Southeast Area Transit is a provider of local bus service in eight towns and two cities in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state

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 of Connecticut

Connecticut

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: East Lyme

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East Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,118 at the 2000 census. The latitude of East Lyme is 41.353N...

, Griswold

Griswold, Connecticut

Griswold is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,807 at the 2000 census. Griswold contains one borough, Jewett City, and also contains the villages of Doaneville,Rixtown, Glasgo, Hopeville, and Pachaug...

, Groton (town

Groton, Connecticut

Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,907 at the 2000 census....

 and city)

Groton (city), Connecticut

The City of Groton is a dependent political subdivision of the Town of Groton in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,010 at the 2000 census...

, Ledyard

Ledyard, Connecticut

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,687 people, 5,286 households, and 4,101 families residing in the town. The population density was 385.1 people per square mile . There were 5,486 housing units at an average density of 143.8 per square mile...

, Montville

Montville, Connecticut

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, New London

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, Norwich

Norwich, Connecticut

Regular steamship service between New York and Boston helped Norwich to prosper as a shipping center through the early part of the 20th century. During the Civil War, Norwich once again rallied and saw the growth of its textile, armaments, and specialty item manufacturing...

, Stonington

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, and Waterford

Waterford, Connecticut

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. Under contract to Amtrak

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, SEAT also provides thruway motorcoach service from New London

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 to Foxwoods

Foxwoods Resort Casino

Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. Together with the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, it is one of the largest casino complexes in the world in terms of floor space for gaming. The entire resort comprises of space. The casino has over 380 gaming tables...

.

Routes

SEAT operates the following bus routes and classes:

Corridor routes: Routes connecting major cities or towns in the region.

• 1/101: New London to Norwich via Route 32
• 2: New London to Groton and Norwich via:
  • Routes 117 and 184 (midday)
  • Route 12 (first and last trips)
• 3: Niantic-New London-Groton via Routes 161 and 1
• 9: Norwich to Jewett City via Route 12
• 108: New London-Groton-Mistick Village-Foxwoods
  Foxwoods Resort Casino
  Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. Together with the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, it is one of the largest casino complexes in the world in terms of floor space for gaming. The entire resort comprises of space. The casino has over 380 gaming tables...
  
   express (also an Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach route)

Local routes in Norwich, Jewett City, New London, and Groton:

Norwich/Jewett City locals: These routes (not including Route 11) originate from the Norwich Transportation Center

• 4: Norwich Avenue/Harland Road
• 5: Northwestern Norwich
• 6: Salem Turnpike/Dunham Street
• 7: Hamilton Avenue/Thames Street/Main Street
• 8: Jewett City Local

Groton/New London locals: The New London locals (not including Route 11) originate from the New London Railroad Station.

• 11: Groton circulator
• 12: Broad Street/Jefferson Avenue
• 13: Montauk Avenue/Ocean Avenue
• 14: Crystal Avenue/Colman Street
• 15: Jefferson Avenue/Colman Street (late nights and Sundays only)

Fares

• Local route or 1 zone on a corridor route: $1.25
• 2 zones: $1.75
• 3 zones (Run 108 only): $2.25

All fares include a transfer. Local routes are one zone.

ZONE BOUNDARIES:

• Run 1/101: Mohegan Sun
  Mohegan Sun
  Mohegan Sun, located in Uncasville, Connecticut, is the second largest casino in the United States with of gaming space. It is located on along the banks of the Thames River. It is at the heart of the scenic foothills of southeastern Connecticut, where 60 percent of the state's tourism is...
  
  
• Run 2: Gales Ferry or SEAT garage
• Run 3: (overlap zones extend from the beginning to the end of each locale listed)
  • Zone 1: New London to Groton
  • Zone 2: East Lyme to New London
• Run 108 (overlap zones extend from the beginning to the end of each locale listed):
  • Zone 1: New London to Groton
  • Zone 2: Groton to Olde Mistick Village
  • Zone 3: Olde Mistick Village to Foxwoods