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Wethersfield, Ct WETHERSFIELD, CT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS revised 1/16 Provider Area Served Types of Service Website Additional Information Dial-A-Ride Wethersfield to (860) 721-2977 Harford, Newington & Reservations must be made no later than 1 Rocky Hill. Wheelchair PM on the day before the trip and may be West Farms accessible made up to three weeks ahead. Mall twice a non-emergency month. transportation for www.wethersfieldct.com/content/398/430 Grocery trips Tuesday Through Friday. Medical residents 60 years /default.aspx appointments of age or older or Escorts permitted with advance registration to Bloomfield, any adult resident at no additional fee Glastonbury, with a permanent East Hartford, disability. Cost - $78 per year subscription for the Farmington, service. New Britain & W. Hartford Public Transportation Avon, Berlin, (860) 525-9181 (860) 727-8196 TTD Bloomfield, Local Bus Routes Bristol, 43 Campfield Ave / Jordan Lane Burlington, www.cttransit.com (weekdays) (Saturday) (Map) Canton, 45 Berlin Turnpike Flyer East Granby, Click Here (weekdays) (weekends) (Map) East Hartford, To see an instructional video on “How to 47 Franklin Avenue/Jordan Lane Ride the Bus” 47B Berlin Turnpike East Windsor, 47R Rose Hill Enfield, 47W Wethersfield Shopping Ctr Farmington, (weekdays) (weekends) (Map) Glastonbury, 53 Wethersfield Ave/Jordan Lane 53W Wethersfield Shopping Center Granby, Hartford, (weekdays) (weekends) (Map) Fixed & Express Click here to get detailed public 55 Hartford/Middletown Manchester, transportation directions Bus Service via Silas Deane Hwy Marlborough, (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Map) New Britain, 61 Broad Street Newington, Click here for an instructional video on (weekdays) (Saturday) (Map) Plainville, how to use Google Transit Trip Planner 91 Forbes St. Crosstown Rocky Hill, (weekdays) (weekends) (Map) Simsbury, Travel Training for persons who are CTfastrak So. Windsor, apprehensive about using public 144 Wethersfield / Westfarms Southington, via Newington Ctr & Brittany Farms transportation is provided by the (weekdays) (Saturdays)(Sundays)(Map) Suffield, Kennedy Center Express Bus Routes West Hartford, 950 New Haven/ Middletown/ Hartford Wethersfield, Express (formally Route 20) Windsor Locks (weekdays) (Map) Park & Ride Lot Wolcott & Windsor Hill Rd & Jordan Lane, Wethersfield WETHERSFIELD, CT WWW.WAYTOGOCT.ORG WETHERSFIELD, CT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS revised 1/16 Provider Area Served Types of Service Website Additional Information Public Transportation Daily service from 4:30 AM - 1:30 AM www.ctfastrak.com 144 Wethersfield / Westfarms via Newington Center & Brittany Farms (weekdays)(Saturdays)(Sundays)(Map) 41 Hartford /New Britain (weekdays) (weekends) (Map) 101 CTfastrak Hartford / New Britain (Between downtown Hartford and New CTfastrak is a Britain, stopping at all CTfastrak stations) new Bus Rapid (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) Transit system 102 Hartford / New Britain / Bristol includes a 9.4- (Operates between downtown Hartford and New Britain / mile guideway Bristol, stopping at all CTfastrak stations) Newington / dedicated to (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) West Hartford / buses that will 121 MCC / Hartford / UConn Health Hartford with 68 serve as the (Service between Manchester Community routes spine of the College, downtown Hartford, and UConn providing fast, Health Center in Farmington via CTfastrak) CTfastrak convenient (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) system. Modern access to 128 Hartford / Westfarms-New Britain via bus rapid transit employment, Stanley Street vehicles with the shopping, (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) latest educational, 140 CCSU Shuttle cultural and environmentally- (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) entertainment friendly 153 Flatbush / Copaco via West Hartford destinations technologies, Center throughout the including WiFi (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) region. and a five-mile 161 St. Francis Hospital / Hartford Hospital multi-use trails via State Capitol that connects (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) New Britain & 923 Bristol Express (weekdays) Newington 924 Southington–Cheshire Express (weekdays) 925 Waterbury Express (See 928 schedule for additional service to Waterbury) (weekdays) 928 Southington-Cheshire-Waterbury Express (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) Cost – Click Here WETHERSFIELD, CT WWW.WAYTOGOCT.ORG WETHERSFIELD, CT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS revised 1/16 Provider Area Served Types of Service Website Additional Information Public Transportation – Ctfastrak Circulator Routes (reprinted from CTfastrak’s website) Route 101 Hartford / New Britain operates between downtown Hartford and downtown New Britain, making stops at all CTfastrak stations. Buses operate as frequently as every 7 minutes during rush hour and travel time is under 30 minutes. (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) Route 102 Hartford / New Britain / Bristol operates between downtown Hartford and downtown New Britain, making limited stops along Farmington Avenue in Hartford and at all CTfastrak stations. From New Britain, Route 102 continues on semi-express to Plainville Center and downtown Bristol via CT-72. (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) Route 121-MCC / Hartford / UConn Health operates between MCC and downtown Hartford via Spencer Street, Silver Lane, Main Street and Connecticut Boulevard, making limited stops. From downtown Hartford, Route 121 makes limited stops along Capitol Avenue in Hartford, at CTfastrak stations Sigourney Street through Cedar Street, then express to UConn Health via CT-9 & I-84. (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) Route 128-Hartford / Westfarms / New Britain via Stanley Street operates between downtown Hartford and Westfarms Mall, making stops at CTfastrak stations Sigourney Street through Elmwood, and making limited stops along New Britain Avenue in West Hartford. From Westfarms, Route 128 continues to Downtown New Britain Station via Stanley Street, making all local stops. (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) WETHERSFIELD, CT WWW.WAYTOGOCT.ORG NEWINGTON, CT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS revised 1/16 Provider Area Served Types of Service Website Additional Information Public Transportation – Ctfastrak Circulator Routes (reprinted from CTfastrak’s website) Route 140 – CCSU Shuttle operates between Cedar Street Station, East Street Station and the CCSU campus. Alternate trips (Route 140F) also serve Fenn Road and Newington Junction Station. (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) Route 144-Wethersfield/Westfarms via Newington Center and Brittany Farms operates between the Silas Deane Highway & Jordan Lane in Wethersfield and Westfarms Mall, with stops along Jordan Lane, Newington Center, along Cedar Street, at Cedar Street Station, at CCSU, along Stanley Street, through Brittany Farms to the mall. (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) Route 153 Flatbush / Copaco via West Hartford Center operates between Flatbush Avenue Station and Copaco Shopping Center, with stops along Flatbush Avenue, Quaker Lane South, Park Road, South Main Street, North Main Street and Cottage Grove Road. Route 153 also serves West Hartford Center, Bishops Corner, and the Cigna/MetLife campus. (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) Route 161-St. Francis Hospital / Hartford Hospital via Capitol Avenue – Route 161 runs between St. Francis Hospital and Hartford Hospital, with stops along Asylum Street, Woodland Street, Ashely Street, Sigourney Street, Capitol Avenue, Washington Street, Jefferson Street and Retreat Avenue. Route 161 connects with all CTfastrak routes at Sigourney Street Station and also serves Aetna, Lincoln Culinary, the State Capitol, Lafayette Square and Connecticut Children's Medical Center. (weekdays) (Saturdays) (Sundays) (Map) WETHERSFIELD, CT WWW.WAYTOGOCT.ORG NEWINGTON, CT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS revised 1/16 Provider Area Served Types of Service Website Additional Information Paratransit Services Portions of Wethersfield, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Cromwell, Ellington, (860) 247-5329 Farmington, Glastonbury, Paratransit Services Kensington, Manchester, If you have already qualified for paratransit Meriden, service and wish to book a ride call Middletown, (860)724-5340 for First Transit Rocky Hill, South Facilitator of ADA www.hartfordtransit.org/adaservice.htm Cost - $3.00 fare One way Windsor, Paratransit $24.00 10-Ticket Book Tolland, Services Click here for an online application Vernon, West Hartford, Windsor, and Windsor Locks. See below for Yellow Cab All of Freedom Ride Voucher Program Newington, information under Taxi/Livery Service New Britain, Bristol, Hartford Plainville & East Hartford. Commuter Services (877) CTRIDES A commuter resource from the CT DOT. Information for carpooling, vanpooling, www.ctrides.com buses, trains, biking, walking & Commuter telecommuting. Statewide Resource www.nuride.com Join NuRide and get rewards when you walk, bike, telecommute, carpool, vanpool, take the train, subway, or bus, or work a compressed week. Need a carpool or commute buddy? They can help with that too. WETHERSFIELD, CT WWW.WAYTOGOCT.ORG WETHERSFIELD, CT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS revised 1/16 Provider Area Served Types of Service Website Additional Information Commuter Services Continued (800) 826-7433 VRide (formally easystreet) is a commuter Ride Share van service intended to help people who Statewide www.vride.com live or work close to each other to get to Program work easily by offering passenger vans for car/vanpool commuting. Fares are per seat. Medicaid Transportation (888) 248-9895 Mon-Fri. 8:00 AM-5 PM Non-Emergency
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