EXHIBIT 23.4
    
 
   
                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
   
The Board of Directors and Stockholder of
  Central New York Sales and Service, Inc. and
  Jersey Bus Sales, Inc.
    
 
   
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus of Atlantic Express
Transportation Corp. constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our
report dated June 13, 1997 relating to the combined financial statements of
Central New York Sales and Service, Inc. and Jersey Bus Sales, Inc., which is
contained in that Prospectus.
    
 
   
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.
    
 
   
BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
    
 
   
New York, New York
January 21, 1998