About Us

We’ve been giving rides to the public since the Nashua Horse Drawn Railroad was started in 1886 (fares were a nickel then).

Today, Nashua Transit System buses and vans travel 1,870 miles a day on routes that cover the city. Last year our ridership was 445,087 passengers.

• Citybus is our daytime fixed route service, running on seven different routes.
• After 7 is our evening service, running on three routes.
• City Lift is our paratransit and senior citizen service, running on the same routes as Citybus and also offering additional service areas.

All routes begin and end at the Transit Center, located on Elm Street behind City Hall. And all NTS buses and trolleys are equipped with bike racks.

Markie the Meerkat’s Fun Facts

• Nashua started running an electric trolley in 1895
• Busses replaced the trolley in 1931
• We started offering paratransit service in 1979
• In 1999, we opened the Transit Center on Elm St.
• In 2004, Metro Magazine named NTS as “one of the 10 Most Improved Transit Systems” in the USA!
• In 2010, we rolled out a brand new www.RideBigBlue.com website, featuring Google Transit (a first in New Hampshire)
• In 2010, I, Markie the Meerkat, joined the Nashua Transit System Team as our Official Mascot and Spokeskat!!