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| image_caption = An OurBus [[Prevost Car|Prévost]] [[X3-45|H3-45]] picking up passengers in [[Ithaca, NY]]
| image_caption = An OurBus [[Prevost Car|Prévost]] [[X3-45|H3-45]] picking up passengers in [[Ithaca, NY]]
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| founded = {{start date and age|2016|7}}
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| headquarters = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| headquarters = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| locale = New York, [[New Jersey]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Florida]], [[Texas]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Rhode Island]]
| locale = New York, [[New Jersey]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Florida]], [[Texas]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Rhode Island]]
| service_type = Intercity, commuter
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}}'''OurBus''' is a company that offers intercity and commuter bus routes serving cities in [[New York (state)|New York]], [[New Jersey]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], [[Washington D.C.]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], and [[Florida]]. The company's first route in New Jersey launched in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://planetprinceton.com/2016/07/29/new-express-bus-princeton-new-york-commuters/|title=New Company Offers Express Bus Service from Kendall Park to New York City|date=2016-07-29|work=Planet Princeton|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref> Since 2016 OurBus has added intercity service to 100+ destinations, as well as commuter service between New Jersey and [[New York City]] or [[Philadelphia]].
'''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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourbus.com/brokeragetermsandconditions |title=Brokerage terms and conditions |website=ourbus.com |publisher=OurBus Inc.}}</ref> Its intercity and commuter bus routes serve cities in [[New York (state)|New York]], [[New Jersey]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], [[Washington D.C.]], [[Massachusetts]], as well as in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]].

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The company's first route in New Jersey launched in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://planetprinceton.com/2016/07/29/new-express-bus-princeton-new-york-commuters/|title=New Company Offers Express Bus Service from Kendall Park to New York City|date=2016-07-29|work=Planet Princeton|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref>

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. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Callahan |first=Cloey |date=15 October 2021 |title=New bus connection between Albany and NYC |url=https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/travel/article/New-bus-service-to-connect-Albany-Hudson-Valley-16533471.php/ |access-date=4 April 2022 |work=Times Union}}</ref>


== Services ==
== Services ==
[[File:Ourbus Route Network 2020.png|thumb|Ourbus route map in 2020]]
[[File:Ourbus Route Network 2020.png|thumb|OurBus route map in 2020]]


=== Intercity ===
=== Intercity ===
Intercity routes connect city-to-city with either no or few stops between.
Intercity routes connect city-to-city.
{{More citations needed section|date=November 2022}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|[[Miami|Miami, FL]] - [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale, FL]] - [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers, FL]] - [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota, FL]] - [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
|-
|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] - [[Washington, D.C.]]
|-
|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] - [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia, PA]] - [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College, PA]]
|-
|-
|[[New York City|New York City, NY]] - [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|[[New York City|New York City, NY]] - [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
Line 44: Line 45:
|[[Douglassville, Pennsylvania|Douglassville, PA]] - [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading, PA]] - [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania|Kutztown, PA]] - [[Wescosville, Pennsylvania|Wescosville, PA]] - [[Hellertown, Pennsylvania|Hellertown, PA]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
|[[Douglassville, Pennsylvania|Douglassville, PA]] - [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading, PA]] - [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania|Kutztown, PA]] - [[Wescosville, Pennsylvania|Wescosville, PA]] - [[Hellertown, Pennsylvania|Hellertown, PA]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
|-
|-
|[[Methuen, Massachusetts|Methuen, MA]] - [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell, MA]] - [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester, MA]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
|[[Methuen, Massachusetts|Methuen, MA]] - [[Boston|Boston, MA]] - [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester, MA]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
|-
|-
|[[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]] - [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton, NY]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
|[[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]] - [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton, NY]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
|-
|-
|[[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca, NY]] - [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton, NY]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ourbus.com|title=Washington DC to NYC Bus{{!}}Bus from NYC to DC{{!}}OurBus|last=https://www.ourbus.com|website=ourbus.com|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref>
|[[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca, NY]] - [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton, NY]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ourbus.com|title=Washington DC to NYC Bus{{!}}Bus from NYC to DC{{!}}OurBus|website=Ourbus.com|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia, MD]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Baldwin|first=Carly|date=April 12, 2017|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-bus-service-launches-new-brunswick-d-c|title=New Bus Service Launches from New Brunswick to D.C.|work=New Brunswick Patch|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en}}</ref>
|[[State College, Pennsylvania|State College, PA]] - [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg, PA]] - [[York, Pennsylvania|York, PA]] - [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster, PA]]
|-
|-
|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia, MD]] - [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick, NJ]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/new-bus-service-launches-new-brunswick-d-c|title=New Bus Service Launches from New Brunswick to D.C.|work=New Brunswick Patch|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton, NJ]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
|-
|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Newark, Delaware|Newark, DE]] - [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick, NJ]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
|-
|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia, MD]] - [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|-
|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton, NJ]] - [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City, NJ]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
|-
|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] - [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]] - [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton, NY]] - [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca, NY]]
|-
|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis, MD]] - [[Ocean City, Maryland|Ocean City, MD]]
|-
|[[York, Pennsylvania|York, PA]] - [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster, PA]] - [[Malvern, Pennsylvania|Malvern, PA]] - [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia, PA]] - [[Fort Washington, Pennsylvania|Fort Washington, PA]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/pennsylvania/norristown/new-bus-route-connect-king-prussia-new-york-city|title=New Bus Route To Connect King Of Prussia To New York City|work=Norristown Patch|access-date=2017-12-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mekkel|first=Tim|title=New partnership restores daily bus service between Lancaster and NYC|publisher=LancasterOnline|date=July 27, 2018|url=https://lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/new-partnership-restores-daily-bus-service-between-lancaster-and-nyc/article_8bce9278-911a-11e8-9e25-2f3cf9a5fbbc.html|access-date=November 5, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tysons, Virginia|Tysons, VA]] - [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda, MD]] - [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville, MD]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/maryland/rockville/new-bus-route-new-york-city-will-stop-rockville|title=New Bus Route To New York City Will Stop In Rockville - Rockville, MD Patch|work=[[Patch Media]]|date=2018-11-15|access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref>
|-
|[[Houston|Houston, TX]] - [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
|-
|[[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] - [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
|}
|}

Depending on the day and time of departure, routes may be express or include all mentioned stops.

A route from New York to [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]] was launched in 2017, but is no longer available on the company’s website.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/02/how_to_get_a_cheap_ride_from_t.html|title=How to get a cheap ride from the Valley to New York City|work=lehighvalleylive.com|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref>


=== Commuter ===
=== Commuter ===
OurBus Commuter routes provide daily service to commuters between suburban areas and city centers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ride-ourbus-worlds-first-company-crowdsource-routes-203526475.html|title=A ride on OurBus, the world's first company to crowdsource its routes|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref>
OurBus Commuter formerly routes provide daily service to commuters between suburban areas and city centers. All of the routes are no longer operating<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pogue|first=David|date=September 11, 2017|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ride-ourbus-worlds-first-company-crowdsource-routes-203526475.html|title=A ride on OurBus, the world's first company to crowdsource its routes|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Commuter Routes
|+Commuter Routes
|[[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston, NJ]]-[[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange, NJ]]-[[New York City|New York City, NY]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theessextimes.com/news/westorange9/|title=Commuters Get New Option with OurBus – THE ESSEX TIMES|website=theessextimes.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref>
|[[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston, NJ]]-[[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange, NJ]]-[[New York City|New York City, NY]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theessextimes.com/news/westorange9/|title=Commuters Get New Option with OurBus – THE ESSEX TIMES|website=theessextimes.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Kendall Park, New Jersey|Kendall Park, NJ]]-[[New York City|New York City, NY]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/franklin-township/articles/franklin-township-ourbus-expands-commuter-bus-se|title=Franklin Township: OurBus expands commuter bus service in Kendall Park, Montgomery|work=TAPinto|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Kendall Park, New Jersey|Kendall Park, NJ]]-[[New York City|New York City, NY]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-08-08|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/franklin-township/articles/franklin-township-ourbus-expands-commuter-bus-se|title=Franklin Township: OurBus expands commuter bus service in Kendall Park, Montgomery|work=TAPinto|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem, PA]] - [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]] - [[Wescosville, Pennsylvania|Wescosville, PA]] - [[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown, PA]] - [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] - [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden, NJ]]
|[[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem, PA]] - [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]] - [[Wescosville, Pennsylvania|Wescosville, PA]] - [[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown, PA]] - [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] - [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden, NJ]]
|}
|}


A commuter route formerly operated from [[Pleasanton, California]] to [[San Francisco]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/27/building-a-better-bus-can-crowd-sourcing-bus-routes-solve-commuters-woes/|title=Can crowd-sourcing bus routes solve Bay Area commuters’ woes?|work=The Mercury News|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en}}</ref>
Another commuter route formerly operated from [[Pleasanton, California]] to [[San Francisco]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Baldassari|first=Erin|date=November 27, 2017|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/27/building-a-better-bus-can-crowd-sourcing-bus-routes-solve-commuters-woes/|title=Can crowd-sourcing bus routes solve Bay Area commuters' woes?|work=The Mercury News|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en}}</ref>


==History==
==OurBus in the news==
Mar 24, 2021 - Rally and OurBus announced their merger creating the leading technology company for mass mobility in the United States. This could be the new dawn for the mass mobility segment. <ref>https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rally-and-ourbus-unite-in-acquisition-to-accelerate-new-era-of-mass-mobility-301254661.html {{Bare URL inline|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>https://alpana-ventures.ch/rally-and-ourbus-merge-to-accelerate-new-era-of-mass-mobility/</ref><ref>https://www.peaktraveltime.com/rally-and-ourbus-unite-in-acquisition-to-speed-up-new-period-of-mass-mobility/</ref>
On March 24, 2021, OurBus merged with Rally, a crowdfunding travel platform for bus charters.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 24, 2021|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rally-and-ourbus-unite-in-acquisition-to-accelerate-new-era-of-mass-mobility-301254661.html|title=Rally and OurBus Unite in Acquisition to Accelerate New Era of Mass Mobility|website=Prnewswire.com|access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alpana-ventures.ch/rally-and-ourbus-merge-to-accelerate-new-era-of-mass-mobility/|title=Rally and OurBus merge to accelerate new era of mass mobility|date=24 March 2021|access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref>


On September 27, 2021, The new OurBus route connects four locations in [[Ontario]] ([[Niagara Falls, Ontario|Niagara Falls]], [[Mississauga]], [[Toronto]], and [[Scarborough, Ontario|Scarborough]]) to [[Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo Airport]], with connecting service to [[Western New York]] ([[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[Geneva, New York|Geneva]], [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]], [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]]); [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|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<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 27, 2021|url=https://patch.com/new-york/buffalo/ourbus-offers-new-route-between-greater-toronto-area-buffalo|title=OurBus has launched the only route that connects the greater Toronto area (GTA) with Buffalo}}</ref>
An article published in Forbes magazine stated, "OurBus, a regional transportation company that specializes in intercity and charter bus trips, made an extraordinary decision when the COVID outbreak started. It did not change its no-questions-asked refund policy. Customers could receive all their money back up to 24 hours before the departure and full credit up to 30 minutes before the trip. <ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherelliott/2020/03/24/heroes-of-the-pandemic-these-customer-service-stars-are-offering-coronavirus-help/?sh=5ac9f71e216e</ref>"

On October 15, 2021, OurBus has started a new bus service connecting New York City to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and key points in the [[Hudson Valley]], including [[New Paltz, New York|New Paltz]] and [[Woodbury Common Premium Outlets|Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets]].


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.ourbus.com/}}


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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

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OurBus route map in 2020

Intercity

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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

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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

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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

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  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.
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