CT Transit New Haven


CT 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 systems in Milford and Bridgeport at the Connecticut Post Mall.
Since 1979, the Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford divisions of CT Transit have been operated by First Transit. Service is operated seven days a week on 24 routes.

Routes

Regular routes

All routes below originate from the New Haven Green. Through service is provided between routes with the same letter. In October 2017, CTtransit New Haven transitioned their routes from letters to numbers, and are now identified as routes 201-299.
RouteRoute nameTerminusNeighborhoods/towns servedNotes
USSUnion Station ShuttleUnion StationUSS: Union Station Free ShuttleDowntown New Haven
  • This is a free shuttle connecting Union Station with the New Haven Green and the Temple Street Garage, and a surface lot at the former Coliseum site.
201Madison201 : Madison via US 1New Haven, East Haven, Branford, Guilford, Madison
  • Connects to Route 204 at Branford Green.
  • Connects to 9-Town Transit at the Scranton Gazebo in Madison.
  • No service on Sunday.
  • 204East Haven204 : Branford Green204 : Walmart
    204M : Momauguin
    Wooster Square, Annex, East Haven, Branford
    • Connects to Route 201 at Branford Green.
    • Night and Sunday service to East Haven Center is provided by Route 206E.
    • Provides through-route service to Route 254 or Route 255.
    206East Chapel Street206 : Tweed New Haven Airport-Lighthouse Road206E : Tweed NH Airport-East Haven Center
    206F : Ferry Street
    Fair Haven, Fair Haven Heights, Annex, East Shore
    • Night and Sunday service to East Haven Center is provided by Route 206E.
    • Provides through-route service to Route 237.
    • Provides service to Tweed New Haven Airport
    212Grand Avenue212 : Ferry Street212B : Bella Vista
    212F : Bella Vista-Walmart -Foxon Road
    212F : Bella Vista-Foxon Road-North Branford
    212U : Bella Vista-Walmart-Universal Drive
    212U : Universal Drive-North Haven Center
    212UX : UNIVERSAL DRIVE via I-91
    212W : Bella Vista-Walmart
    Fair Haven, Fair Haven Heights
    • Route 212F to North Branford operates weekdays only.
    • Provides through-route service to Route 238.
    213North Branford213X : North Branford Center via Maple & Carol213X : North Branford Center via Foxon RoadQuinnipiac Meadows, East Haven, North Branford
    • Weekday service only
    215North Haven/Wallingford/Meriden215 : North Haven Center via Grand Avenue215X : North Haven Center via I-91
    215M : Meriden TC via Grand Avenue
    215MX : Meriden TC via I-91
    215W : Wallingford via Grand Avenue
    215WX : Wallingford via I-91
    215X: Amazon
    Fair Haven Heights, Quinnipiac Meadows, North Haven, Wallingford, Meriden
    • Route 215M connects to the new CTrail Hartford Line, Route 919 Express to Hartford, Meriden Routes 561, 563, 564, 565 & 566, and the M-Link to Middletown at the Meriden Transit Center.
    • Routes 215M & 215W connect to Wallingford Routes 291 & 292 at Wallingford Green.
    • Service to Universal Drive in North Haven is operated by Route 212U.
    223Lombard Street223 : Clinton Park223W : Walmart East Rock, Fair Haven
    • Provides through-route service to Route 246.
    224State Street224 : State & Ridge224D : Devine Street
    224N : Northside
    East Rock, Hamden, North Haven
    • Route 224D Connects to the 950-Hartford Express at the Devine Park & Ride.
    • Provides through-route service to Route 268.
    228Whitney Avenue228 Davis Street228C : Centerville
    228C : Centerville via Hamden Hills & Hamden Plaza
    228H : Hamden Plaza via Skiff Street
    East Rock, Prospect Hill, Hamden
    • Provides through-route service to Route 271.
    229Waterbury229 Cheshire/Waterbury via Whitney Avenue229X : Waterbury via I-91East Rock, Prospect Hill, Hamden, Cheshire, Waterbury
    • Connects to the CTtransit Waterbury routes and Route 925 express to Hartford at the Exchange Place on West Main Street
    • Provides through-route service to Routes 271 or 272.
    234Winchester Avenue234 : Millrock Road234P : Davenport Apts
    234P : Davenport Apts-Putnam Place
    Prospect Hill, Newhallville, Hamden
    • Possibly getting combined with another route in October 2017.
    • Provides through-route service to Route 261.
    237Shelton Avenue237 : Marlboro Street237P : Marlboro Street-Putnam Place
    237P : Marlboro Street-Pine Rock
    237B: Marlboro Street-Brookside
    Dixwell, Newhallville
    • Route 237P route replaced the old O6 route to Pine Rock Avenue on January 6, 2013.
    • Provides through-route service to Route 206.
    238Dixwell Avenue238 : Hamden Plaza238C : Hamden Plaza-Hamden Hills-Centerville
    238C : Hamden Plaza-Centerville
    238C : Hamden Plaza-Hamden Hills-Centerville via Circular Avenue
    238C: Hamden Plaza-Centerville via Circular Avenue
    238P : Putnam Place
    Dixwell, Newhallville, Hamden
    • No service to Centerville on Saturday, limited service to Centerville on Sunday.
    • Provides through-route service to Route 212.
    241Goffe Street241 : West Hills246A : EDGEWOOD AVENUE-Amity Road/West Hills via West Chapel StreetDixwell, Beaver Hills, West Rock, Amity
    • Provides through-route service to Route 274.
    243Whalley Avenue243A : Amity Road-Amity Shopping Center243A : Amity Road-JCC
    243A : Amity Road-JCC-Seymour
    243B : SCSU-Brookside
    Westville, West Rock, Amity, Woodbridge
    • AM trips to Seymour continue to New Haven via Route 255.
    • PM trips operate via Route 255 to Seymour, then continue to New Haven via Route 243.
    • Provides through-route service to Route 265.
    246Edgewood Avenue246 : Fountain Street246A : Amity Road
    246A : Amity Road/West Hills via West Chapel Street
    Dwight, Edgewood, Westville, Amity
    254West Chapel Street254 : Ella Grasso Boulevard246A : EDGEWOOD AVENUE-Amity Road/West Hills via West Chapel StreetDwight, West River
    • Provides through-route service to Route 204.
    255Ansonia-Seymour255 : Ansonia-Seymour via West Chapel Street & Derby Rail Road StationDwight, West River, Derby, Shelton, Ansonia, Seymour
  • Connects with Greater Bridgeport Transit Routes 15 & 23 to Bridgeport at the Derby Rail Road Station.
  • Provides through-route service to Route 204.
  • 261
    Boston Post Road261 : Connecticut Post MallThe Hill, West River, West Haven, Orange, Milford
  • Connects to the Coastal Link through Greater Bridgeport Transit, Milford Transit District, and Norwalk Transit District, as well as Milford Transit District local route 4.
  • 262 Milford-New Haven262 Milford-New Haven via I-95Connecticut Post Mall, VA Errera Community Care Center, Edison Road, FedEx, United Illuminating, Marsh Hill Road, Connair Road, and Oyster River Business Park. Milford,Orange,New Haven
  • Route 262 connects to Route 261, Milford Transit District routes 2 and 4, and Coastal Link at Connecticut Post Mall.
  • 265Congress Avenue265 : West Haven Center265B : Bull Hill Lane/Sawmill Road
    265B : Bull Hill Lane/Sawmill Road via Boston Post Road
    265B : Bull Hill Lane via Boston Post Road & Union Station
    265R : Oyster River
    265R : Oyster River via Railroad Ave
    265S : Savin Rock
    The Hill, West Haven Center
    • Provides through-route service to Route 243.
    268Washington Avenue268 : New Haven Career Campus268C : Veterans Hospital Coleman & Greta
    268B : Veterans Hospital Bull Hill Lane
    268C : Long Wharf-Veterans Hospital Coleman & Greta via Sargent Drive
    The Hill, West Haven
    • Provides through-route service to Route 224.
    271Kimberly Avenue271 : Ella Grasso Boulevard
    271M : Milford Green
    271M : Milford Green-CT Post Mall
    271R : Oyster River
    271S : Savin Rock
    The Hill, City Point, West Haven, Woodmont, Milford
    272Union Avenue272 : Union Station 268B : CONGRESS AVENUE-Bull Hill Lane via Boston Post Road & Union Station
    • Provides through-route service to Route 228 or Route 229.
    274Sargent Drive274 : Long Wharf274C : City Point
    268C : WASHINGTON AVENUE-Long Wharf-Veterans Hospital Coleman & Greta
    Long Wharf
    • Provides through-route service to Route 241.
    278New Haven Connector Downtown LoopUnion StationDowntown New Haven
  • Service coordinates with Amtrak, Shore Line East, Hartford Line, and Metro North Trains.
  • Weekday service only
  • 950Hartford Express950 : Hartford ExpressNew Haven, North Haven, Meriden, Middletown, Wethersfield, Hartford
  • Serves New Haven Union Station
  • Serves the Devine Park & Ride in North Haven, the Country Club Park & Ride in Middletown, and the Wolcott Hill Park & Ride in Wethersfield.
  • Serves Hartford Union Station.
  • Operated by Arrow Line Acquisition/ Peter Pan Bus Lines.