transportation board one of the pink buses of bermuda headquarters 26 palmetto rd devonshire service area bermuda service type bus service website bermuda public transportation board the bermuda public transportation board ptb is the government agency of the ministry of tourism and transport that operates all bus services in bermuda . 1 school children use public buses as well as ptb operated school buses . in addition the ptb provides charter buses and sightseeing services . 2 contents 1 history 2 buses 3 fares and operations 4 bus routes 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit buses were introduced to bermuda in 1945 by the bermuda omni bus service a division of the bermuda railway service . the railway system closed in 1948 . the public transportation board was created in 1946 and operates all bus services . buses the backbone of the island s public transportation system are supplemented by a public ferry service . buses edit bermuda buses are specifically designed for the peculiarities of the island 3 being narrow enough to navigate the bermuda roads . they have no provisions for transport of luggage bicycles or golf bags . sightseeing buses are also provided by the board . man se manufactures the diesel buses and berkhof outfits them as coaches . bermuda received 15 new low floor buses in march 2009 . these buses have 32 34 seats fewer than the older buses but allow wheelchair access . the livery of all buses is pink and blue recalling the colors of the bermuda beaches . fares and operations edit bermuda is divided in 14 fare zones of about 2 miles length and fares are based on the number of zones travelled . buses require exact fare in local currency tokens or prepaid tickets ; transfers are available . single or multiple day transportation passes accepted on buses and ferries can be purchased . children under age five ride free and at age 5 15 pay a reduced rate . 2 buses run typically between 7 am and 11 pm at variable often 15 minute intervals . schedules assume an average speed of 35 kilometres per hour 22 mph . bus stops many of which are sheltered are marked by pink direction towards hamilton or blue direction away from hamilton poles . buses stop by them at request . most visitors from cruise ships use the bus system ; however airline passengers can not transport luggage on the buses and generally prefer the taxi or airport limo system . 3 bus routes edit bus terminal hamilton bermuda all but one route start from the bus terminal in hamilton . 3 route 1 hamilton grotto bay st. george s route 2 hamilton ord road route 3 hamilton grotto bay st. george s route 4 hamilton spanish point route 5 hamilton pond hill route 6 st. george s st. david s route 7 hamilton barnes corner via south shore road route 8 & 8c hamilton barnes corner ; hamilton dockyard ; hamilton somerset via middle road route 9 hamilton prospect national stadium route 10 hamilton st. george s via north shore past aquarium route 11 hamilton st. george s via north shore road see also edit transport in bermuda references edit bermuda public transportation board about us a b bermuda public transportation board bus fare information a b c keith archibald forbes . bermuda s getting around options for visitors ; renting or driving local automobiles is not allowed but other ways are good . . bermuda online . retrieved october 15 2009 . external links edit official site bus lines of bermuda retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bermuda public transportation board & oldid 713090703 categories transport in bermudagovernment of bermuda navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 april 2016 at 21 57 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view