North Albany Middle School sixth-graders eligible for bus transportation can take CDTA buses to and from school.
Eligible North Albany students can ride all CDTA bus lines that operate in the city, including CDTA “tripper” buses that serve our school. Please note that all district students can ride CDTA buses without a pass or paying a fare through Friday, Oct. 2. Only eligible students will be allowed to ride without paying a fare beginning Monday, Oct. 5. Eligible students -- those living 1.5 miles or more from school -- will have their student IDs activated to use as the bus pass.
Please note that appropriate social distancing and wearing masks are expected for all students riding CDTA buses.
The North Albany tripper route is #803. Use these links for the 803 schedule and 803 route map. We also have more information available in our Transportation section.
Here is an overview of the morning and afternoon tripper routes serving North Albany:
Morning routes
- 803 Blue leaves Whitehall Road and Picotte Drive at 7:50 a.m.
- 803 Purple leaves Washington Avenue and North Main Avenue at 8:05 a.m.
- 803 Red leaves Watervliet Avenue and Essex Street at 8:05 a.m.
Afternoon routes – North Albany trippers will leave school at 2:28 p.m. and be identified as follows:
- 803 Blue (Whitehall/Second/Pearl/Clinton/Lark)
- 803 Purple (Washington)
- 803 Red (Watervliet/Livingston/Northern)
You can find more information on CDTA’s website, including CDTA's Trip Planner tool to help you find the best bus route to get where you need to go.
If you have questions about the schedule for CDTA tripper buses or regular routes, please contact CDTA at (518) 482-8822. If you have any general busing questions, please contact our Transportation Department at (518) 475-6170.
