Vermont Translines


Vermont Translines is an intercity bus company founded by its parent company, charter bus company Premier Coach, in 2013. The bus company mainly serves the US Route 7 and US Route 4 corridors in the New England state of Vermont. Aided by $400,000 in annual federal grant money disbursed by the Vermont Agency of Transportation, the company also utilizes Greyhound's ticketing system and connects with other Greyhound bus routes, primarily in Burlington, Albany and White River Junction. Service on two routes between Burlington, Vermont and Albany, New York and between Rutland, Vermont and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire officially began June 9, 2014, with intermediate stops at towns and cities between. The restart of intercity bus service for places like Rutland marked the first time some places along the current routes had seen any intercity bus service at all since Greyhound left Rutland in 2008, and in towns like Bennington since 2005.
In August 2017, an Amtrak Thruway bus service known as the Vermont Shires Connector commenced, with service between the Albany–Rensselaer Amtrak train station and Manchester, also stopping in Bennington in two places along the way. The route was terminated on July 19, 2021 when Vermont Translines resumed service following the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Burlington-Albany route is also designated as an Amtrak Thruway service with a stop at Albany–Rensselaer, supplementing Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express service to Burlington.
All three routes run 365 days a year with one run in each direction per day. Trip planning for all routes are also available on Google Maps as of January 19, 2015.

Fleet

Vermont Translines' current bus fleet consists of German bus manufacturer Setra coaches numbered 285, 286 and 287, and a Dodge bus numbered 1001. The much smaller Dodge bus is primarily used on the Route 4 bus route largely due to lower ridership on that route in the first fiscal year of the company's operation. The buses have Wi-Fi connections, and the three Setra buses have power outlet connections for portable electronic devices and restrooms available.

Livery and identity

The company's buses have a mainly white color scheme, in conjunction with a combination of black, gold and green paint. Premier Coach's logo also appears in green on the back of the vehicles, as does Vermont Translines' website address. Drivers dress primarily in green and black uniforms.

Route detail

Burlington to Albany route

State/ProvinceTown/CityStationConnections
VermontColchesterColchester, VT Park and Ride, I-89 Exit 17GMT: 96
VermontBurlingtonDowntown Transit CenterGMT: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 86, 96
ACTR: 116 Commuter to Middlebury
Megabus to Boston and New York City
Greyhound to Boston and Montreal
VermontSouth BurlingtonBurlington International AirportGMT: 1
Greyhound to Boston and Montreal
VermontVergennesUS 7 and VT 22A Park and Ride lotACTR: Burlington LINK
VermontMiddleburyAcademy Street near Middlebury CollegeMarble [Valley Regional Transit District|MVRTD "The Bus"] : Rutland-Middlebury Connector
ACTR: Middlebury Shuttle, Tri-Town Shuttle, Snow Bowl Shuttle, 116 Commuter, Burlington LINK
VermontBrandonUnion St. side of the GreenMarble Valley [Regional Transit District|MVRTD "The Bus"] and ACTR: Rutland-Middlebury Connector
VermontRutlandMarble Valley Regional Transit CenterVermont Translines to White River Junction and Lebanon, New Hampshire
MVRTD "The Bus": North, South, South Extension, West, Hospital, Diamond Express, Fair Haven Connector, Middlebury Connector, Manchester Connector, Proctor Connector, Ludlow Connector
VermontWallingfordCumberland FarmsMVRTD "The Bus": Manchester Connector
VermontManchesterZoey's Double Hex Restaurant-
VermontBenningtonGMCN Bus TerminalYankee Trails: Bennington-Albany Shuttle
Vermont Translines: Vermont Shires Connector to Albany, NY and Manchester
Green Mountain Express: Red, Blue, Brown, Green, Light Green, Emerald, Orange, Purple
SEVT "the MOOver": 13
New YorkLathamAlbany International AirportCDTA: 117, 155, 737

Adirondack Trailways to Montreal, Albany and New York City
New YorkAlbanyGreyhound Bus TerminalGreyhound, Peter Pan Lines, Adirondack Trailways, Short Line Coach to New York City, Boston, Springfield, Montreal, Buffalo and Binghamton
CDTA: All routes serving downtown Albany

Rutland to Lebanon route (discontinued)

State/ProvinceTown/CityStationConnections
VermontRutlandMarble Valley Regional Transit CenterVermont Translines to Albany and Burlington
MVRTD "The Bus": North, South, South Extension, West, Hospital, Diamond Express, Fair Haven Connector, Middlebury Connector, Manchester Connector, Proctor Connector, Ludlow Connector
VermontMendonTown Offices/Park & RideMVRTD "The Bus": Diamond Express
VermontSherburne PassLong Trail CrossingMVRTD "The Bus": Diamond Express
VermontKillingtonChamber of Commerce, 2319 US 4MVRTD "The Bus": Diamond Express
VermontBridgewaterOlsen's Bridgewater Country Store
VermontWoodstockTown Lot, South End of Maxham Meadow Way
VermontQuecheeJiffy Mart, 6800 Woodstock Road
VermontWhite River JctGreyhound Bus TerminalGreyhound to Montreal, Boston and New York City
Advance Transit: Orange
SEVT "the Current": 74
New HampshireHanoverHanover InnGreyhound to Boston and Montreal
Dartmouth Coach to Boston and New York City
Advance Transit: Brown, Green, Orange, Dartmouth Shuttle
Stagecoach Transportation Services: 89er Commuter
SEVT "the Current": 73, 74
New HampshireLebanonDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterAdvance Transit: Blue, DHMC Parking Lot Shuttles
Stagecoach Transportation Services: 89er Commuter, River Route
SEVT "the Current": 71, 72

Vermont Shires Connector (discontinued)

State/ProvinceTown/CityStationConnections
VermontManchesterBus Parking Lot
VermontManchesterCurb Cut, Hampton InnGreen Mountain Express: Orange
MVRTD "The Bus": Manchester-Rutland Connector
VermontManchesterEquinox HotelGreen Mountain Express: Orange
MVRTD "The Bus": Manchester-Rutland Connector
VermontBenningtonGMCN Bus TerminalYankee Trails: Bennington-Albany Shuttle
Vermont Translines to Albany, Rutland and Burlington
Green Mountain Express: Red, Blue, Brown, Green, Light Green, Emerald, Orange, Purple
SEVT "the MOOver": 13
VermontBenningtonHampton InnGreen Mountain Express: Brown
New York---
New YorkRensselaerAlbany-RensselaerAmtrak: Adirondack, Ethan Allen Express, Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
CDTA: 214, 24
Megabus: M27 to Ridgewood, New Jersey and New York City
New YorkAlbanyGreyhound Bus TerminalGreyhound, Peter Pan Lines, Adirondack Trailways, Short Line Coach to New York City, Boston, Springfield, Montreal, Buffalo and Binghamton
CDTA: All routes serving downtown Albany
New YorkLathamAlbany International AirportCDTA: 117, 155, 737

Adirondack Trailways to Montreal, Albany and New York City