Hillside Avenue buses

q1, q36, q43
q36, q43
Hillside Avenue Line
Jamaica−Queens Village/City Line
A 2019 Nova Bus LFS (8527) on the Floral Park-bound Q43 at Hillside Avenue/178th Street
Overview
SystemMTA Regional Bus Operations
OperatorNew York City Transit Authority
GarageQueens Village Depot
VehicleNova Bus LFS
Route
LocaleQueens, New York, U.S.
Communities servedJamaica, Jamaica Estates, Hollis, Queens Village, Bellerose, Glen Oaks, Little Neck, Floral Park
StartJamaica
ViaHillside Avenue
EndQ1:

Q36:

Q43: Floral Park  268th Street and Hillside Avenue
Length4.2 miles (6.8 km) (Q1 Queens Village branch)
4.4 miles (7.1 km) (Q1 Bellerose branch)
9.7 miles (15.6 km) (Q36 Little Neck branch)
5.9 miles (9.5 km) (Q36 Floral Park)
6.6 miles (10.6 km) (Q43)
Other routesn22 (Jamaica−Hicksville)
n22X (Jamaica−Roosevelt Field Express)
Service
Operates24 hours
RidershipQ1: 896,301 (2024)
Q36: 1,377,853 (2024)
Q43: 2,695,259 (2024)
TransfersYes
TimetableQ1 Q36 Q43
 M125 (Manhattan)
Q35
Q42
 {{{system_nav}}}  Q2
Q37
Q44 SBS 

The Q1, Q36, and Q43 bus routes constitute a public transit line in Queens, New York City. The routes run primarily along Hillside Avenue from the Jamaica, Queens commercial and transportation hub towards several eastern Queens neighborhoods on the city border with Nassau County. Originally operated by the North Shore Bus Company until 1947, all three routes are now operated by MTA Regional Bus Operations under the New York City Transit brand.