Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority

Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority
	File:Greater Bridgeport Transit logo.png
	GBTA Gillig Phantom #2052 (wearing a full wrap) in downtown Bridgeport on the #15 line, running towards the old terminal.
Parent	Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority
Founded	1971
Headquarters	1 Cross Street; Bridgeport, CT 06610
Locale	Greater Bridgeport
Service area	Greater Bridgeport
Service type	Local bus service
Routes	19; (one in conjunction with Norwalk Transit and Milford Transit)
Fleet	58
Daily ridership	16,819 (weekday)
Operator	Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority
Chief executive	Ronald Kilcoyne
Website	GBTA Bus

The Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority (GBTA) is a transit service serving the Greater Bridgeport region of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The GBTA provides local bus service to the cities/towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Stratford, Fairfield, and Monroe.

Routes

Route No.	Start	End	Via
1	University of Bridgeport/Seaside Park	Dock Shopping Center (Stratford)	Barnum Avenue (US 1)
2/Coastal Link	Norwalk WHEELS Hub (Norwalk) (CL) Post Road/Buckley Avenue (Westport) (2)	Westfield Connecticut Post (Milford) (CL) Dock Shopping Center (Stratford) (2)	Routes 1 and 130
3	Bridgeport Bus Terminal	Westfield Trumbull (Trumbull)	Madison Avenue
4			Park Avenue
6			Noble Avenue Reservoir Avenue Old Town Road
7 (rush hours only)		Carolton Hospital (Fairfield)	Commerce Drive
8	Black Rock Cinemas	Westfield Trumbull (Trumbull)	Main Street
9	Seaside Park	Hawley Lane Mall (Stratford) (full time) Trumbull Industrial Park (rush hours only)	East Main Street (Route 127) Iranistan Avenue
10	Fairfield Woods Road and Black Rock Turnpike (Fairfield)	Stratford Public Library (Stratford) (full time) Lordship (rush hours only)	Hollister Avenue Black Rock Turnpike
13	Bridgeport Bus Terminal	Success Park	Central Avenue
14 (No Sunday service)	McDonald's (Monroe)	Westfield Trumbull (Trumbull)	Route 111
15	Bridgeport Bus Terminal	Derby-Shelton Railroad Station (Derby)	Bridgeport Avenue
17 (No Sunday service)	Bridgeport Bus Terminal	Success Park	Boston Avenue/North Avenue (US 1)
18 (No Sunday service)	Hawley Lane Mall (Stratford)	Westfield Trumbull (Trumbull)	White Plains Road (Route 127)
19X (rush hours only)	Bridgeport Bus Terminal	McDonald's (Monroe)	Routes Route 25 and 111
20 (No Sunday service)	Hawley Lane Mall		Stratford Flex Service via South Main Street
21 (No Sunday service)	Hawley Lane Mall		Stratford Flex Service via Dock Shopping Center
22X (rush hours only)	Bridgeport Bus Terminal	Bridgeport Avenue and Commerce Drive (Shelton)	Route 8
23 (weekdays only)	Bridgeport Bus Terminal	Derby-Shelton Railroad Station (Derby)	Main Street/River Road (Route 110)

NOTE: The 2 runs rush hours only, as a supplement to Coastal Link service.

Fare

The current one-way local fare is $1.50. Discount passes are available. ^[3]

However, the fare is often a blatant rip-off of Connecticut's poorest community.

The Coastal Link route, for boarding in Norwalk, Westport, and Milford, is $1.25.

GBT Ziptrip pass program

A new fare system with time to ride: 90 Minutes • 1 Day • 7 Day • 31 Day Take any bus, in any direction, as often as you like!

With the GBT Ziptrip you can:

The GBT Ziptrip gives you a wide range of easy, money-saving choices: Ziptrip X 90-Minute Unlimited - $1.75. Request when you board. Ziptrip X 1-Day Unlimited - $4. Request when you board. Ziptrip 7-Day Unlimited - $15. Purchase in advance. Ziptrip 31-Day Unlimited - $60. Purchase in advance. Youth pass - Use the GBT bus system weekdays for 31 days for $40 with proper ID. Must be 17 years of age or younger.

Ziptrip Half-Fare -Senior citizens, persons with disabilities and individuals displaying a Medicare Card pay half fare all the time. Seniors and persons with disabilities must show proper identification at boarding. Proper identification consists of a Medicare, ADA Identification or State Elderly/Disabled ID card.