New York (state)/Transit

Regions of New York as defined by the New York Department of Economic Development

This page lists all local transit systems in New York State. For the purposes of this article, counties are grouped based on the economic regions as defined by the New York State Department of Economic Development, with some wiggle room to better group service areas of transit agencies. For example, Oneida County (Mohawk Valley) is listed with Central NY, as Rome and Utica are served by Centro. Regions and counties are generally listed from West to East and North to South. Additional services like university shuttles are also listed. According to the New York Public Transit Association, there are over 130 transit systems throughout New York State.

Follow the links for more details on each system. For more information about how to map transit in general, see Public transport.

511NY maintains a list of GTFS feeds aggregated from several agencies across the state here (it was previously included on the main site at this archived page, but appears to have been lost in the recent redesign). Make sure to verify the license for compatibility and follow Import guidelines.

Western New York

WNY does not have a single transit agency covering the region. The primary cities, Buffalo and Niagara Falls, are covered by NFTA-Metro, with rural agencies filling in the rest of the region. There are also multiple seasonal tourist routes serving Niagara Falls and Canalside in Buffalo, as well as several dedicated university shuttles. This also includes the state's only light rail line (NYC Subway is heavy rail) and a short seasonal ferry across the Buffalo Harbor.

Niagara

• 🚌 Connect Niagara (formerly Rural Niagara Transportation) (Official site | GTFS)
• 🚌 NFTA-Metro (Official site | GTFS)

Erie

• 🚌🚋 NFTA-Metro (Official site | GTFS)

Chautauqua

• 🚌 CHQ Transit (formerly CARTS) (Official site | GTFS)

Cattaraugus

• 🚌 Senaca Transit System (STS) (Official site)
• 🚌 Olean Area Transit System (OATS) (Operated by Access Allegany) (Official site | GTFS)

Allegany

• 🚌 Access Allegany (Official site | GTFS)

Seasonal Tourist Routes

• 🚌 Niagara Scenic Trolley (within Niagara Falls State Park) (Official site)
• 🚌 Discover Niagara Shuttle (serving Niagara Falls, Fort Erie, Lockport) (Official site)
• 🚌 Metro's Niagara Falls Trolley (NFTA-Metro Route 155, NFIA to downtown NF) (Official site)
• 🚌 Canalside Shuttle (Official site)
• ⛴️ Queen City Bike Ferry (Official site)

University Shuttles

• 🚌 SUNY Niagara (Official site)
• 🚌 SUNY Buffalo (UB Stampede) (Official site)
• 🚌 SUNY Buffalo State (Official site)
• 🚌 SUNY Erie (Official site)
• 🚌 SUNY Fredonia (Official site)

Finger Lakes

The Finger Lakes region is primarily defined by the service area of the Regional Transit System (RTS), which covers 8 of the 9 counties (Yates being the odd one out). (TODO: Does that mean Yates would fit better with S Tier?)

New York City

• New York City Subway