Q46 (New York City bus)

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Union Turnpike
	A 2019 Nova Bus LFS (8529) on the Q46 in Kew Gardens in July 2019
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	New York City Transit Authority
Garage	Queens Village Depot
Vehicle	Nova Bus LFS
Began service	1939; 1977 (Q44A limited-stop service)
Route
Locale	Queens, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Hillcrest, Fresh Meadows, Hollis Hills, Oakland Gardens, Bellerose, Glen Oaks, Lake Success
Landmarks served	Queens Borough Hall, St. John's University, Cunningham Park, Alley Pond Park, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens County Farm Museum, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Start	Kew Gardens – Queens Boulevard / Union Turnpike station
Via	Union Turnpike
End	Oakland Gardens – Springfield Boulevard (Rush hour local service); Glen Oaks – Little Neck Parkway & 260th Street (Glen Oaks Branch); Lake Success, Nassau County – Long Island Jewish Medical Center (full route)
Length	8.1 miles (13.0 km); 8.3 miles (13.4 km) (Glen Oaks Branch)
Service
Operates	24 hours
Annual patronage	4,237,308 (2024)
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q46
Route map
Intermittent stops
Lakeville Road / LIJ Hospital Roadway
Intermittent stops
270th Street
Intermittent stops
73rd Avenue
Intermittent stops
258th Street
Intermittent stops
251st Street
Intermittent stops
236th Street
Local stops
222nd Street
Local stops
211th Street
Local stops
198th Street
Local stops
Chevy Chase Street
Local stops
170th–171st Streets
Local stops
Vleigh Place
Legend

The Q46 bus route constitutes a public transit line in Queens, New York City, running primarily along Union Turnpike. Its western terminus is a major transfer with the New York City Subway's IND Queens Boulevard Line at the Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike station. The Q46 has two variants: a local service that makes all stops, and a limited-stop service that serves only major intersections. At its eastern end, the Q46 has branches to the Glen Oaks neighborhood of Queens and to Long Island Jewish Hospital (LIJ) in the village of Lake Success in Nassau County.

Originally a single bus route named the Q44A, the route was originally operated by the North Shore Bus Company from December 4, 1939, to 1947 when the company's routes were taken over by the New York City Board of Transportation. In 1974, the route was extended into Nassau County at Lakeville Road to serve LIJ Hospital. In 1977, limited-stop service on the route commenced, speeding up travel times for passengers in Eastern Queens. On April 12, 1990, the bus route was renumbered to Q46. It was extended from Lakeville Road to LIJ Hospital on September 7, 1997. Overnight and weekend service to Glen Oaks was eliminated in September 2002. On June 29, 2025, local service will be spun off into the new Q45, and Glen Oaks service will be spun off into the new Q48.