Formal — to staff
Local · Bus
You
すみません、このバスは〇〇(地名/店名)の前でも停まりますか?
すみません、このバスはまるまる(ちめい/てんめい)のまえでもとまりますか?
Excuse me, does this bus also stop in front of 〇〇 (place name/shop name)?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono basu wa marumaru (chimei/tenmei) no mae demo tomarimasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Ie, soko de wa tomarimasen. Marumaru (chikaku no teiryūjo mei) de orite, aruite sanpun hodo desu.
Reply
いえ、そこでは停まりません。〇〇(近くの停留所名)で降りて、歩いて3分ほどです。
いえ、そこではとまりません。まるまる(ちかくのていりゅうじょめい)でおりて、あるいてさんぷんほどです。
No, it doesn't stop there. Please get off at 〇〇 (name of a nearby bus stop), and it's about a 3-minute walk from there.
Gesture & etiquette
Speak clearly and point slightly forward or towards the direction of travel.
Do not ask the driver while they are driving or busy with passengers. Ask when the bus is stopped or at a designated time.