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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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| parent =Rally OurBus
| founded = {{start date and age|2016|7}}
| founded = {{start date and age|2016|7}}
| 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
| service_type = Intercity
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| website = [http://www.ourbus.com OurBus.com]
| website = [http://www.ourbus.com OurBus.com]
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'''OurBus''' Inc. is a broker for motor carriers of passengers, and arranges for the transportation of passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourbus.com/brokeragetermsandconditions |title=Brokerage terms and conditions |website=ourbus.com |publisher=OurBus Inc.}}</ref> The company 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>
'''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]].
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 ==
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=== Intercity ===
=== Intercity ===
Intercity routes connect city-to-city with either no or few stops between.
Intercity routes connect city-to-city.
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{| 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]]
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|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] - [[Washington, D.C.]]
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|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] - [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia, PA]] - [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College, PA]]
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|[[New York City|New York City, NY]] - [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
|[[New York City|New York City, NY]] - [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
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|[[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]]
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|[[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>
|[[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>
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|[[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]]
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|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia, MD]] - [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick, NJ]] - [[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>
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|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Newark, Delaware|Newark, DE]] - [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick, NJ]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
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|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia, MD]] - [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
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|[[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]]
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|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] - [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]] - [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton, NY]] - [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca, NY]]
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|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis, MD]] - [[Ocean City, Maryland|Ocean City, MD]]
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|[[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|last=Heinze|first=Justin|date=December 21, 2017|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>
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|[[Tysons, Virginia|Tysons, VA]] - [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda, MD]] - [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville, MD]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Grunberger|first=Alessia|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>
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|[[Houston|Houston, TX]] - [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
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|[[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] - [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
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|[[Washington, D.C.]] - [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton, NJ]] - [[New York City|New York City, NY]]
|[[Boston|Boston, MA]] - [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=https://www.ourbus.com |last2=NY-DC |first2=Bus Service |title=Affordable Bus Ticket Online Booking Starting $5 - OurBus |url=https://www.ourbus.com/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=www.ourbus.com |language=English}}</ref>
|}
|}


=== Commuter ===
=== Commuter ===
OurBus Commuter routes provide daily service to commuters between suburban areas and city centers.<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>
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>
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A 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>
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==
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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>
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Mar 24, 2021 - Rally and OurBus announced their merger creating a technology company for mass mobility in the United States.<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>


Sept 27, 2021 - The new OurBus route connects four locations in Ontario (Niagara Falls, Mississauga, Toronto, and Scarborough) with a final stop at Buffalo Airport. OurBus service from Buffalo Airport allows riders to continue their trips to western New York state (Rochester, Geneva, Ithaca, Binghamton); Fort Lee, New Jersey; and New York City as the final stop.<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>
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>


Oct 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. The digital intercity travel company doesn’t actually own its fleet of buses, it acts as a technology platform that creates a network of services by sourcing available independent charter buses that are often used by schools or churches. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/travel/article/New-bus-service-to-connect-Albany-Hudson-Valley-16533471.php/|title=New bus connection between Albany and NYC|last=Callahan|first=Cloey|date=15 October 2021|work=Times Union|access-date=4 April 2022}}</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==

Latest revision as of 21:30, 3 November 2024

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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