Express Services
Express fares are based on the number of zones traveled. The minimum fare is 2 zones, the maximum fare is 5 zones. Many express routes operate weekdays during peak hours mostly between suburban Park & Ride lots and downtown Hartford. Several express routes operate 7 days a week.
Use the Trip Planner or click on the route listing to go to Schedules (presented in PDF format) for details on individual route schedules and stop locations.
Express
Effective 8/22/2021, three connector routes: the AH – Asylum Hill Connector, the CB – Columbus Blvd. Connector and the SC – State Capitol Connector will now operate on weekday mornings & afternoons. Routes AH, CB & SC are FREE services designed to connect bus & rail customers with employment destinations in or near the downtown area.
Weekday service (no service Saturday or Sunday).
Fares on all Routes — Including Express Bus Routes — Must be Paid Upon Boarding
Free Parking: Avon Park & Ride, Wal-Mart Plaza, Canton Park & Ride, Routes 44 & 179
Effective 8/22/2021, Express service to the Corbins Park & Ride will be discontinued. Alternate service will be provided by CTfastrak Routes 121 & 128. Service to Farm Springs will continue to be provided.
Fares on all Routes — Including Express Bus Routes — Must be Paid Upon Boarding
Weekday service (no service Saturday or Sunday).
Fares on all Routes — Including Express Bus Routes — Must be Paid Upon Boarding
Free Parking: Buckland Park & Ride Buckland Street & Pleasant Valley Road, Manchester (I-84 Exit 62)
Fares on all Routes — Including Express Bus Routes — Must be Paid Upon Boarding
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 22, 2021:
Weekdays
Some trips on Route 906 to the Cromwell Park & Ride will be replaced by trips on Route 919. Service to Cromwell Hills will continue to be provided on a part-time basis.
Due to a roadway configuration change at the University of Hartford, the on-campus bus stop will remain closed indefinitely. Customers traveling to the University of Hartford should alight from Route 912 at the posted bus stop on Bloomfield Avenue near the Catholic Campus Ministry Center.
921 Middletown/Old Saybrook Express will resume service on Monday, August 8, 2022. The 921 and 923 were originally suspended in September 2021, along with the 928 Southington-Cheshire-Waterbury Express (which resumed service on June 20, 2022).
923 Bristol Express will resume service on Monday, August 8, 2022. The 921 and 923 were originally suspended in September 2021, along with the 928 Southington-Cheshire-Waterbury Express (which resumed service on June 20, 2022).
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced that CTtransit bus route 928 Southington-Cheshire-Waterbury Express will resume service on Monday, June 20, 2022. The 928 was originally suspended in September 2021 along with two other express routes. While the 928 resumes on Monday, June 20, the 921 Middletown-Old Saybrook Express and 923 Bristol Express will resume service in August 2022.
Beginning on Sunday, November 13, 2022, during a long term construction development project, the bus stop located at Chapel Street and Orange Street eastbound in downtown New Haven for Routes 204, 206, 212, 223, & 274 will be closed. This project is anticipated to be underway until Summer 2024. Please board these routes at the following locations until the construction project is completed: 950–New Haven/Hartford Express at Elm Street & Church Street nearside
Operated by Peter Pan.