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Vermont offers a host of transportation options. Major automobile routes include four north-south
Interstates: I-89 heading north from the New Hampshire state line to the Canadian border; I-91 from
the Massachusetts state line to the Canadian border; I-93 from the New Hampshire state line to Waterford;
and the I-189 spur in South Burlington. Major U.S. highways include U.S. 2 and U.S. 7, in addition to
many state highways.
Air travel in Vermont is served primarily by Burlington International Airport (BTV) in South Burlington. Other airports include
the Southern Vermont Regional
Airport in Rutland, serving the Green Mountain areas, in addition to over a dozen smaller public
airports throughout the state.
The Green Mountain State offers rail travel primarily through Amtrak. The Vermonter route offers daily service from Washington, D.C. to St. Albans, Vermont,
with nine stops in Vermont itself. The Ethan Allen Express connects Rutland to New York.
Commuters have several Public transportation options in Vermont. Advance Transit serves the Upper Valley including Hanover and Lebanon. Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) offers an extensive shuttle bus system in
the Middlebury area. The Brattleboro BeeLine Bus serves the Brattleboro area The Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA) serves Chittenden County.
Connecticut River Transit serves Windham and
Southern Windsor Counties. The Deerfield Valley Transit Association (DVTA) MOOVER, whose buses sport a Holstein pattern, serves the communities of
Wardsboro, Wilmington, Whitingham, Halifax, Dover, and Readsboro. The Green Mountain Community Network offers the Green Mountain Express (GMX), which
serves Bennington and surrounding areas; the Green
Mountain Transit Agency (GMTA) offers fixed route, deviated fixed route, and other services in
central Vermont. The Marble Valley Regional Transit District (MVRTD) "The Bus" serves residents of the greater Rutland area, and is the largest
non-urban public transportation system in the state. The Rural
Community Transportation (RCT) serves Essex, Caledonia, Orleans, and Lamoille counties, and
provides over 200,000 rides per year.
Water transportation in Vermont exists in the form of ferries. Lake Champlain Transportation (LTC)
offers Lake Champlain Ferries, with three crossings
on Lake Champlain and eight ferries. Crossings are available between Grand Isle to Plattsburgh, New
York; Burlington to Port Kent, New York; and Charlotte to Essex, New York. The Ticonderoga Ferry operates historic, scenic seven- minute Lake Champlain crossings
between Ticonderoga, New York, and Shoreham, Vermont, thereby connecting the Lake George and Adirondack
regions of New York with the Middlebury and Central Green Mountain areas of Vermont.
Vermont offers intercity bus service providers. These include Vermont Transit Lines, with service to Boston, Albany, New York, and Montreal; and
Greyhound Lines, with stops throughout the Green
Mountain State.
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