Academy Bus

Academy Bus

#8871 stops in Asbury Park on the Shore Points line, en route to New York City.
Slogan	We Know the Way
Founded	1968
Headquarters	Hoboken, New Jersey
Locale	Eastern United States
Service area	Eastern United States
Service type	Local and commuter bus service, contract service, charter service
Operator	Academy Lines LLC No. 22 Hillside LLC Academy Express LLC Academy Bus LLC (Florida)
Chief executive	Francis Tedesco
Website	www.academybus.com

Academy Bus Lines is a bus company in New Jersey providing local bus services in northern New Jersey, line run services to/from New York City from points in southern and central New Jersey, and contract and charter service in the eastern United States from Boston to Miami. In 2014, Academy acquired Go Buses, which operates bus service between New York City and Greater Boston. Academy is the third-largest motorcoach operator in the United States and Canada.

Academy's fleet consists of a variety of motor coaches, including Motor Coach Industries motorcoaches, which are used for commuter and charter services. Nova Bus LFS, RTS, and New Flyer Industries D60LF buses are used for university contracts and charters. Services operated under contract to New Jersey Transit use NJT-owned and branded Nova Bus RTS and North American Bus Industries buses. Many of Academy's Motor Coach Industries and Nova Bus RTS bus fleet are owned by New Jersey Transit and leased to Academy. These NJT-owned buses are Academy-branded and used on services directly controlled by Academy.

Under contract to New Jersey Transit, Academy Bus operates the following routes. Routes are listed by county.

Under contract to Rutgers University, Academy Bus operated the campus shuttles for the New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses under a 10-year contract, until June 30, 2011, after which time First Transit Services, Inc. took over operations of the Rutgers Campus Buses. Academy has filed a lawsuit against the University over the loss of the contract. Despite the loss of shuttle operations, the company continues to provide the chartered bus operations used for tours and other events.

Academy continues to run a separate operation in New York City for New York University and various operations for universities in southern Connecticut and around Boston. Also, Academy Bus operates long-term parking shuttles around Newark Liberty Airport under contract to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey using Port Authority-owned and branded Orion VII buses.