shuttle bus

See also: shuttlebus

English

Alternative forms

• shuttlebus

Noun

shuttle bus (plural shuttle buses)

1. Short-haul, limited-passenger buses, typically privately owned, such as by hotels, retirement villages, etc.; a shuttle.

Usage notes

Strictly speaking, a shuttle bus goes back and forth between two places. However, the term is also used more generally for short-haul transport that may be one-way or have multiple stops (including shared ride or loop), particularly for airport buses; compare loose use of limousine.

Translations

transport service

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 穿梭客車／穿梭客车 (chuānsuō kèchē), 穿梭公車／穿梭公车 (chuānsuō gōngchē), 穿梭巴士 (chuānsuō bāshì), 擺渡車／摆渡车 (bǎidùchē)

• Finnish: sukkulabussi
• Irish: seirbhís tointeála f (service), tointeálaí m (vehicle)
• Japanese: シャトルバス (shatorubasu), リムジンバス (rimujinbasu)
• Korean: 마을버스 (ko) (ma'eulbeoseu), 셔틀버스 (syeoteulbeoseu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skyttelbuss m

  Nynorsk: skyttelbuss m

• Polish: autobus wahadłowy m
• Russian: маршру́тный авто́бус m (maršrútnyj avtóbus), маршру́тка (ru) f (maršrútka) (marshrutka)
• Thai: รถเวียน (rót-wiian)