
Remember:
Priority seating in the front section of buses is reserved for disabled persons
and senior citizens. Drinking, eating and smoking are not allowed on any Metro
bus. Listening to an electronic device is allowed with headphones. Guide dogs
are the only animals allowed on Metro buses.
Riders with special needs can find more information here.
Erie County: 855-7211
Niagara County: 285-9319
TDD information for the speech and hearing impaired only: 855-7650
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
181 Ellicott Street Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 855-7300 
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