Chinatown Small Buses

Been using their buses for ages and never knew they had a Unilocal page (Yipee!). There is no storefront for these buses; they are just parked right outside the New York Supermarket’s parking lot on 8^th ave between 60^th and 61^th street. Be on the lookout for a white bus that says «8^th ave — Flushing» in Chinese (If you can’t read Chinese, don’t fret. Just go up to the driver and ask Flushing?).
They generally wait til the bus is filled up to start moving. However, they do run on a schedule (either on the hour or at :30). Therefore, try to time your arrival about 5 – 10 minutes before they leave to make sure you have a seat/don’t have to wait as long. They don’t collect money until the bus is about to leave. So just take a seat and wait til the driver comes around to collect. For 4 $ a person, you can get from Brooklyn to Flushing in an hour. That’s a killer bargain compared to what the MTA offers (2 hours? no way!).

How do you get from Chinatown Brooklyn to Manhattan?
Or From Chi-​town Brooklyn to Flushing?
Chinatown buses of course!
Chinese is not necessary but a plus. If you can speak Chinese– Mandarin or Cantonese is preferred.
$ 4 per person one way is an excellent deal if you value your time.
Usually it will take anywhere from 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2.5 hours for me and my husband to travel from Brooklyn to Queens via trains. And weekends is guaranteed for multiple trains not running their regular tracks.
With the Chi bus– you get from Brooklyn to Queens in 40 – 60 minutes (pending traffic).
Less time traveled = more time with family and friends. Yea!