BUS MAIN --- 1. INTRO --- 2. GOALS BY MUNIC. --- 3. FIXED ROUTE --- 4. FIXED ROUTE GOALS
5. SWEETHART --- 6. SWEETHART GOALS --- 7. MULTIMODAL GOALS
8. ADMIN. GOALS --- 9. CAPITAL PLAN --- 10. INTERCITY BUS --- 11. LINKS

Intercity bus service between Danbury and other cities and regions is provided by private, for-profit carriers. This section provides information on the two carriers providing scheduled inter-regional service in Danbury.

BONANZA BUS LINES
Bonanza Bus is the Region’s only provider of intercity bus service operating between terminals on an established timetable. Bonanza operates two lines in the Housatonic Region and has a terminal on Elm Street in Danbury, directly across Kennedy Park from the HART Pulse Point.

There is a flag stop in Gaylordsville at the Basketshop in the southbound direction and in the vicinity of the firehouse in the northbound direction. An additional stop and ticket agent is located at Diane’s Amoco in New Milford at 28 Danbury Road, just south of Bridge Street. Archway News in New Milford also serves as a ticket agent for Bonanza.

One line provides 10 daily trips (9 on Sunday) in each direction between Hartford and New York City, with Danbury as a regular stop on all trips. Other stops made on the Hartford to New York line allow trips between Danbury and Southbury, Waterbury, and Farmington.

This line also provides part-time service between Danbury and White Plains, Yonkers, New York, Manchester, Willimantic, Danielson, and Providence, Rhode Island. Frequencies are one hour during peak periods (morning toward New York/evening from New York) and two hours off-peak.

Bonanza's second line in the region serves both Danbury and New Milford and travels between New York City and Albany, New York. Two trips are provided in each direction. This line connects Danbury and New Milford with Gaylordsville, Kent, and a dozen locations in northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, and New York State.

Passengers can use these two lines to connect to other Bonanza lines serving Providence, Rhode Island and Pittsfield, Massachusetts for service to Boston, Springfield, and other stops in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Connections to other intercity services are possible hrough any other carrier serving the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, the South Station Bus Terminal in Boston, or Union Station in Hartford.

Passengers may purchase Greyhound Bus Lines tickets at the Bonanza terminal.

Bonanza has a distance-based fare structure depending on origin and destination. Fares between Danbury and New York City are $14.00 one way, $25 round trip. Fares between Danbury and Waterbury are $6.75 one way, $13.50 round trip. 30-day discounted commuter passes are available. Children under age 12 ride for half fare if accompanied by an adult, children under two ride free if seating capacity is available.

CONNECTICUT LIMO
Connecticut Limo is a private, for-profit carrier providing scheduled intercity bus service between 18 major cities in the southwestern quarter of Connecticut and southern New York to airports in the New York Metropolitan Area. Most stops are located at hotels or existing transit terminals.

In the Housatonic Region, Connecticut Limo stops at the Danbury Radisson on Lake Avenue and provides service to Kennedy, Bradley and LaGuardia Airports according to a scheduled timetable. With the exception of service to Bradley Airport, all service provided by Connecticut Limousine is interstate. The company operates terminals in New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Stamford that serve the airports but provides no service between these cities.

Buses depart the Danbury Radisson 11 times per day for Kennedy and LaGuardia Airports, and six times per day for Bradley Airport.

Regular one way fares to JFK or LaGuardia from Danbury are $48, Round trip fares are $92. Passengers traveling to Bradley Airport pay $34 one way, $64 round trip.

Connecticut Limo provides a host of promotional round trip fares for its passengers. Companions ride at 50% of the cost of the regular fare when accompanied by a full fare paying passenger. Children under 14 ride free when accompanied by an adult (limit of 2 children; children 2 and under ride free even if one way trip). Other discounted fares apply to Seniors age 65 or older and Students.

Transit planning and systems development is a professional specialty with many interesting web links and technical reports, accessed in the next section.

Please proceed to the last section of this plan, which is an inventory of links and planning resources.

BUS MAIN --- 1. INTRO --- 2. GOALS BY MUNIC. --- 3. FIXED ROUTE --- 4. FIXED ROUTE GOALS
5. SWEETHART --- 6. SWEETHART GOALS --- 7. MULTIMODAL GOALS
8. ADMIN. GOALS --- 9. CAPITAL PLAN --- 10. INTERCITY BUS --- 11. LINKS