Metrobus (St. John's)
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| Slogan | Get on. Be moved. |
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| Founded | 1958 |
| Headquarters | 245 Freshwater Road, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Service area | St. John's, Mount Pearl, and Paradise |
| Service type | Public transit |
| Routes | 22 |
| Stops | 833 |
| Stations | 2 |
| Fleet | 53 |
| Annual ridership | 3.1 million |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Operator | St. John's Transportation Commission (City of St. John's) |
| General Manager | Judy Powell |
| Website | metrobus.com |
Metrobus is a public transport system owned by the City of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It operates a fleet of diesel buses. A total of 22 bus routes serve St. John's and its western suburbs of Mount Pearl and Paradise, carrying approximately 3.1 million passengers in 2009.
Metrobus Transit was established in 1958, and is operated by the St. John's Transportation Commission, a board consisting of six members from various areas of the region.
Metrobus Transit currently operates 22 routes. Routes travel around the cities of St. John's and Mount Pearl and service major destinations including the Avalon Mall, Village Shopping Centre, Memorial University, Confederation Building, College of the North Atlantic, Marine Institute, Mile One Centre, and downtown St. John's. An experimental extension of the Metrobus network into Paradise has also begun as of 2016, with a new route providing access to a hub at the Double Ice Complex arena.
In recent years, Metrobus was plagued by two strikes in 2004 and 2010 respectively. The first of those strikes lasted roughly two weeks, and wages were the key issue in that dispute; while the introduction of a 50/50 cost-sharing health benefit system was the key issue in the 2010 dispute. The latter dispute lasted about three months, and was settled with a modest pay hike on January 27, 2011. After the latter strike was settled, service resumed on January 31, 2011 and rides were free until Valentine's Day, while the remainder of February 2011 it would cost one dollar to ride the bus. This promotion was designed to bring riders back on the buses after the 2010-11 strike. Needless to say, ridership did drop by March 2011.
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