CDTA announces a new bus route to bridge gap in service.

The Capital District Transportation Authority recently announced service changes coming Monday, August 25th for several lines on their bus system.  While many of them focus on their pre-existing system in the Capital District, there's a pair that will affects commuters on the Glens Falls line.

• Route #405 (Moreau/S. Glens Falls) – Route will only operate on Saturday and no longer operate on weekdays. Customers can now utilize Route #713 during the week.

• Route #713 (Glens Falls/Saratoga Springs) – Route will connect Downtown Glens Falls to Downtown Saratoga Springs via Route 9 on weekdays.  

[Updated 8/11/25] CDTA, along with Warren County, have announced the new schedule and route for the new Route #713.  The route follows the current Route #405 down Route 9 through South Glens Falls and Moreau, and proceeds to the Northway where it will hop on to travel between Exits 17 and 15.  The route would then turn onto Route 50 at Exit 15, taking the road to Downtown Saratoga Springs before turning on Lake Avenue to head to the Saratoga Train Station.  The route then would reverse course and head back to Glens Falls through the same roads. 

Buses will run Monday through Friday starting at 5:45am from the Ridge Street Terminal in Glens Falls.  The first departure from Saratoga Springs, from the Train Station, will be at 6:27am to return to Glens Falls at 7:02am.  The final run leaves Glens Falls at 4:40pm, arriving at Saratoga Train Station at 5:16pm.

The route will bridge the gap between the pre-existing CDTA system in Saratoga Springs and the former Greater Glens Falls Transit line that merged together with the CDTA system back in January 2024.

With exception to the Northway Express line that was offered weekdays between South Glens Falls and the Albany area, the northernmost spot on the CDTA line previously was Wilton Mall, and the southernmost spot on the GGFT line was Saratoga Road at Fawn Road, near the Animal Hospital.

With the new line essentially taking the same route as the current Route #405 in Moreau and South Glens Falls, CDTA announces the route will become a Saturday only route, with no change to the Saturday schedule.

In addition to the addition of the Glens Falls/Saratoga Springs route, CDTA announces Route #452 will return to the pre-2020 routing on Circular Avenue and will not utilize High Rock Avenue, and that the Lake George seasonal trolleys will continue through Monday, October 13th.