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Connecticut Transit Hartford (CT Transit Hartford Division) is the largest division of Connecticut Transit
Connecticut Transit
Connecticut Transit is a bus system serving much of the U.S. state of Connecticut and is a division of that state's Department of Transportation. CT Transit provides bus service via contract providers for seven different metropolitan areas in the state, mostly concentrated in Hartford and New...

, providing service on 43 local routes, 5 "flyer" limited stop routes and 12 express routes throughout 27 towns in Hartford County
Hartford County, Connecticut
Hartford County is a county located in the north central part of the US state of Connecticut. The 2010 Census records show that the county population is at 894,014 making it the second most populated county in Connecticut....

 including: Bloomfield
Bloomfield, Connecticut
Bloomfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,626 at the 2009 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.2 square miles is water.Bloomfield is bordered by Windsor to the...

, East Hartford
East Hartford, Connecticut
East Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 51,252 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

, Farmington
Farmington, Connecticut
Farmington is a town located in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census. It is home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including Carrier Corporation, Otis Elevator Company, and Carvel...

, Glastonbury
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1693. The population was 31,876 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England. Glastonbury is located on the banks of the Connecticut River, 7 miles southeast of Hartford. The town...

, Manchester
Manchester, Connecticut
Manchester is a township and city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 58,241.- History :...

, Newington
Newington, Connecticut
Newington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 29,306. The Connecticut Department of Transportation has its headquarters in Newington....

, New Britain
New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....

, South Windsor
South Windsor, Connecticut
-History:In 1659, Thomas Burnham purchased the tract of land now covered by the towns of South Windsor and East Hartford from Tantinomo, chief sachem of the Podunk Indians. Burnham lived on the land and later willed it to his nine children...

, West Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut
West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town was incorporated in 1854. Prior to that date, the town was a parish of Hartford....

, Wethersfield
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Wethersfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Many records from colonial times spell the name Weathersfield, while Native Americans called it Pyquag...

 and Windsor
Windsor, Connecticut
Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, and was the first English settlement in the state. It lies on the northern border of Connecticut's capital, Hartford. The population was estimated at 28,778 in 2005....

 in addition to Hartford. Service is provided seven days a week in the region, with routes centered around Hartford. The Hartford Division provides connections with local routes in Bristol
Bristol, Connecticut
Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 61,353. Bristol is primarily known as the home of ESPN, whose central studios are in the city. Bristol is also home to...

 and New Britain
New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....

.
Since 1979, service for CT Transit Hartford Division has been operated by First Transit under contract.

Routes

Express Routes

Routes 1 through 15 are CTTRANSIT Express routes.

Routes 17 through 27 are Express routes operated by other services.
Route Route name Old Route Number (until 2009) New Route Number & Terminus Notes
1 Avon-Canton Express N/A 1: Avon-Canton
1A: Avon
2 Corbins-Farm Springs Express N/A 2: Corbins-Farm Springs
2C: Corbins
3 Buckland Express N/A 3: Buckland
3/17: Buckland-Vernon
  • The 3/17 express bus is operated by Collins Bus Service.
4 Glastonbury Express N/A 4: St. Paul's-St. Augustine's
4A: St. Augustine's Only
4P: St. Paul's Only
4/14 Glastonbury (St. Paul's Only)-Marlbourough-Colchester
5 Enfield-Somers-Windsor Locks Express N/A 5: Windsor Locks-Enfield
5: Windsor Locks-Enfield-Thompsonville-Mass Mutual Connection to Springfield
5E: Enfield
5E: Enfield-Thompsonville-Mass Mutual Connection to Springfield
5S: Enfield-Somers (Non-Holiday weekends only)
5W: Windsor Locks
5W: Windsor Locks-North St
5/15: Windsor-Windsor Locks-Enfield
5/15: Windsor-Windsor Locks-Enfield-Thompsonville
  • 5E bus connects with PVTA bus to Springfield, MA.
  • 6 Cromwell Express N/A 6: Cromwell
    7 Newington Express N/A 7: Newington
    9 Unionville Express N/A 9: Unionville
    10 Century Hills Express N/A 10: Century Hills
    11 Simsbury-Granby Express N/A 11: Simsbury-Granby
    11S: Simsbury
    54X: BLUE HILLS EXT-Imperial Nursery-Granby
  • 54X service to Granby charges a local fare.
  • 14 Marlbourough-Colchester Express N/A 14: Marlbourough-Colchester
    14C: Colchester
    14M: Marlbourough
    4/14: Glastonbury (St. Paul's Only)-Marlbourough-Colchester
    15 Windsor Express N/A 15: Windsor
    5/15: Windsor-Windsor Locks-Enfield
    17 Vernon Express 50
    3/50
    17: Vernon
    3/17: Buckland-Vernon
  • Operated by Collins Bus Service.
  • 18 Coventry/Willimantic Express 30
    31
    18: Willimantic
    18C: Coventry
  • Operated by Peter Pan/Arrow.
  • 19 Meriden Express 60 19: Meriden
  • Operated by Kelley Transit.
  • 20 Middletown/New Haven Express 42 20: Middletown/New Haven
  • Operated by Peter Pan/Arrow.
  • Connects with CTTRANSIT New Haven.
  • 21 Middletown/Old Saybrook Express 40 21: Middletown/Old Saybrook
  • Operated by DATTCO.
  • 23 Bristol/Plainville Express 43
    43/41
    23: Bristol/Plainville
    23B: Bristol
    23/24: Bristol-Cheshire
  • Operated by DATTCO.
  • 24 Cheshire/Southington Express 41

    43/41
    24: Cheshire/Southington
    23/24: Bristol-Cheshire
  • Operated by DATTCO.
  • Connects with New Haven J route to/
    from Waterbury or New Haven.
  • 26 Winsted Express 70 26: Winsted
  • Operated by Kelley Transit.
  • 27 Torrington Express 71 27: Torrington
  • Operated by Kelley Transit.


  • Local Routes

    CTTRANSIT uses color codes to signify the direction the bus is going from downtown Hartford.
    • Northbound Routes 30-42 are in purple.
    • Northbound Routes 44-59 are in red.
    • Southbound Routes 31-59 are in orange.
    • Westbound Routes 60-76 are in blue.
    • East-of-the-River Routes 80-96 (except 91 and 92) are in green.
    • Crosstown routes that do not serve downtown Hartford are in tan.
      Route Route name Old Route Letter (until 2009) New Route Number & Terminus Notes
      30 Bradley Flyer BDL 30X: Bradley Int'l Airport via I-91
      30N: Bradley Int'l Airport via North Main St
    • Serves the Hartford Union Station & Connecticut Convention Center
      Connecticut Convention Center
      The Connecticut Convention Center is a convention center located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, United States, overlooking the Connecticut River....

       (Effective 11/14/2010).
    • Route 30N operates late nights and early mornings only.
    • 31 Park St-New Park Av K3
      K3A
      K3B

      K/A
      31: West Htfd Place
      31A: West Htfd Place via Kane St
      31B: West Htfd Place-Charter Oak Marketplace
      31/63: Hillside Av
    • Route 31•63 is the last bus trip (12:40 A.M.) of the night.
    • 32 Windsor Av N2

      N6



      N2
      32: Windsor Center
      32A: Windsor Center via Weston St
      32B: Windsor Center-Bloomfield Av via Weston St
      32M: Windsor Center via Matianuck Av & Weston St
      32/40: Windsor Center via North Main St
    • Serves the CT Dept. of Social Services (Hartford).
    • Some trips on Route 32 continue
      to the Poquonock Park & Ride in Windsor.
    • Route 32/40 operates on nights and Sundays only.
    • 33 Park St-Park Rd K4
      K5
      33: South Quaker Ln
      33W: Westfarms
      34 Windsor Av-Rainbow N3


      34: International Dr
      34: International Dr-Day Hill Rd-Griffin Center
    • Serves the CT Dept. of Social Services (Hartford).
    • Weekdays only.
    • 35 Westfarms Flyer WFM 35X: Westfarms via I-84
      36 Windsor Av-Day Hill Rd N7
      N7x

      36: Griffin Center
      36X: DAY HILL RD-ING-Griffin Center via I-91
    • Route 36 Local serves the CT Dept. of
      Social Services (Hartford).
    • Weekdays only.
    • 37 New Britain Av via Jefferson St Q4

      A
      37: Charter Oak Marketplace-West Htfd Place
      63A: HILLSIDE AV-Charter Oak Marketplace
    • Route 37 serves Hartford Hospital
      Hartford Hospital
      Hartford Hospital is an acute care hospital located in the South End of Hartford, Connecticut. The hospital was formed in 1854 after the State of Connecticut granted a charter for the Formation of Hartford Hospital following a boiler explosion and resulting fire at the Fales and Grey Car Works...

       and CT Children's Medical Center.
    • 38 Weston St W3
      W4
      38: CTTRANSIT-Post Office
      38C: CTTRANSIT
      39 New Britain Av via Retreat Av Q3
      Q2
      39: Elmwood Center
      39W: Westfarms
    • The 39W bus continues to the Corbins Park & Ride in New Britain on Sundays and holidays.
    • Serves Hartford Hospital.
    • 40 North Main St K2
      K•T
      BDL

      N2

      40: Wilson
      40/52: Blue Hills Av
      30N: BRADLEY FLYER-Bradley Int'l Airport via North Main St
      32/40: WINDSOR AV-Windsor Center via North Main St
    • Serves the CT Dept. of Social Services (Hartford).
    • Route 40/52 is the last bus trip (12:40 A.M.) of the night.
    • 41 New Britain P1

      P1x

      41(P1): New Britain via Newington Center
      41X(P1x): New Britain via Newington Center Express to Newington Av
    • Co-operated by DATTCO.
    • Connection available to CTTRANSIT New Britain.
    • 42 Barbour St K1 42: Tower Av
      42/46: Tower Av-Coventry St
    • Route 42/46 operates on nights and Sundays only.
    • 43 Campfield Av N1 43: Folly Brook Blvd-Jordan Ln
    • May continue to/from Hartford via the 47 (T) route.
    • 44 Garden St S2 44: Charlotte St-Unity Plaza
      45 Berlin Turnpike Flyer BTF 45X: Stew Leonard's via I-91
      45X: ConnDOT-Stew Leonard's via I-91
      45X: ConnDOT-Stew Leonard's-Corbin Russwin via I-91
    • Supplemental service for the 47B bus.
    • 46 Vine St Q1
      K1

      46: Coventry St-Elizabeth Av
      42/46: BARBOUR ST-Tower Av-Coventry St
      47 Franklin Av T3
      T9


      T1

      T3

      T/F
      47: Jordan Ln
      47B: Berlin Tpk
      Berlin Turnpike
      The Berlin Turnpike is a 4-lane/6-lane divided arterial road carrying U.S. Route 5 and Route 15 through the towns of Berlin, Newington, and Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States. The road begins at the Meriden-Berlin town line. The official length of the Berlin Turnpike is 11.02 miles but the...

      -ConnDOT
      47B: Berlin Tpk
      Berlin Turnpike
      The Berlin Turnpike is a 4-lane/6-lane divided arterial road carrying U.S. Route 5 and Route 15 through the towns of Berlin, Newington, and Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States. The road begins at the Meriden-Berlin town line. The official length of the Berlin Turnpike is 11.02 miles but the...


      47R: Rose Hill
      47R: Rose Hill-Corporate Ridge
      47W: Silas Deane Hwy-Wethersfield Shop Ctr
      (nights & Sunday only)
      47/61: Jordan Ln-Broad St
    • Route 47W serves Silas Deane Hwy. in Wethersfield.
    • Route 47/61 is the last bus trip (12:40 A.M.) of the night.
    • 50 Blue Hills Av-Cottage Grove Rd T4
      T5
      T6
      50A: Copaco-CIGNA
      CIGNA
      Cigna , headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, is a global health services company, owing to its expanding international footprint and the fact that it provides administrative services only to approximately 80 percent of its clients...

      /MetLife
      50B: Copaco-Bloomfield Center
      50C: Copaco
      52 Blue Hills Av T7
      T8
      K/T
      52: Rockwell Corner
      52W: Wedgewood Dr
      40/52: NORTH MAIN ST-Blue Hills Av
    • Route 40/52 is the last bus trip (12:40 A.M.) of the night.
    • 53 Wethersfield Av U1
      U
      U2

      T3

      53: Jordan Ln
      53S: Bulkeley High
      53W: DMV-Old Weth-Wethersfield Shop Ctr-Exec Sq
      47W: FRANKLIN AV-Silas Deane Hwy-Wethersfield Shop Ctr
    • Route 53S service operates on school days only.
    • 54 Blue Hills Av-Blue Hills Ext T10
      T10x



      54: Blue Hills Ext
      54X: BLUE HILLS EXT-Day Hill Rd-Griffin Center-Express to City Line
      54X: BLUE HILLS EXT-Imperial Nursery-Granby Express to City Line
    • Weekdays only.
    • 55 Middletown U7

      U7x

      55: Wethersfield Av-Silas Deane Hwy.
      Connecticut Route 99
      Route 99 is a state highway in Connecticut running for from Route 9 in Cromwell, through the town of Rocky Hill, ending in Wethersfield at the Hartford city line. The road continues into Hartford as a local road...

      -CT Valley Hosp
      55X: Silas Deane Hwy.
      Connecticut Route 99
      Route 99 is a state highway in Connecticut running for from Route 9 in Cromwell, through the town of Rocky Hill, ending in Wethersfield at the Hartford city line. The road continues into Hartford as a local road...

      -CT Valley Hosp Express to Jordan Ln
    • Weekdays only.
    • Route U7x Express (now Route 55X) runs the former M1 route to Middletown.
    • Connection available to the Middletown Area Transit buses and M-Link to Meriden.
    • 56 Bloomfield Av U4
      U6
      U5
      56B: Bloomfield Center
      56D: Dorothy Dr-Woodside Village
      56F: Federation Home
      58 Albany Av U3
      S
      58: Bishops Corner
      58A: Mark Twain Dr
      59 Locust St G1 59: Brainard Ind Park-Regional Market
      60 Farmington Av E 60: West Hartford Ctr
      60S: Hartford High
    • Route 60S service operates on school days only.
    • 61 Broad St F2
      F4
      F3
      T/F
      61: Jordan Ln
      61D: Silas Deane Hwy
      61R: Ridge Rd
      47/61: FRANKLIN AV-Jordan Ln-Broad St
    • Route 47/61 is the last bus trip (12:40 A.M.) of the night.
    • 62 Farmington Av-North Main St E2 62: Bishops Corner
      63 Hillside Av A
      A

      A3
      K/A

      63A: Charter Oak Marketplace
      63A: Charter Oak Marketplace-West Htfd Place
      63M: Mountain St
      31/63: PARK ST-New Park Av-Hillside Av
    • Route 31/63 is the last bus trip (12:40 A.M.) of the night.
    • Route 63A buses continue to West Hartford Place on Sundays only.
    • 64 Farmington Av-South Main St E5
      E3
      64: Webster Hill Blvd
      64W: Westfarms
      66 Farmington Av-Farmington E8
      E6
      E1
      E7

      66: Westgate
      66F: UCONN
      University of Connecticut
      The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...

       Health Ctr-Unionville
      66H: UCONN Health Ctr
      66T: UCONN Health Ctr-Unionville-Tunxis Comm College
      69 Capitol Av W2 69C: Veterans' Hosp-CCSU
      69F: Veterans' Hosp via Fenn Rd
      72 Asylum Av A1
      A2
      72A: Bishops Corner-CIGNA
      CIGNA
      Cigna , headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, is a global health services company, owing to its expanding international footprint and the fact that it provides administrative services only to approximately 80 percent of its clients...

      /MetLife
      72F: Fern St
    • Weekdays only.
    • 74 Granby St S1
      S

      74: St Francis Hosp
      Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center
      Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center is an acute care hospital located on Woodland Street in Hartford, Connecticut. The hospital was established in 1897 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chambéry. The hospital has 617 beds and 65 bassinets. It is the largest Catholic hospital in New...

      -Copaco-Seabury
      74S: St Francis Hosp-University High-Weaver High
    • Before it was rerouted to Seabury in 1994, the S (now 74) route operated into Wedgewood Apts.
    • Route 74S service operates on school days only.
    • 76 Ashley St F1
      F
      76: St Francis Hosp-Bowles Park
      76C: St Francis Hosp-Copaco
    • Route 76C service operates on nights and Sundays only.
    • 80 Buckland Flyer BKM 80X: Buckland Hills via I-84
      82 Tolland St-Buckland Hills Z3
      Z
      Z2
      82: Buckland Hills
      82C: Buckland Hills-Manchester Center
      82/84: Buckland Hills-Rockville
    • Route 82/84 is a combined service route to Buckland Hills and Rockville.
    • 83 Silver Ln B
      B1
      B2

      B3
      B4
      83: McKee St
      83A: Manchester Business Pk via MCC
      Manchester Community College
      Manchester Community College is a community college in Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Founded in 1963, it is the third-oldest of the twelve community colleges governed by the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges and has graduated more than 23,000...


      83B: Manchester Business Pk via McKee St
      83C: Buckland Hills via MCC
      83D: Buckland Hills via McKee St
    • On weekdays only, Route 83 serves the Spencer Street Park & Ride.
    • Service terminating at West Center & McKee Streets operates on Sundays only.
    • 84 Tolland St-Rockville Z1
      Z2
      84: Rockville
      82•84:Buckland Hills-Rockville
      85 MCC
      Manchester Community College
      Manchester Community College is a community college in Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Founded in 1963, it is the third-oldest of the twelve community colleges governed by the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges and has graduated more than 23,000...

       Flyer
      Bx 85X: MCC
      Manchester Community College
      Manchester Community College is a community college in Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Founded in 1963, it is the third-oldest of the twelve community colleges governed by the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges and has graduated more than 23,000...

       via I-84
    • Operates on school days only.
    • 86 Burnside Av Y3
      Y4
      86: Mayberry Village via Scotland Rd
      86R: Mayberry Village via Roberts St
      87 Brewer St J


      J1


      J2
      87: EAST RIVER DR-Founders Plaza
      87: EAST RIVER DR-Founders Plaza-Goodwin College
      87F: Founders Plaza-Forest St
      87F: Founders Plaza-Goodwin College-Forest St
      87H: Founders Plaza-Hills St
      88 Burnside Av-Manchester YM
      YM2
      YM1

      88: Manchester Center via Center St
      88C: Lydall St via Center St
      88M: CT DSS Manchester via Middle Turnpike
      91 Forbes St Crosstown X1
      X2
      91: Buckland Hills
      91: Putnam Br Plaza-Wethersfield Shop Ctr
      92 Tower Av Crosstown L1
      L2
      L3
      92: South Windsor-Buckland Hills
      92: Copaco
      92: Copaco-Bloomfield Center
    • Does not operate on Sundays.
    • 94 Park Av H2 94: Prestige Park
    • AM: Outbound via Prestige Park, inbound via Goodwin.
    • PM: Outbound via Goodwin, inbound via Prestige Park.
    • 95 Glastonbury O
      O1
      O2



      O3

      95: MAIN ST-Brewer St
      95A: O'CONNELL DR-Country Ln
      95C: Glastonbury Center via Welles Village
      95C: Glastonbury Center via Main St
      95H: Hubbard St via Welles Village
      95H: Hubbard St via Main St
      95P: MAIN ST-Putnam Br Plaza-Somerset Square
    • Morning trips to Glastonbury and afternoon trips from Glastonbury serve the Industrial Park area.
    • 96 John Fitch Blvd H1 96: East Windsor Hill via Nutmeg Rd South
      96: East Windsor Hill via Main St
    • AM: Returns to Hartford via Main Street in South Windsor.
    • PM: Returns to Hartford via Nutmeg Road in South Windsor.


    Other Routes
    Route name Old Route Letter Type of Service Notes
    Rockville Shuttle ZZ Sunday shuttle service between Depot Square in Manchester and Rockville.
    • Connects with the 82C route at Depot Square.
    Star Shuttle N/A Downtown Hartford loop serving CT Convention Center, XL Center, Union Station, and Capital Community College.

    See also

    • Connecticut Transit New Britain and Bristol
      Connecticut Transit New Britain and Bristol
      Connecticut Transit New Britain Division and Connecticut Transit Bristol Division are two divisions of Connecticut Transit that collectively provide local bus service to four towns in the Central Connecticut Region, with connections to CT Transit Hartford Division in downtown New Britain, along the...

    • Connecticut Transit New Haven
      Connecticut Transit New Haven
      Connecticut Transit New Haven is the second largest division of Connecticut Transit, providing service on 24 routes in 19 towns within the Greater New Haven and Lower Naugatuck River Valley areas, with connections to other CT Transit routes in Waterbury and Meriden, as well as connections to...

    • Connecticut Transit Stamford
      Connecticut Transit Stamford
      Connecticut Transit Stamford is the division of Connecticut Transit for the Stamford, area. In Stamford it provides service on 18 routes around Stamford, Connecticut, with routes centered around downtown Stamford and providing local bus service to Norwalk, White Plains, New York via the I-Bus, and...

    • Northeast Transportation Company
      Northeast Transportation Company
      The Northeast Transportation Company provides local service in the cities of Waterbury, Naugatuck, Meriden, and Wallingford under contract to Connecticut Transit, with connections in Meriden, Wallingford, and Waterbury to CT Transit New Haven Division local routes, as well as one express route to...



    All of the above provide CT Transit route service.

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