Parent | Connecticut Department of Transportation |
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Founded | 1976 |
Headquarters | 100 Leibert Road Hartford, CT 06120 |
Locale | Connecticut |
Service area | Hartford County |
Service type | Local and express bus service |
Routes | 43 local 5 flyer 22 express 8 BRT |
Fleet | 308 (CTtransit/CTfastrak branding) [1] |
Operator | First Transit |
Chief executive | Cole Pouliot (general manager) |
Website | www |
CT Hartford is the largest division of Connecticut Transit, providing service on 43 local routes, 5 "flyer" limited stop routes and 18 express routes throughout 27 towns in Hartford County, including Bloomfield, East Hartford, Farmington, Glastonbury, Manchester, Middletown, Newington, New Britain, Rocky Hill, South Windsor, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor, in addition to Hartford. Service is provided seven days a week in the region, with routes centered on Hartford. The Hartford Division provides connections with local routes in Bristol and New Britain.
Since 1979, the Hartford, New Haven and Stamford divisions of CTtransit have been operated by First Transit.
For CTfastrak Routes 101-161 and Express Routes 923-925 & 928, see the CTfastrak page.
Express Routes All routes in the CTtransit system, regardless of the operator, are numbered 901-999
Route (new) | Route (old) | Route name | New Route Number & Terminus | Notes |
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901 | 1 | Avon-Canton Express | 901 (1): Avon-Canton 901A (1A): Avon |
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902 | 2 | Farm Springs Express | 902 (2): Corbins-Farm Springs |
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903 | 3 | Buckland Express | 903 (3/17): Buckland-Vernon Express 903B (3): Buckland Only Express |
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904 | 4 | Glastonbury Express | 904 (4P): Glastonbury 904S (4): Glastonbury-South Glastonbury 904/914 (4/14): Glastonbury (St. Paul's Only)-Marlborough-Colchester |
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905 | 5 | Enfield-Windsor Locks Express | 905 (5): Windsor Locks-Enfield 905 (5): Windsor Locks-Enfield-Thompsonville-Mass Mutual Connection to Springfield |
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906 | 6 | Cromwell Express | 906 (6): Cromwell |
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909 | 9 | Farmington-Unionville Express | 909 (9): Farmington-Unionville | |
910 | 10 | Rocky Hill-Century Hills Express | 910 (10): Rocky Hill-Century Hills |
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912 | 11 | Simsbury-Granby Express | 912 (11): Simsbury-Granby | |
913 | ***new*** | Buckland-Storrs Express | 913: Buckland-Storrs 913X: Storrs/Hartford Union Station |
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914 | 14 | Marlborough-Colchester Express | 914 (14): Marlborough-Colchester 914C (14C): Colchester 914M (14M): Marlborough 904/914 (4/14): Glastonbury-Marlborough-Colchester |
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918 | 18 (nee 30 & 31) | Coventry-Willimantic Express | 918 (18, nee 30): Willimantic 918C (18C, nee 31): Coventry |
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919 | 19 (nee 60) | Meriden Express | 919 (19, nee 60): Meriden |
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921 | 21 (nee 40) | Middletown-Old Saybrook Express | 921 (21, nee 40): Middletown-Old Saybrook |
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923 | 23 | Bristol Express | 923 (23): Bristol |
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926 | 26 (nee 70) | Winsted Express | 926 (26, nee 70): Winsted |
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927 | 27 (nee 71) | Torrington Express | 927 (27, nee 71): Torrington |
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928 | None | Southington-Cheshire-Waterbury Express | 928 : Southington-Cheshire-Waterbury |
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950 | 20 (nee 42) | New Haven Express | 950 (20, nee 42): New Haven |
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Former Express Routes
Route (new) | Route (old) | Route name | New Route Number & Terminus | Notes |
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902C | 2C | Corbins Express | 902C (2C): Corbins |
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905E, 905W, 905S, 905/915 | 5E/W/S | Enfield-Somers-Windsor Locks Express | 905E (5E): Enfield 905E (5E): Enfield-Thompsonville-Mass Mutual Connection to Springfield 905S (5S): Enfield-Somers (Non-Holiday weekends only) 905W (5W): Windsor Locks 905W (5W): Windsor Locks-North St 905/915 (5/15): Windsor-Windsor Locks-Enfield 905-915 (5/15): Windsor-Windsor Locks-Enfield-Thompsonville 905E/915: Windsor-Enfield |
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907 | 7 | Newington Express | 907 (7): Newington |
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912S | 11S | Simsbury Express | 912S (11S): Simsbury 54X: BLUE HILLS EXT-Monrovia Nursery-Granby |
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915 | 15 | Windsor Express | 915 (15): Windsor 905/915 (5/15): Windsor-Windsor Locks-Enfield 905E-915 **new**: Windsor-Enfield |
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917 | 17 (nee 50) | Vernon-Tolland Express | 917 (17, nee 50): Vernon 917T (17, nee 50): Vernon-Tolland 903/917T (3/17, nee 3/50): Buckland-Vernon |
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Local routes
All local CTtransit buses in the Hartford area, except for Routes 91 and 92, start or end in Downtown Hartford.
Route | Route name | Old Route Letter (until 2009) | New Route Number & Terminus | Notes |
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30 | Bradley Flyer | BDL | 30X: Bradley Int'l Airport via I-91 30N: Retired August 2021. |
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31 | Park St-New Park Ave | K3 K3A K3B K/A | 31: West Hartford Place 31A: West Hartford Place via Kane St Retired March 10, 2023 31B: West Hartford Place-Charter Oak Marketplace (renamed as 31) 31/63: Hillside Ave (Retired March 11, 2023) |
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32 | Windsor Ave | N2 N6 N2 | 32: Windsor Avenue 32B: Windsor Center-Bloomfield Ave 32M: Windsor Center via Matianuck Ave |
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33 | Park St-Park Rd | K4 K5 | 33:Trout Brook Drive 33W: Westfarms |
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34 | Kennedy Road | N3 | 34: Kennedy Road 34A: Kennedy Road to Halfway House Road
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35 | Westfarms Flyer | WFM | 35X: Westfarms via I-84 |
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36 | Windsor Ave-Day Hill Rd | N7 N7x | 36: Griffin Center 36X: DAY HILL RD-Griffin Center via I-91 |
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37 | New Britain Ave via Jefferson St | Q4 A | 37: Charter Oak Marketplace 63: HILLSIDE AVE-Charter Oak Marketplace |
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38 | Weston St | W3 W4 | 38: CTTRANSIT-Post Office 38C: CTtransit |
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39 | New Britain Ave via Retreat Ave | Q3 Q2 | 39: Elmwood Center (Retired on November 4, 2022) 39W: Westfarms |
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40 | North Main St | K2 K/T BDL N2 | 40: CT DSS (Hartford)–Wilson Park & Ride 40/52: Blue Hills Ave(Retired in August 2021) |
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41 | Hartford/New Britain | P1 N/A | 41(P1): New Britain via Newington Center HNB: Hartford/New Britain via I-84 |
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42 | Barbour St | K1 | 42: Tower Ave 42/46: Tower Ave-Coventry St |
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43 | Campfield Ave | N1 | 43: Folly Brook Blvd-Wolcott Hill Park & Ride |
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44 | Garden St | S2 | 44: Charlotte St-Unity Plaza |
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45 | Berlin Tpke Flyer | BTF | 45X: Stew Leonard's via I-91 45X: CTDOT-Stew Leonard's via I-91 45X: CTDOT-Stew Leonard's-Eversource via I-91 |
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46 | Vine St | Q1 K1 | 46: Coventry St-Elizabeth Ave 42/46: BARBOUR ST-Tower Ave-Coventry St |
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47 | Franklin Ave | T3 T9 T1 T3 T/F | 47: Wolcott Hill Park & Ride-Jordan Ln 47B: Berlin Tpke-CTDOT 47B: Berlin Tpke 47R: Rose Hill 47R: Rose Hill-Corporate Ridge 47W: Silas Deane Hwy-Wethersfield Shop Ctr (nights & Sunday only) 47/61: Jordan Ln-Broad St |
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50 | Blue Hills Ave-Cottage Grove Rd | T4 T5 T6 | 50A: Copaco–Cigna/MetLife 50B: Copaco–Bloomfield Center 50C: Copaco |
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52 | Blue Hills Ave | T7 T8 K/T | 52R: Rockwell Corner 52W: Wedgewood Dr 40/52: NORTH MAIN ST-Blue Hills Ave (Retired in August 2021) |
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53 | Wethersfield Ave | U1 U2 U7 T3 | 53: Jordan Ln 53W: DMV-Old Weth-Wethersfield Shop Ctr-Exec Sq 55: MIDDLETOWN via Wethersfield Ave & Silas Deane Hwy 47W: FRANKLIN AVE-Silas Deane Hwy-Wethersfield Shop Ctr |
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54 | Blue Hills Ave-Blue Hills Ext | T10 T10x | 54: Blue Hills Ext 54X: Amazon via I-91 54X: BLUE HILLS EXT via I-91 |
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55 | Middletown | U7 M1&U7x | 55: Wethersfield Ave-Silas Deane Hwy.-Downtown Middletown 55X: Silas Deane Hwy.-Downtown Middletown via I-91 |
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56 | Bloomfield Ave | U4 U6 U5 | 56B: Bloomfield Center 56D: Dorothy Dr 56F: Federation Home |
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58 | Albany Ave | U3 S | 58: Bishops Corner 58A: Mark Twain Dr |
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59 | Locust St | G1 | 59: Brainard Ind Park-Regional Market |
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60 | Farmington Ave | E | 60: West Hartford Center |
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61 | Broad St | F2 F4 F3 T/F | 61: Jordan Ln 61D: Silas Deane Hwy 61R: Ridge Rd 47/61: FRANKLIN AVE-Jordan Ln-Broad St |
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62 | Farmington Ave-North Main St | E2 | 62: Bishops Corner | |
63 | Hillside Ave | A3 A K/A | 63: Charter Oak Marketplace 63M: Mountain St 31/63: PARK ST-New Park Ave-Hillside Ave (Retired on March 11, 2023) |
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64 | Farmington Ave-South Main St | E5 E3 | 64: Webster Hill Blvd (Retired on August 6, 2022) 64W: Westfarms | |
66 | Farmington Ave-Farmington | E8 E6 E1 E7 | 66: Westgate Health-Unionville 66H: UConn Health 66T: UConn Health-Tunxis Comm College |
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69 | Capitol Ave | N/A W2 | 69: Veterans' Hosp–Berlin Tpke–CTDOT 69F: Fenn Rd–Veterans' Hosp–Berlin Tpke–CTDOT |
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72 | Asylum Ave | A1 A2 | 72A: Bishops Corner-Cigna/MetLife 72F: Fern St |
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74 | Granby St | S1 S | 74: Copaco-Seabury 74C: Copaco 74W: Copaco-Wedgewood Dr |
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76 | Ashley St | F1 F | 76: St Francis Hosp-Bowles Park 76C: St Francis Hosp-Copaco |
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80 | Buckland Flyer | BKM | 80X: Buckland Hills via I-84 |
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82 | Tolland St-Buckland Hills | Z3 Z2 | 82: Buckland Hills 82/84: Buckland Hills-Rockville |
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83 | Silver Ln | B1 B2 B3 B4 N/A | 83A: Manchester Business Pk via MCC 83B: Manchester Business Pk via McKee St 83C: Buckland Hills via MCC 83D: Buckland Hills via McKee St 83E: Buckland Hills |
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84 | Tolland St-Rockville | Z1 Z2 | 84: Rockville 82/84:Buckland Hills-Rockville |
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85 | MCC Flyer | Bx | 85X: MCC via I-84 |
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86 | Burnside Ave | Y3 Y4 | 86: Mayberry Village via Scotland Rd 86R: Mayberry Village via Roberts St |
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87 | Brewer St | J J1 J2 | 87: EAST RIVER DR-Founders Plaza 87F: Founders Plaza-Forest St 87G: EAST RIVER DR-Founders Plaza-Goodwin College 87H: Founders Plaza-Hills St |
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88 | Burnside Ave-Manchester | YM YM2 YM1 | 88: Manchester Center via Center St 88C: Lydall St via Center St 88M: CT DSS (Manchester) via Middle Tpke West | |
91 | Forbes St Crosstown | X1⇋X2 | 91: Buckland Hills⇋Putnam Bridge Plaza⇋Wethersfield Shop Ctr |
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92 | Tower Ave Crosstown | L1⇋L2 L1⇋L3 | 92: Buckland Hills⇋South Windsor⇋Copaco 92: Buckland Hills |
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94 | Park Ave | H2 | 94: Prestige Park |
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95 | Glastonbury | O O1 O2 O3 | 95: MAIN ST-High & Brewer 95A: O'CONNELL DR-Country Ln 95C: Glastonbury Center via Welles Village 95C: Glastonbury Center via Main St 95H: Hubbard St 95P: MAIN ST-Putnam Bridge Plaza-Somerset Square |
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96 | John Fitch Blvd | H1 | 96: East Windsor Hill via Nutmeg Rd South 96: East Windsor Hill via Main St 96E: Warehouse Point |
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Other routes
Route name | Old Route Letter/Name | Type of Service | Notes |
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Rockville Shuttle | ZZ | Sunday shuttle service between Depot Square in Manchester and Rockville. | * Discontinued on Sept. 11, 2016 due to the extension of Route 82 to Rockville. |
dash | Star Shuttle | Downtown Hartford loop serving CT Convention Center, XL Center, Union Station, and Capital Community College. | |
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