Q70 (New York City bus)

For additional information on the current bus services, see List of bus routes in Queens and Select Bus Service.

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LaGuardia Link
A 2020 XD60 (6274) on the Q70 SBS in LaGuardia Link livery, approaching Jackson Heights, bound for Woodside.
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorMTA Bus Company
GarageLaGuardia Depot
VehicleNew Flyer Xcelsior XD60
(main vehicle)
Orion VII NG HEV
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40
Nova Bus LFS (supplemental service)
LiverySelect Bus Service / LaGuardia Link
Began serviceSeptember 8, 2013 (Q70 limited-stop service)
September 25, 2016 (LaGuardia Link Q70 SBS)
Route
LocaleQueens, New York, U.S.
Communities servedWoodside, Jackson Heights
StartWoodside – 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue/ 61st Street–Woodside subway station ( 7   <7> ​ trains) and Woodside LIRR station
ViaRoosevelt Avenue, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Grand Central Parkway
EndLaGuardia Airport
Length4.5 miles (7.2 km)[1][2]
Other routesQ33 82nd/83rd Streets
Service
Operates24 hours[3]
TransfersYes
TimetableQ70 SBS
← Q69
← Q53 SBS (by borough)
← M60 SBS (by route number)		  {{{system_nav}}}  Q72 →
S79 SBS →
S79 SBS →

The LaGuardia Link Q70 Select Bus Service bus route is a public transit line in Queens, New York City, running primarily along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. It runs between the 61st Street–Woodside station—with transfers to the New York City Subway and Long Island Rail Road—and Terminals B and C at LaGuardia Airport, with one intermediate stop at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station. This route is operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the MTA Bus Company brand.

The route was created on September 8, 2013, as a limited-stop route. The Q70 Limited bus was part of a program to create faster bus service between Woodside, Jackson Heights, and LaGuardia Airport. On September 25, 2016, it became a Select Bus Service route with the branding LaGuardia Link. The Q70 route started using articulated buses in June 2020 because of increased ridership, and it has been fare-free since April 2022. The Q70 served nearly 1.2 million passengers in 2014, the first full year of operation, which increased to nearly 1.95 million passengers in 2019.

  1. ^ "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting: January 2016" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "Q70 bus schedule".