R24, X90, and WP connect with Hartford Line at Springfield Union Station. Amtrak, for service to Boston, Albany, Chicago, and points in between, as well as Greenfield, Hartford, New Haven, New York, and Washington, D.C.: All PVTA Springfield-area routes except for B23, R24, X90, and WP connect with Lake Shore Limited, Northeast Regional, Hartford Line, Valley Flyer, and Vermonter at Springfield Union Station. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), for service to Boston: PVTA Route B79 connects with Framingham/Worcester Line at Worcester Union Station. Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA), for service in and around Greater Worcester: PVTA Route B79 connects with all WRTA routes at Worcester Union Station. Fares One-way One-way fixed-route fares are noted below. NOTE: Buses operated by UMass Transit Services (3000-series) do not have fareboxes (see UMass Transit buses below). One-way fares for adults 13 and older are $1.40 if purchased at the PVTA Customer Service Center at Springfield Union Station. Transfers for children 6-12 are $0.25, and transfers for mobility impaired passengers and seniors are $0.10. Passes All passes are good through the end of the service day. 1-Day passes are sold on PVTA Springfield and Northampton buses at the fareboxes, as well as at ticket vending machines at Springfield Union Station, Holyoke Transportation Center, and Westfield Olver Transit Pavilion. 7- and 31-day passes are sold at Big Y supermarkets in the service area, at Springfield Union Station (at the PVTA Customer Service Center as well as the ticket vending machines), at the Holyoke Transportation Center (at the customer service center as well as the ticket vending machine), at the Westfield Olver Transit Pavilion (ticket vending machines only), and by the Western New England University's bursar office. The 31-day pass is also sold on the PVTA website. Riders should not rely on PVTA ticket vending machines at Union Station, Holyoke Transportation Center, and Westfield Olver Transit Pavilion as they are out of service as of 2019. Tickets can be purchased with credit/debit cards at Customer Service Centers, open 9am-4:45pm Monday through Friday. Monthly passes can be purchased at Big Y Supermarket Customer Service counters during other hours. All tickets and passes are available for purchase using the MassDOT BusPlus smartphone app, so riders can purchase their fare without using cash. Riders paying cash must use exact change on board. Routes operated by UMass Transit Services PVTA buses operated by UMass Transit do not charge fares. See here