services to colleges
CDTA can be the first 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 and shuttle buses offer convenient service to colleges throughout the Capital Region. If you do not see your school listed here then check out the trip planner to find the best route to your school.
CDTA accepts your RPI college ID on the following bus routes:
22, 286, 29, 70, 80, 82, 85, 87, 289, 90 (Universal Access has just been added to your ID card. Students can now use all CDTA bus routes with the exception of the STAR and NX services. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and your on your way.)
Route 286 - RPI Shuttle
Route 87 - Sycaway/Beman Park
Route 289 - Griswold Heights
Route 90 - Troy-Latham-Crossgates
The University at Albany (UAlbany) services operate along Washington and Western Avenue, linking the main campus, the downtown campus, Shopping malls and a number of other primary attractions and points of interest. UAlbany provides these services free of charge to students and faculty and staff when they show a valid UAlbany identification card. The link above provides a summary of the services provided. Links to specific schedules are listed below.
CDTA 
Summer Bus Service: Effective May - August, 2010
CDTA UAlbany Fall 2010 Student Guide – (Includes information about special service available before and after Thanksgiving Break.)
CDTA accepts your UAlbany college ID on the following bus routes:
10, 11, 12, 56x, 63, 90, ShuttleBug (Universal Access has just been added to your ID card. Students can now use all CDTA bus routes with the exception of the STAR and NX services. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and your on your way.)
- Route 11 (Normal) - CDTA UAlbany ( Effective August 30, 2009)
- Route 12 - Washington Avenue
- Route 10 - Western Avenue (stops on Western Ave. in front of the campus)
- Route 63 - Albany Schenectady
- Route 90 - Troy-Latham-Crossgates
- Shuttlebug - Shuttlebug
No Need for a Car at Saint Rose. Use CDTA Bus Service Instead.
Free for Saint Rose Students, Faculty and Staff
(valid ID card must be shown upon boarding)
What will it do?
- Improve travel options for students, faculty and staff
- Reduce demand for parking spaces
- Improve connections to the general community
How will access be provided?
CDTA accepts your St. Rose college ID on the following bus routes:
4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 63 (Universal Access has just been added to your ID card. Students can now use all CDTA bus routes with the exception of the STAR and NX services. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and your on your way.)
- Route 4 - Pine Hills Downtown Albany, Picotte Hall
- Route 9 - Whitehall Road Downtown Albany, Delaware Ave, Whitehall Rd
- 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 63 - Route Twenty, Downtown Albany, Madison Ave, Downtown Schenectady
How Do We Get Information (schedules, routing, bus stops)?
- CDTA Customer Information Center: 482-8822 (Open 7 days per week)
- CDTA Web Site (click on the schedules above )
- Brubacher Hall
- Student Association Website: http://sa.strose.edu
- Lima Hall
- Saint Rose Campus Center
CDTA accepts your Skidmore college ID on the following bus routes:
471, 472, 473, 870, 50, NX Express
(Universal Access has just been added to your ID card. Students can now use all CDTA bus routes with the exception of the STAR services. Just swipe your ID through the farebox and your on your way.)
22, 35x, 70, 80, 82, 85, 87 90, 96 224, 286, 289
50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 55x, 56x, 59, 61, 62, 66, 70, 77
