Which bus terminal is the busiest in the world?

The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan is the world’s busiest bus terminal by traffic volume. Operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, it links New York City with New Jersey and other destinations through one of the busiest regional bus networks anywhere.

The terminal opened in 1950 after New York officials asked the Port Authority to consolidate several smaller Midtown bus facilities. That centralisation moved thousands of buses away from scattered street-level stops and created a large intercity and commuter hub between Eighth and Ninth avenues, from 40th to 42nd streets.

“Busiest” here refers to bus-terminal traffic, not the entire surrounding transport complex. Tokyo’s Shinjuku is associated with the world’s busiest railway station and has a major highway-bus terminal, while London Victoria and Mumbai are also important bus hubs. The Port Authority terminal’s often-cited figures are roughly 8,000 bus movements and more than 200,000 passenger trips on an average weekday.