Meanings
nounbus station (plural bus stations)
plural bus stations
- A major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes.
The square was near the bus station in the new part of Antibes.
2003, Andy McNab, Liberation Day, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 2732 more examples
In the bus station the father handed me five dollars and pointed me to the lunch counter. "Get yourself something to eat." He went into the men's room... .
2000, Lynda Barry, Cruddy, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 85We're in my car heading toward the bus station to get to New York.
2002, Ted Heller, Funnymen, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 66Synonyms: bus depot
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes.
Similar
bus depot
More synonyms by meaning
nouna terminal that serves bus passengers
Similar
bus terminalbus depotcoach station
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مَحَطَّة حَافِلَات
- مَحَطَّة حَافِلَات (maḥaṭṭat ḥāfilāt)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Bengali বাস স্টেশন
- বাস স্টেশন (baś sṭeśon)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Bulgarian автога́ра
- автога́ра (avtogára)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Chinese Mandarin 公共汽車總站 /公共汽车总站
- 公共汽車總站 /公共汽车总站 (gōnggòng qìchē zǒngzhàn)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Czech autobusové nádraží
- autobusové nádražímajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Danish busstation
- busstationmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Dutch busstation
- busstationmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Esperanto busstacio
- busstaciomajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Estonian bussijaam
- bussijaammajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Finnish linja-autoasema
- linja-autoasemamajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
French gare routière
- gare routièremajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
German Busbahnhof
- Busbahnhofmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Hindi बस स्टेशन
- बस स्टेशन (bas sṭeśan)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Hungarian buszállomás, buszpályaudvar
- buszállomásmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- buszpályaudvarmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- autóbusz-állomásmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Icelandic strætóstöð
- strætóstöðmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Indonesian terminal bus
- terminal busmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Irish busáras
- busárasmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Italian stazione degli autobus, autostazione
- stazione degli autobusmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- autostazionemajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Japanese バスステーション, バスターミナル
- バスステーション (basu sutēshon)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- バスターミナル (basu tāminaru)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- バス停 (basutei)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- バス乗り場 (basu noriba)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- バス停留所 (basu teiryūjo)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Korean 터미널, 정류장
- 터미널 (teomineol)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- 정류장 (jeongnyujang)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Latvian autoosta
- autoostamajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Lithuanian autobusų stotis
- autobusų stotismajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Malay stesen bas
- stesen basmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Norwegian Bokmål busstasjon, rutebilstasjon
- busstasjonmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- rutebilstasjonmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Polish dworzec autobusowy
- dworzec autobusowymajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Portuguese estação de ônibus, rodoviária
- estação de ônibusmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- rodoviáriamajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- central de camionagemmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- terminal rodoviáriomajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Romanian stație de autobuz
- stație de autobuzmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Russian автовокза́л, автоста́нция
- автовокза́л (avtovokzál)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- автоста́нция (avtostáncija)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Slovak autobusová stanica
- autobusová stanicamajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Spanish estación de autobús, rodoviario
- estación de autobúsmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- rodoviariomajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Swahili kituo cha basi
- kituo cha basimajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Swedish busstation, bussterminal
- busstationmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- bussterminalmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Tamil பேருந்து நிலையம்
- பேருந்து நிலையம் (pēruntu nilaiyam)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Thai สถานีรถโดยสารประจำทาง
- สถานีรถโดยสารประจำทาง (sà-tǎa-nii-rót-dooi-sǎan-bprà-jam-taang)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Turkish otogar, terminal
- otogarmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- terminalmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Ukrainian автовокза́л, автоста́нція
- автовокза́л (avtovokzál)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
- автоста́нція (avtostáncija)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Urdu بَس اِسْٹیشَن
- بَس اِسْٹیشَن (bas isṭeśan)major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Vietnamese bến xe buýt
- bến xe buýtmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Welsh gorsaf bws
- gorsaf bwsmajor bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes
Cite this entry
APA
bus station. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bus%20station
MLA
“bus station.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bus%20station. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bus station,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bus%20station.
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