How to Say "Bus Route" in French

ligne de bus

feminine

The English phrase bus route is translated into French as ligne de bus.

The term refers to a set route of a bus service.

Meaning: set route of bus service (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word ligne literally means line, which is why it is used to denote a transit route.

To say the bus routes, use les lignes de bus. In this plural form, only ligne takes the plural marker s.

In informal French, instead of saying ligne de bus, people often simply refer to the number of the route, such as saying je prends la 22 to mean 'I am taking the 22 bus'.
The word bus is a shortened version of omnibus, which comes from the Latin words for 'for all'.
The word ligne is also used in French to describe a queue of people waiting, though modern speakers often use file instead.

Excusez-moi, pourriez-vous m'indiquer l'itinéraire de bus pour aller au musée?
Excuse me, could you tell me the bus route to get to the museum?
On prend quel trajet en bus pour aller au centre-ville?
Which bus route do we take to get to the city center?
Cette ligne de bus est très fréquentée.
This bus route is very busy.
Quelle est la meilleure ligne de bus pour aller au centre ?
Which is the best bus route to get to the center?
La nouvelle ligne de bus dessert tout le quartier.
The new bus route serves the whole neighborhood.

Léa and Nathan are looking at a map at a bus stop.

Léa

Nathan, est-ce que cette ligne de bus va à la gare ?
Nathan, does this bus route go to the station?
Nathan

Non, je pense que c'est la mauvaise ligne.
No, I think it's the wrong route.
Léa

Où devons-nous attendre pour la bonne ligne de bus ?
Where should we wait for the correct bus route?
Nathan

Il faut traverser la rue et aller à l'arrêt B.
We need to cross the street and go to stop B.

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