services to colleges
CDTA is often and important stop to higher education. CDTA has partnered with area colleges and universities to provide students, faculty and staff with comprehensive transportation services. Each college has its own unique transportation arrangement tailored to their needs. Our fixed route, express and commuter routes offer convenient service to colleges throughout the Capital Region. If you do not see your school listed here then check the trip planner to find the best route to your school.
Universal Access
The following colleges have universal access via the use of their school id card. Students can use all CDTA bus routes, our Northway Xpress Commuter service and STAR. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and go!
Follow the links below to see details of CDTA service for our collegiate Universal Access partners
- Rensselaer (RPI)
- University at Albany (SUNY Albany)
- Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) Beginning August 2013
- Saint Rose
- Skidmore
AREA Colleges with CDTA Service
CDTA provides service on or nearby many other campuses without Universal Access throughout the Capital Region, where students, faculty and staff must pay to ride the bus.
The link below offers details of CDTA service for particular schools
Students and faculty can use all CDTA bus routes including STAR and NX services. Just swipe your ID through the farebox .
Routes servicing the Rensselaer Campus
University at Albany (UAlbany) services operate along Washington and Western Avenue, linking the main campus and the downtown campus to shopping malls and other points of interest. Students and faculty can use all CDTA bus routes including the Northway Xpress and STAR services. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and go!
Routes servicing SUNY Albany
- Summer 2012 Bus Information
- Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 Bus Information (includes end of Semester break )
- Route 11 - UAlbany Shuttle
- Route 12 - Washington Avenue
- Route 10 - Western Avenue (stops on Western Ave. in front of the campus)
- Route 114 - Madison / Washington
- Route 190 - Fuller / Wolf
Students and faculty can use all CDTA bus routes including STAR and NX services. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and go!
Routes servicing the Saint Rose campus
- Route 10 - Western Avenue Downtown Albany, Stuyvesant Plaza, Crossgates
- Route 11 - UAlbany Shuttle UAlbany (Library Stop)
- Route 12 - Washington Avenue Downtown Albany, UAlbany (Collins Circle Stop), Crossgates
- Route 763 - Route Twenty, Downtown Albany, Madison Ave, Downtown Schenectady
Students can use all CDTA bus routes including the Northway Xpress and STAR service. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and go!
Routes servicing Skidmore
Beginning with the Fall 2013 semester (August 2013), students will be able to use all CDTA bus routes including the Northway Xpress and STAR service. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and go!
Routes servicing the HVCC Campus
Students can use all CDTA bus routes including the Northway Xpress and STAR service. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and go!
Routes servicing Sage (Troy Campus)
- Route 22 - Albany - Troy - Watervliet
- Route 370 - Troy - Schenectady
- Route 80 - Troy - Fifth Avenue
- Route 182 - Troy - Cohoes - Latham
- Route 85 - Waterford - Troy
- Route 87 - Beman Park
- Route 224 - Albany - Troy - Rensselaer
- Route 286 - RPI Shuttle
- Route 289 - Griswold Heights
Routes servicing Sage (Albany Campus)
Students can use all CDTA bus routes including the Northway Xpress and STAR service. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and go!
Routes servicing Siena
Students can use all CDTA bus routes including the Northway Xpress and STAR service. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and go!
Routes servicing Schenectady County Community College (SCCC)
- Route 50
- Route 355 - Albany - Schenectady via Route 5
- Route 763 - Albany - Schenectady
- Route 370 - Troy - Schenectady
- Route 351 - Van Vranken Avenue and Broadway
- Route 353 - Scotia and Mt. Pleasant
- Route 354 - Rotterdam Square Mall and Nott Street
- Route 905 - BusPlus
Routes servicing Union
- Route 351 - Van Vranken Avenue and Broadway
- Route 354 - Rotterdam Square Mall and Nott Street
- Route 370 - Troy - Schenectady
