Amtrak Thruway is a system of through-ticketed transportation services to connect passengers with areas not served byAmtrak trains. In most cases these are dedicatedmotorcoach routes, but can also be non-dedicatedintercity bus services,transit buses, vans,taxis,ferry boats andcommuter rail trains.

Train and Thruway tickets are typically purchased together from Amtrak for the length of a passenger's journey and connections are timed for guaranteed transfers between the two services.

In addition to providing connecting service to unserved areas, some Thruway services operate as redundant service along passenger rail corridors to add extra capacity.

Amtrak operates the Thruway network to extend the reach of its train services, offering connections to destinations not directly served by Amtrak trains. The earliest incarnation of such a service was launched in January 1973, to provide a connection between Amtrak'sInter-American inLaredo, Texas, and the Aztec Eagle train run byN de M fromNuevo Laredo, Mexico.^[1] The following year, Amtrak launched an agreement withGreyhound allowing for passengers to buy combined bus and rail tickets for connecting services run by the two companies. These services were the predecessors of Thruway Motorcoach. The first Amtrak bus service to bear the name "Amtrak Thruway" was launched in California in 1993.^[2] Amtrak launched a significant expansion of Thruway Motorcoach services across the United States in 2014.^[1]

• Boston –Manchester (Boston Express)^{[citation needed]}
• Boston –Concord –Berlin, NH (through-ticketedConcord Coach Lines route)^[3]
• Boston – Concord –Littleton, NH (through-ticketedConcord Coach Lines route)^[4]
• Boston –Newburyport, MA –Portsmouth, NH (through-ticketed C&J route)
• New Bedford, MA –Providence^[5]
• New London, CT –Foxwoods Casino (through-ticketedSEAT route)^{[citation needed]}
• Philadelphia –Atlantic City (through-ticketedNJ TransitAtlantic City Line rail route)^{[citation needed]}
• Philadelphia –Pottstown/Reading, Pennsylvania (service provided byKrapf Coaches). Discontinued March 18, 2025.^[6]
• Philadelphia –Quakertown/Allentown/White Haven/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania (service provided byMartz Trailways)^{[citation needed]}
• Washington, D.C. –Charlottesville, Virginia (through-ticketedGreyhound route)^{[citation needed]}
• BWI Airport –Kent Island/Easton/Cambridge/Salisbury/Ocean Pines/Ocean City, Maryland (operated by BayRunner Shuttle)^{[citation needed]}
• BWI Airport –Frederick/Hagerstown/Cumberland/Grantsville, Maryland (operated by BayRunner Shuttle)^{[citation needed]}
• Portland, ME –Bangor (through-ticketedConcord Coach Lines route)^{[citation needed]}
• Buffalo –Jamestown, NY (through-ticketedCoach USA Erie route)^{[citation needed]}
• Worcester, MA –Providence, RI^[5]

• Westport, New York, toLake Placid, New York (operated by Ground Force 1)
• Killington toRutland (Gramps Shuttle)
• DeLand, Florida, toDaytona Beach (thruway service is a taxicab provided by Tri Star Taxi)
• Orlando/Tampa toSt. Petersburg/Fort Myers, Florida (operated byMartz First Class)
• Wilson, North Carolina, to numerous cities in easternNorth Carolina (Greenville,New Bern,Havelock,Morehead City,Goldsboro,Kinston,Jacksonville, andWilmington) (through ticketed motorcoach operated by Southeastern Tours ofGreenville).^[7]
• Charlottesville toRichmond, Virginia (operated byAcademy Bus Express)
• High Point, North Carolina, toWinston-Salem (operated byPiedmont Authority for Regional Transportation)^[8]
• Meridian, Mississippi, toDallas (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• Harrisburg toWilliamsport, Pennsylvania (through-ticketedFullington Trailways route)
• Pittsburgh toState College, Pennsylvania (through-ticketedFullington Trailways route)
• Pittsburgh toColumbus/Dayton, Ohio/Indianapolis, Indiana (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• Charleston, West Virginia, to numerous cities in northern West Virginia (Sutton/Flatwoods,Weston,Clarksburg,Fairmont &Morgantown) (operated byBarons Bus Lines)

• Toledo, Ohio, toEast Lansing, Michigan, viaDetroit andAnn Arbor, Michigan (Trinity Transportation)
• Battle Creek, Michigan, toFlint (through-ticketedIndian Trails route)
• Kalamazoo, Michigan, toSt. Ignace (through-ticketedIndian Trails route)
• Kalamazoo, Michigan toGrand Rapids (through-ticketedIndian Trails route)
• Kalamazoo, Michigan toSault Ste. Marie (through-ticketedIndian Trails route)
• Kalamazoo, Michigan toGaylord (through-ticketedIndian Trails route)
• Port Huron toDetroit (Hoosier Ride)
• Chicago toRockford, Illinois/Madison, Wisconsin (through-ticketedVan Galder Bus Company route)
• Indianapolis toGalesburg, Illinois/Davenport, Iowa (through-ticketedBurlington Trailways route)
• Chicago/Indianapolis toLouisville, Kentucky (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• Carbondale, Illinois, toSt. Louis (Vandalia Bus Lines)
• New Orleans toBaton Rouge (Greyhound Lines)
• Kansas City, Missouri, toOklahoma City viaTulsa (through-ticketedJefferson Lines route)
• Milwaukee toOshkosh, Wisconsin/Wausau, Wisconsin (through-ticketedLamers Bus Lines route)
• Milwaukee toGreen Bay, Wisconsin, viaAppleton,Oshkosh andFond du Lac
• Milwaukee toMadison, Wisconsin (Badger Bus)
• Milwaukee toHoughton, Michigan (Indian Trails)
• Milwaukee toMinneapolis/St. Paul viaEau Claire, Wisconsin (Jefferson Lines)
• Galesburg, Illinois, toSpringfield, Illinois
• St. Paul-Minneapolis toDuluth, Minnesota (through-ticketedJefferson Lines route)
• Newton, Kansas, toOklahoma City viaWichita.
• Toledo, Ohio, toChicago, Illinois

• Albuquerque toEl Paso (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• Denver toColorado Springs/Pueblo (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• Denver toGlenwood Springs, Colorado (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• Denver toBuffalo, Wyoming (through-ticketedExpress Arrow route)
• Flagstaff to Williams/Grand Canyon (through-ticketedGroome route)
• Flagstaff toPhoenix (through-ticketedGroome orGreyhound route)
• Flagstaff toSedona (through-ticketedGroome route)
• Kingman to Laughlin, NV and Las Vegas, NV (through-ticketedVegas Airporter route)
• Lamy, New Mexico, toSanta Fe, New Mexico
• Longview, Texas, toShreveport, Louisiana
• Longview toHouston/Galveston
• Houston toGalveston (through-ticketedKerrville Bus route)
• Maricopa toPhoenix (through-ticketedStagecoach Express route)
• Oklahoma City toKansas City, Missouri, viaTulsa (through-ticketedJefferson Lines route)
• Raton, New Mexico, toDenver (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• Salt Lake City toBoise (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• Salt Lake City toLas Vegas viaSt. George (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• San Antonio toLaredo (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• San Antonio toMcAllen (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• Temple toKilleen/Fort Cavazos

• Seattle toVancouver,British Columbia (through-ticketed Cantrail route)
• Seattle toBellingham (operated by MTR Western)
• Seattle toVancouver Island/Victoria, British Columbia (through-ticketedVictoria Clipper ferry route)
• Portland toEugene-Springfield (through-ticketedPOINT route)^[9]
• Portland toAstoria (through-ticketed POINT route)
• Spokane toBoise (through-ticketedNorthwestern Trailways route)
• Seattle toWenatchee/Spokane (through-ticketedNorthwestern Trailways route)
• Seattle toPort Angeles (through-ticketedTravel Washington route)
• Portland toPendleton/Boise (through-ticketedGreyhound route)
• Portland/Albany toCorvallis/Newport (through-ticketed Valley Retriever route)
• Redmond toChemult (operated by TAC Transportation)
• Klamath Falls toBrookings (through-ticketed POINT route)
• Eugene toBend/Ontario (through-ticketed POINT route)
• Eugene toCoos Bay (operated by TAC Transportation)
• Klamath Falls toAshland

• Route 1:Bakersfield –Los Angeles –Santa Ana –San Diego^[10]
• Route 1C: Bakersfield –Santa Clarita – Hollywood Burbank Airport –UCLA –Santa Monica^[10]
• Route 3:Redding –Chico –Sacramento – Stockton^[10]
• Route 6: Stockton –San Jose –Santa Cruz (some Stockton – San Jose services operated byAltamont Corridor Express trains, San Jose – Santa Cruz operated asHighway 17 Express bySanta Cruz Metropolitan Transit District)^[10][11]
• Route 7:Martinez –Napa –Santa Rosa –Arcata^[10]
• Route 10: Santa Barbara – Bakersfield –Las Vegas, Nevada^[10] (through-ticketed Alvand Transportation route)^[12]
• Route 15A:Merced –Yosemite (through-ticketedYosemite Area Regional Transportation System route)^[10]
• Route 15B:Fresno – Yosemite (through-ticketed Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System route)^[10]
• Route 17:Oakland –San Luis Obispo – Santa Barbara^[13]
• Route 18:Santa Maria – San Luis Obispo –Hanford –Visalia^[10] (through-ticketed AmericanStar Trailways route)^[14]
• Route 19: Bakersfield –Pasadena –Riverside –San Bernardino^[10]
• Route 20: Sacramento – Colfax –Reno/Sparks, Nevada^[10][11]
• Route 20C: Sacramento –South Lake Tahoe (through-ticketedEl Dorado Transit route)^[10][11]
• Route 21: San Jose – San Luis Obispo – Santa Barbara (through-ticketed AmericanStar Trailways route)^[14]
• Route 39:Fullerton –Palm Springs –Coachella Valley^[13]
• Route 99: Oakland/Emeryville –San Francisco^[10]

As a result of a 2019 state law, most Thruway routes in California are available to passengers using only buses without connecting to an Amtrak train.^[15]

• Transit Unlimited Profile
• Amtrak Thruway Connecting Services

• Amtrak
• Intercity bus companies of the United States
• Bus transportation in the United States

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