B79 Amherst-Worcester Intercity Route Notice: Cash fares will no longer be accepted effective January 15, 2025. Click here for more information.
Effective January 5, 2025, B79 has an updated schedule. View the new schedule
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is Monday, January 20
Springfield and Northampton routes will operate Sunday service schedules.
Springfield Area Schedule Changes Effective Sunday, December 22
| G1 | At The "X", the scheduled timepoints will be at stops Sumner / Parkwood (for service to Five Town Plaza) and Sumner / Beaumont (for service to Union Station and Chicopee). |
| G5 | Additional trips have been added on Saturday mornings. New trips leave Union Station at 6:30am and 7:00am and leave from Jewish Home at 7:00am and 7:30am. |
| B7 | New service added to Colonial Estates on weekdays. Select trips will serve Colonial Estates rather than Wilbraham Big Y. Trips that end at Colonial Estates will return to Union Station via Walmart and will not serve Wilbraham Big Y. |
| R24 | Service will no longer be provided to the Holyoke Shopping Center on Northampton St (formerly known as Kmart Plaza). Please use P20 for service to the Holyoke Shopping Center. |
Winter Session Information
Northampton Routes and UMass Transit
| Route 39E service will resume on Monday, January 27, 2025. |
| Winter Session service started December 19th and ends Thursday, January 30th |
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| Tuesday, Jauary 28th and Wednesday, January 29th: Rt 35 will operate a "pre-Semester" Sunday schedule. |
| Monday, January 27th and Wednesday, January 29th: Rt 38 will operate the "limited" January schedule. |
| Thursday, January 30th: Full service resumes on all routes. |
New Route! Amherst - Greenfield
The Amherst- Greebfield route operates Monday - Friday, and provides three round trips each day from 8:30 to 2:55. The route will begin at the Bangs Center in Amherst and will end at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield with stops in Leverett and Sunderland. This route is operated in partnership between PVTA and MV Transit and the South County Senior Center and Amherst Council on Aging.
Click here for the Amherst-Greenfield schedule.
Notice: As we roll out the new Amherst Greenfield route, we are experiencing some issues with maintaining scheduled time points. Please expect some late arrivals over the next few days and plan your trips accordingly. We will be making schedule adjustments in the near future. We apologize for any inconvenience.
| 1st Stop | Bangs Community Center 70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst, MA |
| 2nd Stop | Leverett Town Hall, 9 Montague Rd, Leverett, MA |
| 3rd Stop | Cliffside Apartments 248 Amherst Road, Sunderland, MA |
| 4th Stop | Sanderson Place, 120 N. Main St.,Sunderland, MA |
| 5th Stop | Sugarloaf Estates 28 River Road Sunderland, MA |
| 6th Stop | Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive St., Greenfield, MA |
| 7th Stop | Baystate Franklin Medical Center Main Entrance, 164 High St., Greenfield, MA |
NOHO Shuttle Information
The NOHO Shuttle service, a pilot project, replaces the Survival Center Shuttle. The NOHO Senior Shuttle service is effective May 1, 2024.
- The NOHO Shuttle operates Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and provides door to door service throughout Northampton, Florence and Leeds.
- It is open to all Northampton residents regardless of disability status or age.
- Same day booking possible with 2-hour advance notice (subject to availability) .
- Fares are as follows
- $1.50 regular fare.
- $0.75 fare with a valid PVTA E&D ID.
- Transfers to fixed route $0.25.
- To book trips call 413-739-7436 advance booking is accepted 1-7 days in advance.
Springfield & Northampton Area Schedule Updates
Click here to view a message regarding the Schedule Updates for Springfield and Northampton that are ongoing due to the national staffing shortage.