Eastern Amtrak Thruway Bus Service

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Amtrak's Thruway Bus Service

East and Northeast Connections

The Amtrak Thruway connections are provided for the Northeast Corridor as well as long distance trains.

Schedules effective October 31, 2005.

Schedules are included for the following connections.

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Boston - Manchester - Concord - Berlin

Thruway Bus Number        8320     8318     8322     8324     8326     8328
Days of Operation         Daily    Mo-Fr    Daily    Daily    Mo-Fr    Daily
                                                                           .
Boston, MA (So Sta)  Dp   8:00a    9:00a   10:00a   12:01p    1:15p    2:15p
Manchester, NH            9:00a   10:00a  Y11:00a    1:00p    2:25p  
Concord, NH               9:25a   10:25a   11:25a    1:25p    2:50p    3:35p
Tilton, NH                                 11:55a
Plymouth, NH                              X12:30p
New Hampton, NH                            12:15p
Conway, NH                                  1:20p
Berlin, NH           Ar                                                    .

X -- Friday and Saturday.
Y -- Saturday and Sunday.


Thruway Bus Number        8330     8350     8360     8368     8232     8332
Days of Operation         Daily    Mo-Fr    Daily    Mo-Fr    Mo-Fr    Daily
                                                                           .
Boston, MA (So Sta)  Dp   3:15p    3:45p    4:15p    4:15p    4:45p    5:15p
Manchester, NH            4:15p    5:05p  Y 5:15p    5:35p    5:50p    ----
Concord, NH               4:45p             5:40p             6:15p    6:35p
New Hampton, NH                                                        7:20p
Conway, NH                                                             8:25p
Berlin, NH           Ar                                                9:35p

Y -- Saturday and Sunday.


Thruway Bus Number        8362     8334     8336     8366     8338     8340
Days of Operation         Daily    Daily    Mo-Fr    Daily    Daily    Daily
                                                                           .
Boston, MA (So Sta)  Dp   5:30p    6:15p    6:15p    7:15p    8:15p   10:15p
Manchester, NH            6:30p    ----     7:35p    8:25p    9:15p   11:15p
Concord, NH               6:55p    7:35p             8:50p    9:40p   11:40p
Tilton, NH           Ar            8:00p                  
Plymouth, NH                       8:30p
Lincoln, NH                        9:00p
Littleton, NH        Ar            9:30p                                   .

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Note:Additional departures may be available from Boston to Concord and to Manchester. Check with Amtrak.

Operated by Concord Trailways

Berlin - Concord - Manchester - Boston

Thruway Bus Number        8321     8223     8325     8225     8327     8333 
Days of Operation         Daily    Mo-Fr    Mo-Fr    Mo-Fr    Daily    Daily
                                                                           .
Concord, NH          Dp   5:00a             6:00a             7:00a       
Manchester, NH            5:30a    6:00a    ----     6:30a  Y 7:30a    7:00a
Boston, MA (So Sta)  Ar   6:40a    7:15a    7:20a    7:45a    8:35a    8:30a

Y -- Saturday and Sunday


Thruway Bus Number        8329     8355     8331     8231     8335     8235 
Days of Operation         Daily    Mo-Fr    Daily    Daily    Daily    Daily 
                                                                           .
Berlin, NH           Dp                                       7:45a
Conway, NH                                                    8:50a
New Hampton, NH                                              10:00a
Littleton, NH                               6:50a             ----     ----
Lincoln,NH                                  7:25a             ----     ----
Plymouth, NH                                8:00a             ----     ----       
Tilton, NH                                  8:25a             ----     ----                         
Concord, NH               8:00a             9:00a            11:00a   11:00a
Manchester, NH                     8:30a    ----     9:30a    ----    11:30a
Boston, MA (So Sta)  Ar   9:20a    9:50a   10:20p   10:30a   12:20p   12:30p


Thruway Bus Number        8339     8341     8343     8345     8363     8347 
Days of Operation         Daily    Daily    Daily    Daily    Mo-Fr    Daily  
                                                                           .
Berlin, NH           Dp     
Conway, NH                                           2:50p
New Hampton,                                         3:55p
Littleton, NH                                        ----
Lincoln,NH                                           ----
Plymouth, NH                              W 2:00p    ----
Laconia, NH                                 ----     ----   
Tilton, NH                                  ----     ----             
Concord, NH               1:00p    2:00p    3:00p    5:00p             7:00p 
Manchester, NH            1:30p    ----     3:30p    ----     5:30p    7:30p
Boston, MA (So Sta)  Ar   2:30p    3:20p    4:30a    6:20p    6:30p    8:30p

W -- Friday and Sunday only.

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Note: Additional departures are available from Concord and Manchester to Boston. Check with Amtrak.

Operated by Concord Trailways

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New London - Foxwoods Casino

Thruway Bus Number         8154    8156    8172    8182    8158
Days of Operation          Mo-Sa   Mo-Fr    Sa      Su     Mo-Sa
                                                               .
New London, CT        Dp   6:15a   7:55a   8:15a   9:10a   9:35a
Foxwoods Casino, CT    Ar  6:55a   8:35a   8:55a   9:50a  10:15a


Thruway Bus Number         8160    8162    8178    8184    8164
Days of Operation          Daily   Mo-Sa    Sa      Su     Mo-Sa
                                                               .
New London, CT        Dp  11:10a   1:25p   1:10p   1:10p   3:20p
Foxwoods Casino, CT   Ar  11:55p   2:10p   2:00p   1:40p   4:05p

  
Thruway Bus Number         8186    8166    8168
Days of Operation           Su     Mo-Sa   Mo-Sa  
                                               .
New London, CT        Dp   3:30p   5:20p   7:30p
Foxwoods Casino, CT   Ar   4:10p   6:00p   8:00p

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Operated by South East Area Transit.

Foxwoods Casino - New London

Thruway Bus Number        8155    8157    8171    8181
Days of Operation         Mo-Sa   Mo-Fr    Sa      Su 
                                                      .
Foxwoods Casino, CT  Dp   6:55a   8:35a   8:55a   9:50a
New London, CT       Ar   7:35a   9:20a   9:35a  10:30a



Thruway Bus Number        8159    8161    8163
Days of operation         Mo-Sa   Daily   Mo-Sa
                                              .
Foxwoods Casino, CT  Dp  10:10a  11:50a   2:05p
New London, CT       Ar  10:50a  12:30    2:45p


Thruway Bus Number        8185    8165    8187    8167
Days of Operation          Su     Mo-Sa    Su     Mo-Sa
                                                      .
Foxwoods Casino, CT  Dp   2:20p   4:25p   4:10p   6:00p
New London, CT       Ar   3:30p   5:00p   4:50p   6:40p

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Operated by South East Area Transit.

New York to LaGuardia or John F. Kennedy Airport

New York Airport Service provides Thruway motorcoach service between Pennsylvania Station and both J. F. Kennedy and LaGuardia Airports. Coaches depart Pennsylvania Station to each airport every half hour from 7:40 am to 8:10 pm daily. Travel time to J. F. Kennedy is 1 hour 20 minutes, and to LaGuardia, 50 minutes. Call 1-800-USA-RAIL for more information.

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Wilmington - Rehobeth Beach, DE - Salisbury, MD

  8740   8744           Thruway Bus Number     8741    8743    8745
  Daily   Daily          Days of Operation     Daily   Daily   Daily
    Read down                                         Read up
              miles                                                .
 11:05a   4:50p   0  Dp  Wilmington, DE   Ar   2:40p   5:20p   9:40p
                           Amtrak Sta. (ET)
 12:10p   5:55p      Ar  Dover, DE             1:35p   4:15p   8:35p
  1:10p   6:45p          Seaford, DE          12:45p   3:25p   7:45p
  2:10p   7:35p      Ar  Salisbury, MD        12:01p   2:25p   6:45p

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Operated by Greyhound/Carolina Trailways

Toledo - Detroit - Ann Arbor - Dearborn - East Lansing, MI

  6049    6029            Thruway Bus Number      6030    6048
  Daily   Daily           Days of Operation       Daily   Daily
   R49     R29            Connecting Train         R30     R48
    Read down                                        Read up
                miles                                         .
  6:15a   6:15a    0  Dp  Toledo, OH   (ET)  Ar  10:00p  10:00p
D 7:20a D 7:20a   58  Ar  Detroit, MI        Dp P 8:55p P 8:55p
D 7:35a D 7:35a   65      Dearborn, MI          P 8:40p P 8:40p
D 8:25a D 7:25a   94      Ann Arbor, MI         P 7:50p P 7:50p
  9:40a   9:40a  132  Ar  East Lansing, MI   Dp   6:35p   6:35p

D - Stops only to discharge passengers
P - Stops only to receive passengers.
R - All reserved train.

Capitol Limited, Train 29/30 schedules.
Lake Shore Limited, Train 48/49 schedules.

Operated by Metrocars.

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Washington - Charlottesville

   7492    7490            Thruway Bus number        7489    7491
    R98   R19,R30     Connecting Trains             R20,R29
            R92                                       R91     R97
   Daily   Daily           Days of Operation         Daily   Daily
     Read down                                         Read up
                 miles                                           .
   9:40a Q 2:10p    0  Dp  Washington           Ar  12:15p Q 6:50p
  12:35p   5:05p  136  Ar  Charlottesville, Va  Dp   9:05a   4:00p

Q -- Except Train 19/20 connection.

These busses also connect with many Northeast Corridor trains.

Sunset Limited, Trains 1/2 schedules.
Crescent, Trains 19/20 schedules.
City of New Orleans, Trains 58/59 schedules.

Operated by Greyhound Lines.

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New Orleans - Baton Rouge

  8023    8059    8019           Bus Number                 8020    8058    8102
                   R2            Connecting Train                    R1
                 TuFrSu          Days of Operation                 MoWeFr
   R1      R59     R19           Connecting Train            R20     R58     R2
 MoWeFr MoWeThSa  Daily          Days of Operation          Daily   Daily  TuFrSu
        Read down                                                  Read up
                       miles                                                    .
 12:45p   4:45p   7:45p   0  Dp  New Orleans, LA  (CT)  Ar  6:05a  11:45a   9:40p
  2:25p   6:15p   9:35p  80  Ar  Baton Rouge, LA        Dp  4:35a   9:45a   8:10p

B -- Amtrak thruway bus.
R -- All reserved train.

Note: These times are Central time.

Sunset Limited, Trains 1/2 schedules.
Crescent, Trains 19/20 schedules.
City of New Orleans, Trains 58/59 schedules.

Operated by Greyhound Lines.

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Updated

Minor edits January 10, 2006.

Updated to October 31 schedules December 21, 2005.

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Subject to change without notice.
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