OurBus

OurBus
An OurBus Prévost H3-45 picking up passengers in Ithaca, NY
ParentRally OurBus
FoundedJuly 2016; 8 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 is an intercity bus network in the United States and Canada. The company serves as a broker between passengers and charter bus operators, marketing bus routes under its brand.[1] Its intercity and commuter bus routes serve cities in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., Massachusetts, as well as in Ontario, Canada.

The company's first route in New Jersey launched in 2016.[2]

The company does not own or operate its fleet of buses, as it acts as an online platform that creates a bus route network by sourcing available charter buses that are often used by schools or churches. [3]

Services

OurBus route map in 2020

Intercity

Intercity routes connect city-to-city.

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[4]
Columbia, MD - New York City, NY[5]
Washington, D.C. - Hamilton, NJ - New York City, NY

Commuter

OurBus Commuter formerly routes provide daily service to commuters between suburban areas and city centers. All of the routes are no longer operating[6]

Commuter Routes
Livingston, NJ-West Orange, NJ-New York City, NY[7]
Kendall Park, NJ-New York City, NY[8]
Bethlehem, PA - Allentown, PA - Wescosville, PA - Quakertown, PA - Philadelphia, PA - Camden, NJ

Another commuter route formerly operated from Pleasanton, California to San Francisco.[9]

History

On March 24, 2021, OurBus merged with Rally, a crowdfunding travel platform for bus charters.[10][11]

On September 27, 2021, The new OurBus route connects four locations in Ontario (Niagara Falls, Mississauga, Toronto, and Scarborough) to Buffalo Airport, with connecting service to Western New York (Rochester, Geneva, Ithaca, Binghamton); Fort Lee, New Jersey; and New York City, which allows passengers to travel on one ticket from the Greater Toronto Area to New York City[12]

On October 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.

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. ^ Callahan, Cloey (15 October 2021). "New bus connection between Albany and NYC". Times Union. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Washington DC to NYC Bus|Bus from NYC to DC|OurBus". Ourbus.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  5. ^ Baldwin, Carly (April 12, 2017). "New Bus Service Launches from New Brunswick to D.C." New Brunswick Patch. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  6. ^ Pogue, David (September 11, 2017). "A ride on OurBus, the world's first company to crowdsource its routes". Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  7. ^ "Commuters Get New Option with OurBus – THE ESSEX TIMES". theessextimes.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  8. ^ "Franklin Township: OurBus expands commuter bus service in Kendall Park, Montgomery". TAPinto. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  9. ^ Baldassari, Erin (November 27, 2017). "Can crowd-sourcing bus routes solve Bay Area commuters' woes?". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  10. ^ "Rally and OurBus Unite in Acquisition to Accelerate New Era of Mass Mobility". Prnewswire.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Rally and OurBus merge to accelerate new era of mass mobility". 24 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. ^ "OurBus has launched the only route that connects the greater Toronto area (GTA) with Buffalo". September 27, 2021.