Green Mountain Transit

This article is about the current public transit system. For the former operator, see Green Mountain Transit Authority.

Green Mountain Transit

Founded	2016 (2016) (as CCTA, 1973 (1973))
Headquarters	101 Queen City Park Road
Locale	Burlington, Vermont
Service area	Chittenden County; The Capital District; Franklin and Grand Isle Counties; Stowe and Lamoille County; Mad River Valley
Service type	Bus service, commuter bus service
Routes	16
Fleet	143 buses
Daily ridership	7,300 (weekdays, Q2 2024)
Annual ridership	1,774,100 (2023)
Website	ridegmt.com

Green Mountain Transit (GMT) is the regional public transit system based in Burlington, Vermont, which was formed in 2016 through the merger of two more localized transit systems: the Chittenden County Transportation Authority and the Green Mountain Transit Authority. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,774,100, or about 7,300 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024. It is the largest public transit agency in the state of Vermont.

Chittenden County area

Main article: Chittenden County, Vermont

Transit center and routes

GMT's Downtown Transit Center, which generally serves local routes, is located in downtown Burlington on Saint Paul Street, between Pearl and Cherry Streets, with adjoining space along Pearl Street. All of the commuter and express routes (36, 46, 56, 86, 96) generally operate from Pearl Street in the vicinity of Saint Paul Street.

Local routes (NextGen)

In June 2019, pairs of local routes were combined, given color-coded route names and through-routed via the Downtown Transit Center (DTC) with new schedules; see "Former routes" below for more info. Most local routes operate seven days a week (certain holidays excluded) with 20-minute or 30-minute service patterns during the day between 6:00 AM and 7:00 PM, with weekday and Saturday evening service ending at about 10:30PM. Sunday service operates within 45-minute to 75-minute service patterns during the day between 8:00 AM and 6:30PM.

Route	Terminals		Streets traveled	Notes
1 Williston	Burlington Downtown Transit Center	Williston Walmart	Main Street, Williston Road (South Burlington, Williston), Marshall Avenue	Daily service. Serves University Mall. Formerly part of the Red Line.
2 Essex Junction		Essex Junction Amtrak Station	Colchester Avenue, East Allen Street (Winooski), College Parkway (Colchester), Pearl Street (Essex Junction)	Daily service. Some rush trips serve GlobalFoundries in Essex Junction. Formerly part of the Blue Line.
3 Lakeside Commuter	Burlington – Lakeside Lakeside Avenue and Central Avenue	Burlington Downtown Transit Center	Lakeside Avenue, Pine Street	Weekday AM rush periods, DTC-bound only.
5 Pine Street	Burlington Downtown Transit Center	Burlington Green Mountain Transit Offices Queen City Park Road and Home Avenue	Saint Paul Street, Pine Street	Daily service. No DTC-bound service after 6:15PM, southbound buses may be marked as "TO GARAGE". Formerly part of the Green Line.
6 Shelburne Road		Shelburne Museum	South Union Street, Shelburne Road	Daily service. Some Shelburne-bound rush trips extended to Vermont Teddy Bear Company. Sundays, Shelburne buses terminate at Market 32 in Burlington. Formerly part of the Blue Line.
7 North Avenue		Burlington – Northgate Apartments Northgate Road and North Avenue	North Street, North Avenue	Daily service. Heineburg Housing served by Northgate-bound buses hourly during daytime hours. Formerly part of the Red Line.
8 City Loop		Clockwise Loop (See Notes)	North Avenue, North Street, Archibald Street, North Prospect Street, Maple Street, Battery Street	No evening service. Alternate buses serve Fern Hill or McAuley Square (about the halfway point of the loop) and are signed as such. Pre-June 2008, known as "Old North End Loop" with bi-directional service. Formerly the Gold Loop.
9 Riverside/Winooski		Winooski Champlain Mill (See Notes)	Elmwood Avenue, Riverside Avenue, then: Counter-clockwise Loop: Barlow Street, Main Street (Winooski), Weaver Street, Malletts Bay Avenue	No Sunday service. Alternate Winooski-bound buses serve 83 Barlow Street or the Courtyard. Formerly part of the Green Line.
10 Williston/Essex	Williston Walmart	Essex Town Sand Hill Road and River Road	Marshall Avenue, Maple Tree Place, Essex Road, Park Street (Essex Junction), then: Clockwise Loop: Main Street (Essex Junction), Essex Outlet Fair, Center Road, Sand Hill Road, River Road (Essex Town), Maple Street (Essex Junction)	No evening or Sunday service. Serves Essex Junction Amtrak Station. Sand Hill Road/River Road is at about the 2/3 point in the Essex loop. Created from the former #10 (Williston-Essex) and #4 (Essex Center) routes. Formerly the Orange Line.
11 Airport	Burlington Downtown Transit Center	Burlington International Airport	College Street, Colchester Avenue, UVM Medical Center, Dorset Street, Kennedy Drive, then: Counter-clockwise Loop: Kennedy Drive, Airport Drive, White Street, Hinesburg Road	Daily service. Service is fare-free between the DTC and the UVM Medical Center. Serves Union Station. Burlington Airport is about the midpoint of the loop. Limited service to Country Park. Created from the former #11 (College Street Shuttle) and #12 (South Burlington Circulator) routes. Formerly the Purple Line.

Commuter and express routes

Commuter and express routes operate weekday rush periods only unless otherwise noted and are limited stop.

Route	Terminals		Serves	Notes
36 Jeffersonville Commuter	Burlington Downtown Transit Center	Jeffersonville Post Office	Burlington, Winooski, Colchester, Essex Junction, Essex Outlet Fair, Jericho, Underhill, Cambridge, Jeffersonville	Travels via VT 15. Route will be discontinued Effective December 2, 2024
56 Milton Commuter		Milton Town Office Park & Ride	Burlington, Winooski, Colchester, Milton	Travels via US 7. Additional midday service.
86 Montpelier LINK Express		Montpelier Main Street and State Street	Burlington, South Burlington, Richmond, Waterbury, Montpelier	Travels via I-89. Additional midday service. Short-turn Waterbury express labeled "286".
96 St. Albans LINK Express		St. Albans Highgate Commons	Burlington, Winooski, Colchester, Georgia, St. Albans	Travels via US 7 and I-89.
97 Barre LINK Express		Barre 255 North Main Street (Barre District Court)	Burlington, Richmond, Waterbury, Barre	Travels via I-89 and VT 62. Route has been suspended since March 2020.

Shopping specials

These are shuttle buses that each operate one day per week, in the morning, to/from senior housing centers. The general public is welcome on these routes.

Route	Terminals		Serves	Notes
Hannaford Shopping Special	South Burlington See "Serves"	University Mall Hannaford	Pillsbury Manor, The Pines, Country Park	Tuesday service only.
Price Chopper Shopping Special	Winooski See "Serves"	South Burlington Price Chopper	The Courtyard, 83 Barlow Street, Spring Garden, Fern Hill*, McAuley Square*, Downtown Transit Center*	Wednesday service only.
	Burlington See "Serves"	South Burlington Price Chopper	10 North Champlain Street, 3 Cathedral Square, Decker Towers, Heineberg Housing, McKenzie House, 101 College Street	Thursday service only.

(*) denotes Burlington destinations

Former routes

On June 17, 2019, GMT converted all the previously-numbered routes to colored through-routed (via the DTC) services. A short time thereafter, due to passenger feedback, GMT added the route numbers back in with the color scheme. The Red Line was composed of the 7 and 1 routes, the Blue Line with the 6 and 2, the Green Line with the 5 and 9 and the Orange Line with the 10 (and the later addition of the 4, which was originally the Silver Loop after conversion). The 8 became the Gold Loop. On June 14, 2021, due to more customer feedback, the GMT eliminated the color designations in favor of the previous numerical ones.

Route	Terminals		Streets traveled or Areas served	Notes
1V Williston Village	Burlington Downtown Transit Center	Williston Village Williston Town Hall	Main Street, Williston Road (South Burlington, Williston), then: Clockwise Loop: Industrial Avenue, Mountain View Road, North Williston Road (see Notes)	Weekday rush periods only along with one mid-day trip. AM trips clockwise loop through Williston Village, PM trips counter-clockwise. Only serves University Mall AM/mid-day Williston-bound trips. Discontinued June 17, 2019.
4 Essex Center	Essex Junction Amtrak Station		Clockwise Loop: Main Street (Essex Junction), Essex Outlet Fair, Center Road, Sand Hill Road, River Road (Essex Center), Maple Street (Essex Junction)	Weekdays only, no late morning service. Rush trips serve IBM by on-board request. Became Silver Loop on June 17, 2019, and subsequently added to the Orange Line (route 10).
12 UMall/Airport	South Burlington University Mall (See Notes)	Burlington International Airport (See Notes)	Dorset Street, Kennedy Drive, then: Counter-clockwise Loop: Kennedy Drive, Airport Drive, White Street, Hinesburg Road	Daily service. Burlington Airport is about the midpoint of the loop. The last three PM trips Monday–Saturday and all Sunday trips are extended from University Mall to the Downtown Transit Center via Main Street. This is similar to the service pattern of the original Airport (1) route. Folded into the Purple Line (extended route 11) on June 17, 2019.
18 Sunday Service	Burlington Downtown Transit Center		Counter-clockwise Loop: Pine Street (SB), Shelburne and South Union streets (NB), Pearl Street, Mansfield Avenue, Riverside Avenue, North Avenue (NB then SB), North Street	Sunday only, alternate trips serve Lakeside; covers Burlington neighborhoods served by routes 5, 6, 8 and 7 (in that order). The first morning trip serves public housing and churches only. Discontinued June 17, 2019.
46 Route 116 Commuter	Burlington Downtown Transit Center	Hinesburg Town Hall Park & Ride	All trips: Burlington, South Burlington, Hinesburg Middlebury trips: Starksboro, Bristol, Middlebury	Travels via VT 116. Middlebury trips operated by neighboring agency Tri-Valley Transit (TVT). Discontinued October 4, 2024, with all service transferred to Tri-Valley Transit.
		Middlebury Merchants Row
76 Middlebury LINK Express		Middlebury Academy Street	Burlington, Shelburne, Charlotte, Vergennes, Middlebury	Travels via US 7. Discontinued July 1, 2021, with all service transferred to Tri-Valley Transit.

(NB): Northbound; (SB): Southbound

Fares

As of May 20, 2024, the fare is two dollars, with a four dollar daily cap, and a fifty dollar monthly cap. Discounted fares for people under 17, over 60, or who are disabled are one dollar, with a two dollar daily cap and a twenty-five dollar monthly cap. Fares can be paid using the Ride Ready app, a smart card, contactless payment, or cash. However, the fare cap only applies when using the Ride Ready app. Fares will not apply on rural services.

Fleet

Most of the GMT fleet is made up of Gillig low-floor transit buses, although a number of New Flyer and Proterra buses are used. MCI long-distance buses and various shuttle buses built on Ford E-350 chassis have been purchased for intercity routes and transit service in outlying towns, respectively.
Note that this list is incomplete.

Fleet Number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Notes
2xx 4xx	unknown	Chevrolet	3500	full fleet number range unknown.
		Ford	E-350
910-916	2007	Gillig	Low Floor 35'	All except 913 have been retired
920-925			BRT 40'	921, 923, and 925 have been retired
926-928	2009			927 has been retired
930-936	2012	MCI	D4500CT
940-941	2008	Gillig	Low Floor 40'	941 has been retired
942-949	2009			948 has been retired
950-962	2010
963-971	2017
972-973	2019
4211-4213	2021
4221-4223	2022
5221-5223	2022		Low Floor 35'
990-991	2020	Proterra	Catalyst BE40	First electric buses in the state of Vermont. More buses expected to be bought in 2021–2022
4231-4236 4241-4245	2023 2024	New Flyer	Xcelsior XD40	2024 Buses are electric

The Capital District, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Stowe and Lamoille County, Mad River Valley areas

Route list

• 80 City Route Mid-day
• 81 Barre/Hospital Hill
• 82 Montpelier/Hospital Hill
• 83 Waterbury Commuter
• 84 US 2 Commuter
• 85 Hannaford Shopping Shuttle
• 86 Montpelier Link Express (see Chittenden County Area)
• 87 Northfield Community Shuttle
• 88 Capital Shuttle
• 89 City Commuter
• 90 Health Center in Plainfield Shuttle
• 91 Barre Hospital Hill Demand Response
• 92 Montpelier Circulator
• 93 Northfield Commuter
• 96 St. Albans LINK Express (see Chittenden County Area)
• 109 Price Chopper Shopping Shuttle
• 110 St. Albans Downtown Shuttle
• 115 Alburgh / Georgia Commuter
• 116 Richford / St. Albans Commuter
• 120 Valley Floor
• 122 Mount Ellen
• 124 Mountain Condos
• 125 Access Road

Fare schedule

50% discount fares are available to children ages 6 through 17, seniors at and over the age of 60, and disabled passengers. LINK Express riders are not eligible for any discounts when riding such buses. Bus-to-bus transfers are also available, and are valid one hour after receipt and are not valid for round trips.

Capital District local routes fares

This list includes the City Commuter route.

• $1.00 per one-way trip ($0.50 for discount qualified riders)
• $9.00 for adult 10-ride pass ($4.50 for discount qualified riders)
• $33.00 for adult monthly pass ($15.00 for discount qualified riders)

Mad River Valley and Stowe/Lamoille

• Single local fare $1.00
• 10-ride pass on local routes $9.00
• Unlimited ride monthly pass on local routes $33.00
• Single fare between towns on commuters $2.00
• Single fare within towns on commuters $1.00
• 10-ride pass $16.00
• Monthly commuter pass $67.00
• Regional seasonal routes in Stowe/Lamoille are fare free

Franklin/Grand Isle

• Single local fare $0.50
• 10 ride local pass $4.50
• Unlimited ride monthly pass $16.50
• Single fare between towns on commuters $1.00
• Single fare within towns on commuters $0.50
• 10-ride pass $8.00
• Monthly commuter pass $33.50

External links

• Official website