This article is about the current public transit system. For the former operator, see Green Mountain Transit Authority.
Green Mountain Transit
Founded2016 (age 10) (as CCTA, 1973 (age 53))
Headquarters101 Queen City Park Road
LocaleBurlington, Vermont
Service areaChittenden County; The Capital District; Stowe and Lamoille County; Mad River Valley
Routes16
Fleet143 buses
Ridership()
Annual ridership()
General ManagerClayton Clark[1]
Websiteridegmt.com

Green Mountain Transit (GMT) is a regional public transit system based in Burlington, Vermont. GMT operates local and commuter bus services and paratransit, primarily in Chittenden County and Washington County. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . It is the largest public transit agency in the state of Vermont.[2]

History

In 2011, Chittenden County Transportation Authority and Green Mountain Transit Authority merged into one organization. The system was formally rebranded as Green Mountain Transit in 2016.[3] As of January 1, 2026, service in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties is being operated by Rural Community Transportation (RCT).

Routes

Local routes

Chittenden County (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 information. Most local routes operate seven days a week with 20-minute or 30-minute service patterns during weekdays. Saturday service operates within 30- to 60-minute headways and Sunday service operates within 45- to 90-minute headways.

RouteTerminalsStreets traveledNotes
1 WillistonBurlington
Downtown Transit Center		Williston
Walmart		Main Street, Williston Road (South Burlington, Williston), Marshall Avenue
  • Daily service.
  • Serves University Mall and City Center on Market Street.
2 Essex JunctionEssex Junction
Amtrak Station		Colchester Avenue, East Allen Street (Winooski), College Parkway (Colchester), Pearl Street (Essex Junction)
4 Essex CenterEssex Junction
Amtrak Station		Essex Town
Sand Hill Road and River Road
(See Notes)		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 or early afternoon service.
  • Sand Hill Road/River Road is at about the 2/3 point in the loop.
  • Rush trips serve IBM by on-board request.
  • Discontinued on June 17, 2019, restored on June 16, 2025.
5 Pine StreetBurlington
Downtown Transit Center		Burlington
South End
Champlain Parkway and Home Avenue		Saint Paul Street, Pine Street
  • No Sunday service, see route 756 below.
  • No DTC-bound service after 7:00 PM. All evening South End buses terminate at the GMT Offices and may be signed as "TO GARAGE".
6 Shelburne RoadShelburne MuseumSouth Union Street, Shelburne Road
  • No Sunday service, see route 756 below.
  • Some Shelburne-bound rush trips extended to Vermont Teddy Bear Company.
  • No later evening service on Saturdays.
7 North AvenueBurlington
Northgate Apartments
Northgate Road and North Avenue		North Street, North Avenue
  • No Sunday service, see route 778 below.
  • No later evening service on Saturdays.
  • Heineburg Housing served by Northgate-bound buses hourly during daytime hours.
8 City LoopClockwise Loop
(See Notes)		North Avenue, North Street, Archibald Street, North Prospect Street, Maple Street, Battery Street
  • No Sunday service, see route 778 below.
  • No evening service.
  • As of June 16, 2025, all trips run every 60 minutes serving both Fern Hill and McAuley Square.
  • Pre-June 2008, known as "Old North End Loop" with bi-directional service.[4]
9 Riverside/WinooskiWinooski
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.
  • No later evening service on Saturdays.
  • Alternate Winooski-bound buses serve 83 Barlow Street or the Courtyard.
11 City ConnectorSouth Burlington
City Center
Market Street		Main Street, then:
Counter-clockwise Loop: Dorset Street, Kennedy Drive, Hinesburg Road, Market Street
  • No evening or Sunday service.
  • Route is no longer fare-free in Burlington as of August 25, 2025.
  • Market Street (City Center) terminal is located about 80% of the way through the loop.
  • Created originally from the former #11 (College Street Shuttle) and #12 (South Burlington Circulator) routes, and then the now-former recent #11 Airport route.
756 South End CirculatorBurlington
Green Mountain Transit Offices
Queen City Park Road and Home Avenue		Counter-clockwise Loop: South Winooski Avenue, Pine Street, Shelburne Road, South Union Street, Main Street
  • New route as of June 16, 2025, combining routes 5 and 6, and resembling the southern half of retired route 18.
  • Sunday daytime service only.
  • No service on Shelburne Road south of Home Avenue/Farrell Street.
778 North End CirculatorBurlington
Northgate Apartments
Northgate Road and North Avenue		Clockwise Loop: North Avenue, DTC (on Pearl Street), North Union Street, North Prospect Street, Pearl Street
  • New route as of June 16, 2025, combining routes 7 and 8, and resembling the northern half of retired route 18.
  • Sunday daytime service only.
  • Travels from DTC-Pearl Street to the “main” DTC via Fern Hill and McAuley Square (City Loop).

Capital District

  • 80 City Route Mid-day
  • 81 Barre/Hospital Hill
  • 82 Montpelier/Hospital Hill
  • 87 Northfield Community Shuttle
  • 90 Health Center in Plainfield Shuttle
  • MyRide by GMT

Franklin/Grand Isle Counties

Now operated by RCT.

Lamoille County/Stowe/Mad River Valley (seasonal)

  • 108 Mountain Road Shuttle
  • 120 Valley Floor
  • 122 Mount Ellen
  • 124 Mountain Condos
  • 125 Access Road

Commuter and express routes

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

Chittenden County

RouteTerminalsServesNotes
86 Montpelier LINK ExpressBurlington
Downtown Transit Center		Montpelier
Main Street and State Street		Burlington, South Burlington, Williston, Richmond, Waterbury, Montpelier
  • Travels via I-89.
  • Additional midday service.
  • Reduced to seven weekday trips as of March 3, 2025.
96 Franklin County CommuterSt. Albans
Park and Ride		Burlington, Winooski, Colchester, Milton, Georgia, St. Albans
  • Travels via US 7 and I-89.
  • Additional midday service.
  • Absorbed part of route 56 effective August 25, 2025.

Capital District

  • 83 Waterbury Commuter
  • 84 US 2 Commuter
  • 86 Montpelier LINK Express (see table above)
  • 89 City Commuter
  • 93 Northfield Commuter

Franklin/Grand Isle Counties

Now operated by RCT.

Shopping specials

Chittenden County

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.

RouteTerminalsServesNotes
Hannaford Shopping SpecialSouth Burlington
See "Serves"		University Mall
Hannaford		Pillsbury Manor, The Pines, Country Park
  • Tuesday service only.
  • Shown as route 16 on GMT’s online Remix map.
Market 32 Shopping SpecialWinooski
See "Serves"		South Burlington
Market 32		The Courtyard, 83 Barlow Street, Spring Garden,
Fern Hill*, McAuley Square*, Downtown Transit Center*
  • Wednesday service only.
  • Shown as route 20 on GMT’s online Remix map.
Burlington
See "Serves"		10 North Champlain Street, 3 Cathedral Square, Decker Towers, Heineberg Housing, McKenzie House, 101 College Street
  • Thursday service only.
  • Shown as route 19 on GMT’s online Remix map.

(*) denotes Burlington destinations

Capital District

  • 85 Hannaford Shopping Shuttle

Former routes

Chittenden County 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.[5]

RouteTerminalsStreets traveled or Areas servedNotes
1V Williston VillageBurlington
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.
3 Lakeside CommuterBurlington
Lakeside
Lakeside Avenue and Central Avenue		Burlington
Downtown Transit Center		Lakeside Avenue, Pine Street
  • Weekday AM rush periods, DTC-bound only.
  • Discontinued December 2, 2024 and replaced with one weekday AM trip via route 5.
10 Williston/EssexWilliston
Walmart		Essex Town
Sand Hill Road and River Road
(See Notes)		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 weekend service.
  • Loop starts/ends at Essex Junction Amtrak Station.
  • Sand Hill Road/River Road is at about the 2/3 point in the loop.
  • Created from the former #10 (Williston-Essex) and #4 (Essex Center) routes.
  • Discontinued on June 16, 2025, replaced with the restored #4 Essex Center route.
  • Formerly the Orange Line.
12 UMall/AirportSouth 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.
  • Previously known as the South Burlington Circulator.
  • Folded into the Purple Line (extended route 11) on June 17, 2019.
18 Sunday ServiceBurlington
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.
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.
  • Discontinued December 2, 2024.
46 Route 116 CommuterHinesburg
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 7, 2024, with all service transferred to Tri-Valley Transit.
Middlebury
Merchants Row
56 Milton CommuterMilton
Town Office Park & Ride		Burlington, Winooski, Colchester, Milton
  • Travels via US 7.
  • Additional midday service.
  • Folded into route 96 effective August 25, 2025.
76 Middlebury LINK ExpressMiddlebury
Academy Street		Burlington, Shelburne, Charlotte, Vergennes, Middlebury
  • Travels via US 7.
  • Discontinued July 1, 2021, with all service transferred to Tri-Valley Transit.
97 Barre LINK ExpressBarre
255 North Main Street (Barre District Court)		Burlington, Richmond, Waterbury, Barre
  • Travels via I-89 and VT 62.
  • Route has been discontinued as of March 2020 due to COVID-19.
(NB): Northbound; (SB): Southbound

Non-Chittenden County routes

  • 79 CVMC Barre Health Shuttle
  • 88 Capital Shuttle
  • 92 Montpelier Circulator
  • 100 Route 100 Commuter
  • 101 Mountain Road Shuttle
  • 102 Morrisville Loop
  • 103 Morrisville Shopping Shuttle
  • 121 Valley Evening Service
  • 126 SnowCap Commuter

Franklin/Grand Isle counties routes

  • 109 Price Chopper Shopping Shuttle

The following routes are now operated by RCT as of January 1, 2026:

  • 110 St. Albans Downtown Shuttle
  • 115 Alburgh / Georgia Commuter
  • 116 Richford / St. Albans Commuter

Fares

As of May 20, 2024, the fare is $2.00, with a $4.00 daily cap, and a $50.00 monthly cap. Discounted fares for people under 17, over 60, or who are disabled are $1.00, with a $2.00 daily cap and a $25.00 monthly cap.[6] 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.[6] Fares do not apply on rural services.

Current 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.

PhotoManufacturerModelFleet number(s)YearNotes
Chevrolet35002xx
4xx		unknownFull fleet number range unknown.
FordE-350
GilligLow Floor 40'940-9412008940 and 941 has been retired.
942-9492009948 has been retired.
950-9622010-2013950 and 954 have been retired
963-9712017
972-9732019
4211-42132021
4221-42232022
Low Floor 35'5221-52232022
ProterraCatalyst BE40990-9912020First electric buses in the state of Vermont. More buses expected to be bought in 2021–2022.[7]
New FlyerXcelsior XD404231-4236 4241-42452023 20242024 buses are electric.

[8][9][10]

Facilities

GMT's Downtown Transit Center is located in downtown Burlington on Saint Paul Street, between Pearl and Cherry Streets, with adjoining space along Pearl Street.[11] The commuter and express routes (86, 96) generally operate from adjacent bus stops located on Pearl Street. GMT also has a transit center in Montpelier.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Executive Leadership Team". Green Mountain Transit. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Poux, Sabine & Jarecki, Jenn (3 June 2024). "Green Mountain Transit brings back fares as financial uncertainty looms". Vermont Public
  3. ^ Citizen, The (2016-03-03). "Big changes for CCTA and Green Mountain Transit Agency". Vermont Community Newspaper Group. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  4. ^ CCTA System Map via the Internet Archive. Retrieved on 2014-05-02.
  5. ^ Smith, Jamie (June 3, 2021). "GMT System Name Changes". Green Mountain Transit. Archived from the original on 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  6. ^ "Fares: Effective March 6, 2024". ridegmt.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  7. ^ "Green Mountain Transit, BED unveil first two electric buses". Vermont Business Magazine. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  8. ^ Syed, Maleeha. "VTrans survey to address transportation access in rural Vermont". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  9. ^ "Bus with 2 bike compartments". Archived 2017-11-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ "Green Mountain Transit Board of Commissioners Meeting January 2024 Packet". p. 9.
  11. ^ Starr, Jason (2016-10-20). "GMT bus hub opens". Colchester Sun. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  12. ^ Cyrus, Connor (October 2, 2019). "Montpelier transit center ribbon-cutting next week". WCAX. Retrieved September 4, 2025.