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
Holiday Season Schedule Information
Christmas Day is Wednesday, December 25th
- PVTA will operate NO SERVICE.
- Customer Service offices will be closed.
New Year’s Day is Wednesday, January 1, 2025
- PVTA will operate Sunday service. Except UMass Transit will operate NO SERVICE.
- Customer Service offices will be closed.
Springfield Routes
| Christmas Eve, December 24th & New Year’s Eve, December 31st: Service ends early. | ||
| Route | Last Bus From | Departs At |
|---|---|---|
| G1 | Canon Circle | 5:50 PM |
| G1 | Union Station to Canon Circle | 5:50 PM |
| G1 | Chicopee Big Y | 5:50 PM |
| G1 | Union Station to Chicopee Big Y | 5:50 PM |
| G2 | Memorial Industrial Park | 5:50 PM |
| G2 | East Longmeadow Big Y | 5:55 PM |
| G2 | Union Station to Memorial Industrial Park | 6:05 PM |
| G2 | Union Station to East Longmeadow Big Y | 5:20 PM |
| G2 | Union Station to Redstone | 5:50 PM |
| G2 | Redstone | 5:23 PM |
| G3 | Springfield Plaza | 6:05 PM |
| G3 | Norfolk / Westford | 5:40 PM |
| G3 | Union Station to Springfield Plaza | 6:05 PM |
| G3 | Union Station to Norfolk / Westford | 5:25 PM |
| B4 | Union Station | 5:40 PM |
| B4 | Wason Medical Offices | 6:00 PM |
| G5 | Union Station | 5:30 PM |
| G5 | Jewish Home | 6:00 PM |
| B6 | Union Station to Ludlow Big Y | 5:35 PM |
| B6 | Union Station to Encompass | 6:05 PM |
| B6 | Encompass | 5:30 PM |
| B6 | Ludlow Big Y | 5:55 PM |
| B7 | Union Station to Wilbraham Big Y | 6:00 PM |
| B7 | Wilbraham Big Y | 6:00 PM |
| B7 | Union Station to Colonial Estates | 5:20 PM |
| B7 | Colonial Estates | 6:15 PM |
| R10 | Westfield State University | 6:15 PM |
| R10 | Union Station | 6:00 PM |
| B12 | Union Station | 6:05 PM |
| B12 | Stonybrook | 6:30 PM |
| R14 | Union Station to Pheasant Hill | 5:50 PM |
| R14 | Union Station to Agawam Industrial Park | 4:45 PM |
| R14 | Agawam Industrial Park | 5:19 PM |
| R14 | Pheasant Hill | 6:25 PM |
| B17 | Union Station | 6:00 PM |
| B17 | Wilbraham Big Y | 6:00 PM |
| G19 | Chicopee Big Y to Holyoke Transportation Center | 5:20 PM |
| G19 | Holyoke Transportation Center to Chicopee Big Y | 5:30 PM |
| P20 | Union Station | 6:00 PM |
| P20 | Holyoke Transportation Center | 6:00 PM |
| P21 | Union Station | 6:00 PM |
| P21 | Holyoke Transportation Center | 6:15 PM |
| P21E | Holyoke Transportation Center | 5:55 PM |
| P21E | Union Station | 6:00 PM |
| R22 | Chicopee Big Y to Holyoke Transportation Center | 6:06 PM |
| R22 | Holyoke Transportation Center to Chicopee Big Y | 6:00 PM |
| B23 | Olver Transportation Center to Holyoke Transportation Center | 6:25 PM |
| B23 | Holyoke Transportation Ctr to Olver Transportation Ctr | 5:32 PM |
| R24 | Holyoke Transportation Center to Holyoke Mall | 4:00 PM |
| R24 | Holyoke Mall to Holyoke Transportation Center | 4:38 PM |
| R29 | UMass – Haigis Mall | 7:00 PM |
| R29 | Union Station | 5:15 PM |
| G73E | Union Station | 6:00 PM |
| G73E | Academy of Music | 6:10 PM |
| X90 | East Longmeadow Big Y to Chicopee Big Y | 6:15 PM |
| X90 | Chicopee Big Y to East Longmeadow Big Y | 6:05 PM |
| X92 | Union Station | 6:00 PM |
| X92 | Memorial Industrial Park | 6:05 PM |
| Note: Trips scheduled to end at Union Station are not expected to continue. Alternate transportation is recommended if ending your trip at Union Station past 6pm. | ||
Holiday Season Schedule Information (cont.)
Northampton Routes
| Route 39E will not operate starting on Thursday, December 19th, Service will resume on Monday, January 27, 2025. | ||
| Christmas Eve, December 24th & New Year’s Eve, December 31st: Service ends early. | ||
| Route | Last Bus From | Departs |
| B43 | Smith College | 7:30 PM |
| B43 | Amherst College | 8:20 PM |
| B48 | Academy of Music | 6:00 PM |
| B48 | Holyoke Transit Ctr. | 6:30 PM |
| R41, R42, & R44 will end at their regularly scheduled times on Christmas Eve and New Years' Eve. | ||
| On Thursday, December 26th and Wednesday, January 1st, B43 will operate no-school service. | ||
UMass Transit Routes Holiday and Winter Break Information
| Wednesday, December 18th: Last day of fall semester |
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| Route 35 ends at 9:08 pm Lot 12. |
| Thursday, December 19th: Winter session service starts |
Tuesday, Jauary 28th thru Wednesday, January 29th: Rt 35 will operate a "pre-Semester" Sunday schedule. Monday, January 27th thru Wednesday, January 29th: Rt 38 will operate the "limited" January schedule. |
| Thursday, December 19th & Friday, December 20th: Amherst College finals schedule |
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| Christmas Eve, December 24th & New Year’s Eve, December 31st: Service ends at 6pm |
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| 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.