Southeast Area Transit

Southeast Area Transit District
	SEAT New Flyer XD40 #1802 at SEAT's main facility along CT Route 12 in Preston.
Parent	Towns of East Lyme, Griswold, Groton, Ledyard, Montville, New London, Norwich, Stonington and Waterford, cities of New London and Groton;
Founded	1975 (service began in 1980)
Headquarters	21 Connecticut Route 12, Preston, CT 06365
Service area	Norwich-New London Urbanized Area
Service type	Local bus service,; Thruway Motorcoach
Routes	16
Hubs	2 (New London Union Station, Norwich Transportation Center)
Fleet	22 fixed-route, 7 demand-response
Daily ridership	3,360 (weekday); 2,553 (Saturday); 326 (Sunday)
Fuel type	Diesel, hybrid diesel-electric
Website	Official Website

Southeast Area Transit (abbreviated to SEAT) is a provider of local bus service in eight towns and two cities in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Connecticut: East Lyme, Griswold, Groton (town and city), Ledyard, Montville, New London, Norwich, Stonington, and Waterford. Under contract to Amtrak, SEAT also provides Thruway Motorcoach service from New London to Foxwoods.

Routes[]

SEAT operates the following bus routes:^[3]^[4]

Regional routes. Routes connecting major cities or towns in the region.

1: Norwich to New London via Route 32
2: Norwich to New London via Route 12 and Groton
3: New London to Niantic via Boston Post Road and Crossroads Wal-Mart
108: New London to Foxwoods via Groton and Old Mystic Village (also an Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach route)

Norwich/Jewett City. These routes, except Route 8, originate from the .

4: Norwich Transit Center to Occum/Taftville
5: Norwich Transit Center to Norwich Business Park via Backus Hospital
6: Norwich Transit Center to Norwich Wal-Mart via Marcus Plaza
7: Norwich Transit Center to Hamilton Avenue, Uncas-on-Thames and Mohegan Sun
8: Lisbon Landing to Jewett City
9: Norwich Transit Center to Lisbon Landing via Route 12
982: Norwich Transit Center to Foxwoods via State Route 2

New London/Groton. These routes, except Route 11, originate from the New London Railroad Station.

11: Groton Local
12: New London to Crystal Mall and NL Shopping Center
13: New London to L&M Hospital and Ocean Beach
14: New London to NL Mall, Waterford Commons, Crystal Mall and NL Shopping Center
15: New London/Waterford Local (nights only)

Mystic/Pawcatuck

Stonington HOP Service: On-demand microtransit service in Stonington^[5]

Fares[]

Fare category^[6]	Single Ride	Ten Ride Ticket Book	Four Hour Zip Pass	One Day Pass	Five Day Pass	Thirty-one Day Pass
Regular	US $2	US $18	US $3	US $4	US $20	US $50
Senior/Disabled	US $1	US $9	Not available
ADA/Paratransit	US $4	US $36	Not available

Children aged 5 and under and measuring 45 inches in height or below ride for free.

Transfers[]

One free transfer may be obtained with each fare. Transfers allow customers to complete a one way trip which requires multiple buses. Transfers are issued upon fare payment and are valid for one-and-a-half hours. Transfers cannot be used to make a round trip. Transfers are only accepted at the following designated Transfer Points:
Norwich Transportation Center, Lisbon Landing, Mohegan Sun, New London Water Street, New London NSA, New London Eugene O’Neill and State Street Shelter, Groton Square, Groton Plaza Court, I-95 / Route 2 Commuter Lot (N. Stonington), Olde Mistick Village

Fleet[]

Make & model^[2]	Year introduced	Fleet numbers
Ford Transit/Startrans Candidate 22'	2019	1906-1907 (2)
Gillig Low Floor Standard 35'	2019	2001-2005 (5)
Gillig Low Floor Standard 29'	2019	1901-1904 (4)
New Flyer Xcelsior 35' and 40'	2018, 2020	1801-1805, 1806-1811, 2006-2007 (13)
Gillig Low Floor BRT Hybrid 35' and 40'	2013	1301-1302 (2)
Ford E450/Coach & Equipment Phoenix	2016	1601-1605 (5)