I know it sounds stupid but I have never boarded a bus before. Someone please give step-by-step instructions.?

Question

Could I also know how to get off the bus?

Answer 1

It depends where you are, where are you.

Answer 2

to get on: pay the fair. usually a little machine that accepts bills and coins

Take your seat.

Wait for your stop

Exit the bus when it stops.

I know it can be a little overwhelming but you'll get used to it

Answer 3

You go to the bus stop, wait for the bus, take a look down the street at about the time the bus is supposed to get there, then stand up. Make sure the driver sees you, because sometimes if there's no one at the stop, they won't stop. Some bus stops have a button you push that activates a blinking light so the driver knows to stop there. Then the driver opens the front door, you hop on, put your money in the machine by the driver, and take a seat. You either need exact change or a bus pass. To get off, you watch for your stop and use the signal by your seat to tell the driver to stop at the next stop. Sometimes it's a cable or a chain, sometimes it's a flat strip you press. It sounds an alarm like a bell or a buzzer near the driver. He stops, you get off either at the front or the back of the bus, whichever door you are close to.

Answer 4

make sure u got exact change driver doesnt give any

Answer 5

It depends which state/country.

In NY and CT, NJT and Philly, PA.

NYC Bus and Bee-Line bus does not take dollar bill, well as Long Island Bus & Suffolk County Transit.

For these:

1. Wait at stop. Allow yourself five minutes before schedule time.

2. Have $2.00/$5 in coins or MetroCard ready. Suffolk County Transit, have $1.50 in coins ready.

3. Check the destination or prefix of bus.

4. Wait until bus pull over and stop completed.

5. Then paid your fare.

6. Then seat on rear (front rows are mostly for disable except for (RTS Buses which two wheelchair seating can be found next to rear door)

7. When bus approach your stop, pull a cord, press STOP button or press cord.

On some Bee-Line, it will announce the destination.

On Long Island Bus are mostly equipped with recorded announcement and if it operating, listen carefully for your stop.

In Rockland County, NY

Local buses operating by Transport of Rockland owned by Coach USA. Along its route, passengers getting on bus can be flag at any safe spot along its route or bus stop.

At TOR Bus stop

1. Wait until your bus pulled over.

2. Have your fare ready.

3. Check the destination or bus #.

4. Take a seat.

5. When approaching your stop or wish to be drop off along safe spot along its route, pull cord/press tape.

At safe spot along TOR route.

1. Flag your the bus when you see it.

2. Wait until your bus pulled over. Have your exact fare ready.

3. Check the destination or bus #.

4. Take a seat.

5. When approaching your stop or wish to be drop off along safe spot along its route, pull cord/press tape.

At some bus stop, some bus stops has Guide-A-Ride (bus schedule and route map)

In CT:

For CT Transit.

1. Alllow yourself five minutes before bus depart at bus stop. Some part served by CT Transit has flag system similar to Transport of Rockland.

2. Have your fare ready and check the destination of your bus. Some CT Transit has Fare Zone.

3. When you approach your stop, pull a cord or press tape.

For NJ in New Jersey Transit including Academy Bus, Red & Tan in Hudson County.

1. Have your NJT Monthly Ticket or your exact fare ready, well as have transfer fee ready as well.

2. Wait at your bus stop five minutes before schedule time.

3. check the destination of your bus because if you got on wrong way and if it went pass different fare zone, fare zone fee applies.

4. Paid fare zone. If require transfer, paid for tansfer.

5. If bus is approaching stop, press tape or pull cord to alert bus driver.

For SEPTA in Philly, PA.

1. Allow yourself five minute before schedule time.

2. Have your pass or cash ready.

3. Check the destination of your bus.

4. If you paid by cash, paid for transfer fee and it is accepted on SEPTA Trolleys, and SEPTA Subways.

Same reason as Long Island Bus and Bee-Line.

In Japan:

1. Check the destination.

2. Choose your destination.

3. Have enough bus money ready and ticket comes out I think.

4. Also change comes out.

5. When it approach your stop, press a tape.

Some Japanese bus has rear door as entrance and front door as exit.

In this case:

1. Enter from rear door, have money ready.

2. Choose your destination.

3. Ticket comes out.

4. When it approach your destionation, press tape.

5. When you exit, go to driver.

6. Then paid your fare on ticket. Change comes out.

7. Then exit.

Answer 6

When the bus comes, if you're the only one at the stop, wave so the driver knows you want him to stop.  

Get on and pay the fare, either by handing it to the driver or dropping it in the box.  

Sit down.  

For some buses, you may have to pull the cord on the wall to indicate to the driver you want him to stop at the next stop.  Just see how things go on your bus, or ask someone.