The average bus between New York and Salem takes 6h 10m and the fastest bus takes 5h 48m. The bus service runs several times per day from New York to Salem. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run every 4 hours between New York and Salem. The earliest departure is at 1:30 AM at night, and the last departure from New York is at 4:45 PM which arrives into Salem at 10:53 PM. All services require a transfer at South Station and take an average of 6h 10m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from New York to Salem. However, there are services departing from New York station and arriving at Salem station via South Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 10m.
New York to Salem bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
New York to Salem bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at South Station.
The distance between New York and Salem is 325.5 km. The road distance is 376 km.
Peter Pan Bus Lines operates a bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to South Station every 2 hours. Tickets cost $40–120 and the journey takes 4h 35m. Greyhound USA also services this route hourly.