Southeast Area Transit

This page is about a bus service in Connecticut. The same name also refers to bus services in Ohio and North Carolina.

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 Amtrak Thruway service from New London to Foxwoods.

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[1]
Service type	Local bus service, Amtrak Thruway
Routes	17 (ples three micro-transit services)
Hubs	2 (New London Union Station, Norwich Transportation Center)
Fleet	22 fixed-route, 7 demand-response[2]
Daily ridership	3,360 (weekday) 2,553 (Saturday) 326 (Sunday)[1]
Fuel type	Diesel, hybrid diesel-electric[2]
Website	Official Website

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 route)

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

• 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
• 980: Norwich Transit Center to Groton/New London Sub Base and Electric Boat
• 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)

SEAT Connect Services (On-demand microtransit)

• Stonington HOP Service: Stonington area between Pawcatuck and Mystic along the CT Route 1 corridor^[5]
• Groton/Waterford HOP Service: eastern Groton area between Noank, Route 184 and Mystic and the Quaker Hill area of Waterford^[5]
• New London Smart Ride: service within the city of New London^[6][7]

Fares

Fare category[8]	Single Ride	Ten Ride Ticket Book	Four Hour Zip Pass	One Day Pass	Five Day Pass	Thirty-one Day Pass
Regular	US $1.75	US $17.50	US $2.50	US $3.50	US $14	US $40
Senior/Disabled	US $0.85	US $8.50	Not available
ADA/Paratransit	US $3.50	US $35	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, Foxwoods Resort Casino, 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	Photo
Ford Transit/Startrans Candidate	2019	1906-1907
Gillig Low Floor 35'	2019	2001-2005
Gillig Low Floor 29'	2019	1901-1904
New Flyer XD40	2018	1801-1805
New Flyer XD35	2018	1806-1811
New Flyer XD40	2020	2006-2007
Gillig Low Floor BRT HEV 40'	2013	1301
Gillig Low Floor BRT HEV 35'	2013	1302
Ford E450/Coach & Equipment Phoenix	2016	1601-1605