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M55 M55 bus

W 44 St - South Ferry · via 5 Av & 6 Av

2 active alerts 2 upcoming 31 stops

Service status

NowPlanned - Part SuspendedM55M55 service is partially suspended in both directions along 6th Ave between W 42nd St and W 44th St because of utility work taking place at 6th Ave/W 44th St.

Aug 4 12:00 AM - Ongoing

While detoured, northbound buses will not service the last two stops at 6th Ave/W 42nd St or W 44th St/6th Ave.

The last stop will be 6th Ave/W 40th St.

Southbound buses will not service the first stop at W 44th St/6th Ave.

The first stop will be 5th Ave/W 42nd St.

Note: Bus arrival information may be inaccurate or unavailable while buses are partially suspended.

Posted Sep 2, 2026, 1:59 PM

NowBoarding ChangeM20M55Northbound M20 and M55 stop on State St at Bridge St is closed; use the temporary stop on State St before the intersection instead

Through November 2026

See a map of the new stop location.

What's happening?

Construction

Posted Apr 2, 2025, 10:33 AM

Planned work coming up

UpcomingPlanned - DetourM1M55Southbound M55 and Grand St-bound M1 buses will detour to Park Ave South from W 23rd St to W 8th St

Oct 16 - 17, Fri 8:00 PM to Sat 4:30 AM

The last regular stop before the detour will be 5th Ave/W 26th St. The first regular stop after the detour will be E 8th St/Mercer St.

See the detour map

Skipped stops:

Stops on 5th Ave from W 23rd St to W 10th St

E 8th St/5th Ave

E 8th St/University Pl

What’s happening?

Paving

Note: Bus arrival information may be unavailable or inaccurate while buses are detoured.

Posted Oct 16, 2026, 9:48 AM

UpcomingPlanned - DetourM7M55Northbound M7 and M55 buses will detour to 8th Ave from W 23rd St to W 40th St

Oct 24, Saturday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM

The last regular stop before the detour will be 6th Ave/W 20th St. The first regular stop after the detour will be 6th Ave/W 40th St.

Buses will make requested stops along 8th Ave.

See the detour map

Skipped stops:

6th Ave/W 23rd St

6th Ave/W 27th St

6th Ave/W 29th St

6th Ave/W 31st St

6th Ave/W 34th St

6th Ave/W 38th St

What’s happening?

6th Ave Fall Fair

Note: Bus arrival information may be unavailable or inaccurate while buses are detoured.

Posted Oct 13, 2026, 3:37 PM

From MTA service alert feeds. Data may not be real time. All lines.

Stops

To 44 St 6 Av (31 stops)
  1. State St/Whitehall St
  2. State St/Bridge St
  3. Trinity Pl/Rector St
  4. Church St/Liberty St
  5. Church St/Vesey St
  6. Church St/Warren St
  7. Church St/Chambers St
  8. Church St/Worth St
  9. 6 Av/White St
  10. 6 Av/West Broadway
  11. 6 Av/Grand St
  12. 6 Av/Broome St
  13. 6 Av/Spring St
  14. 6 Av/Prince St
  15. 6 Av/West Houston St
  16. 6 Av/W 3 St
  17. 6 Av/Waverly Pl
  18. 6 Av/W 10 St
  19. 6 Av/W 12 St
  20. 6 Av/W 16 St
  21. 6 Av/W 18 St
  22. 6 Av/W 20 St
  23. 6 Av/W 23 St
  24. 6 Av/W 27 St
  25. 6 Av/W 29 St
  26. 6 Av/W 31 St
  27. 6 Av/W 34 St
  28. 6 Av/W 38 St
  29. 6 Av/W 40 St
  30. 6 Av/W 42 St
  31. W 44 St/6 Av
To South Ferry (36 stops)
  1. W 44 St/6 Av
  2. 5 Av/W 42 St
  3. 5 Av/W 39 St
  4. 5 Av/W 36 St
  5. 5 Av/W 33 St
  6. 5 Av/W 31 St
  7. 5 Av/W 28 St
  8. 5 Av/W 26 St
  9. 5 Av/W 23 St
  10. 5 Av/W 20 St
  11. 5 Av/W 17 St
  12. 5 Av/W 14 St
  13. 5 Av/W 12 St
  14. 5 Av/W 10 St
  15. E 8 St/5 Av
  16. E 8 St/University Pl
  17. E 8 St/Mercer St
  18. Broadway/Waverly Pl
  19. Broadway/W 3 St
  20. Broadway/Bleecker St
  21. Broadway/West Houston St
  22. Broadway/Prince St
  23. Broadway/Spring St
  24. Broadway/Grand St
  25. Broadway/Walker St
  26. Broadway/Franklin St
  27. Broadway/Duane St
  28. Broadway/Chambers St
  29. Broadway/Park Pl
  30. Broadway/Barclay St
  31. Broadway/Cortlandt St
  32. Broadway/Thames St
  33. Broadway/Rector St
  34. Broadway/Morris St
  35. State St/Bridge St
  36. State St/Whitehall St

Route map

Route shape from GTFS data; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequency & hours (scheduled)

To South Ferry

WeekdaySatSun
First / last5:00 AM
12:50 AM		5:40 AM
12:56 AM		6:00 AM
12:35 AM
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~20 minevery ~22 minevery ~20 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~18 minevery ~15 minevery ~15 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~18 minevery ~16 minevery ~17 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~24 minevery ~20 minevery ~20 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~90 minevery ~120 minevery ~180 min
Trips per day596564
End-to-end time47 min35 min35 min

To 44 St 6 Av

WeekdaySatSun
First / last5:35 AM
1:20 AM		6:10 AM
1:25 AM		6:40 AM
1:20 AM
Morning rush (6–10 AM)every ~24 minevery ~24 minevery ~24 min
Midday (10 AM–4 PM)every ~19 minevery ~16 minevery ~16 min
Evening rush (4–8 PM)every ~16 minevery ~15 minevery ~15 min
Evening (8 PM–midnight)every ~22 minevery ~20 minevery ~20 min
Late night (midnight–6 AM)every ~90 minevery ~90 minevery ~90 min
Trips per day596564
End-to-end time51 min39 min34 min

Average interval from the published schedule for reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 17, 2026, Oct 18, 2026; planned work can change service. “—” = fewer than two trips in that period.

Fare

$3.00 per ride for most riders on subways and local, limited and Select Bus Service buses (source: mta.info/fares-tolls, checked Oct 11, 2026).