Fall Break

Fall Break 2025

Saturday, October 11 through Tuesday, October 14

BARD-TIVOLI-RED HOOK SHUTTLE  -Operating On Normal Schedule CAMPUS ACCESSIBILITY SHUTTLE  -Operating On Normal Schedule                         WEEKEND TRAIN SHUTTLES  -Operating On Normal Schedule

Tuesday, Oct 14: 

Rhinecliff Station (Amtrak) and Poughkeepsie Station (Metro-North and Amtrak)  Depending on weather and traffic, travel to Rhinecliff Station takes 20 to 25 minutes.  Travel to Poughkeepsie takes 60 to 70 minutes.  Plan your train times accordingly.
 
A Tonche Transit Yellow or White School Bus will drop off and pick up passengers at Rhinecliff Station on Hutton Street, and drop off and pickup passengers at the Poughkeepsie Station Taxi Stand/Bus Horseshoe off the main lobby.
 
All Northbound passengers will be dropped at Kline Bus Stop.
 
  • Bus Leaves Kline Southbound Stop:                     11:30 AM | 3:00 PM | 5:05 PM
  • Drop off @ Rhinecliff Train Station Southbound: 11:50 AM | 3:20 PM | 5:25 PM
  • Drop off and Pickup @ Poughkeepsie Station:    12:40 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:15 PM
  • Pickup @ Rhinecliff Station Northbound:               1:25 PM | 4:45 PM | 6:50 PM
  • Drop off @ Kline Northbound Bus Stop:                 1:45 PM | 5:05 PM | 7:10 PM

*Train Schedules are subject to change. The Bard shuttle will meet the closest train to the schedule. To verify train schedules call Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL or Metro-North at 1-800-METRO-INFO.

NOTE: Due to periodic changes in the train schedules, if you are not certain when a train leaves OR arrives, call: Amtrak: 845-876-3364 or Metro-North: 1-800-638-7646.

ROUTE C BUS  &  DUTCHESS COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSIT

Monday through Saturday:  Bard Students, Faculty, and Staff are encouraged to use Dutchess County Public Transit buses between Bard College and Poughkeepsie Train Station.  Click on the link here for the the abbreviated schedule, or check the ROUTE C BUS and DUTCHESS COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSIT links for full schedules.
Bard-POU Train Station-Bard Public Transit Download
 
 

No DCPT Bus Service on New Year’s Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day.

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, CONTACT SECURITY DISPATCH 845-758-7460

All schedules have been provided by Bard Transportation Services. For more information call 845-758-7625, or email [email protected].