NICE · Nassau County

Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE Bus) operates 45 routes in Hempstead with 2,209 stops and connects with MTA NYCT Bus, MTA Bus Company, MTA Long Island Rail Road and 3 others.

Routes and weekday frequency

Weekday midday frequency, by route

3 11–15
1 16–20
10 21–30
12 31–60
3 60+
16 no midday

Each route is judged by its slower direction. A dash means no sustained service in that period.

Bus routes (45)
Route	AM peak	Midday	PM peak	Evening	Overnight
E Meadow / Merrick / Bellmore	Limited	every 1.5 h	every 1.5 h	—	—
Elfx Elmont Flexi Shuttle	every 35 min	every 50 min	every 46 min	every 75 min	Limited
N1 Elmont Rd / Central Av	every 20 min	every 61 min	every 34 min	every 53 min	Limited
N4 Merrick Rd Local	every 16 min	every 15 min	every 16 min	every 19 min	every 15 min
N4x Merrick Rd Express	every 16 min	Limited	every 19 min	Limited	Limited
N6 Hempstead Tp Local	every 16 min	every 15 min	every 16 min	every 17 min	every 21 min
N6x Hempstead Tp Express	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited
N15 Woodfield Rd / Long Beach Rd	every 15 min	every 30 min	every 16 min	every 28 min	every 28 min
N16 Hempstead Av / Franklin St	every 65 min	every 60 min	every 60 min	every 60 min	Limited
N16c Hempstead Tpk / Franklin St	every 20 min	every 20 min	every 20 min	Limited	—
N19 Merrick Rd	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited	—
N19x Sunrise Hw Express	every 48 min	Limited	Limited	—	—
N20g Northern Bl	every 21 min	every 25 min	every 22 min	every 28 min	every 20 min
N20h Northern Bl / Cedar Swamp Rd	every 31 min	every 29 min	every 29 min	every 44 min	Limited
N20x Northern Bl Express	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited
N21 Northern Bl / Shore Rd	every 33 min	every 60 min	every 62 min	every 57 min	Limited
N22 Hillside Av Local	every 21 min	every 30 min	every 28 min	every 29 min	Limited
N22x Hillside Av Express	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited	—
N23 Willis Av / Pt Washington Bl	every 35 min	every 58 min	Limited	every 49 min	—
N24 Jericho Tp	every 17 min	every 30 min	every 20 min	every 27 min	every 25 min
N25 Franklin Av / New Hyde Park Rd	every 22 min	every 30 min	every 30 min	every 29 min	—
N26 Hillside Av / Lakeville Rd	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited	—
N27 Roslyn Rd / Glen Cove Rd	every 35 min	every 57 min	every 65 min	every 60 min	Limited
N31 Hempstead Av / W Broadway	every 35 min	every 60 min	every 40 min	every 41 min	—
N31x/M W Broadway Express	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited
N32 Hempstead Av / Broadway	every 32 min	every 60 min	every 40 min	every 32 min	Limited
N33 Long Beach / Far Rockaway	every 35 min	every 58 min	Limited	every 59 min	—
N35 Grand Av / Clinton Rd	every 28 min	every 30 min	every 30 min	every 29 min	Limited
N40 Nassau Rd / Franklin Av	every 20 min	every 15 min	every 17 min	every 29 min	Limited
N40x Mineola / Franklin Express	Limited	Limited	Limited	—	—
N41 Nassau Rd	—	—	—	—	every 60 min
N43 Babylon Tp / Uniondale Av	every 32 min	every 30 min	every 31 min	every 29 min	Limited
N43x Uniondale Av Express	every 30 min	Limited	every 32 min	—	—
N48 Front St / Carman Av	every 60 min	every 60 min	every 60 min	every 77 min	—
N49 Front St / Newbridge Rd	every 34 min	every 60 min	every 60 min	every 62 min	Limited
N54 Jerusalem Av / Washington Av	every 61 min	every 60 min	every 60 min	every 59 min	—
N55 Jerusalem Av / Broadway	every 60 min	every 60 min	every 60 min	every 57 min	Limited
N57 Great Neck Loop	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited	—
N58 Middle Neck Rd / Steamboat Rd	every 20 min	every 30 min	every 25 min	every 35 min	—
N70 Hempstead Tp	every 15 min	every 28 min	every 15 min	every 26 min	every 30 min
N71 Sr-110 / Carmans Rd	Limited	every 81 min	every 80 min	Limited	—
N78 Old Country Rd	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited	—
N79 Manetto Hill Rd / Jericho Tp	every 61 min	Limited	Limited	Limited	—
N80 Broadway / Hicksville Rd	Limited	Limited	Limited	Limited	—
Pws Port Washington Shuttle	Limited	Limited	every 40 min	every 29 min	—

Nearby agencies in the New York metropolitan area

Scheduled service, not live arrivals. Schedule refreshed Oct 3, 2026, valid through Jan 9, 2027. Atlas data release Oct 13, 2026. Official site: Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE Bus).