Target and Walmart Shuttles

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2025

Available to all Students, Faculty, and Staff.
All trips originate from the Kline Southbound Bus Stop.

WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS

Target & Walmart – Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston:

One school bus will depart Kline Southbound bus stop @ 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm & 5:00 pm.  Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Bus will drop off at Target first, then Walmart.

Pick ups @ Target @ 3:20 pm, 4:20 pm, 5:20 pm, 6:20 pm

Pick ups @ Wal*Mart @ 3:25 pm, 4:25 pm, 5:25 pm, 6:25 pm

Bus will return to Bard Campus Kline Northbound for drop offs. Bus seating is limited and on a first come first served basis. Please be courteous, not all passengers can wait until the final shuttle of the evening to return. We must avoid overcrowding.

  • Fall 2025:
    • Aug:  20, 23, 27
    • Sept:  3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27
    • Oct:  1, *, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 *No Target & Walmart Trips During Admissions Open House Oct 4
    • Nov:  1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, *  *No Target & Walmart Trips During Thanksgiving Break Nov 26 & 29
    • Dec:  3, 6, 10, 13, 17
  • Spring 2025:
    • Jan:  29
    • Feb:  1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19,, 22, 26
    • Mar:  1, 5, 8, 12, *, 26, 29  *No Target & Walmart Trips During Spring Break Mar 15, 19, & 22
    • Apr:  2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30
    • May:  3, 7, 10

ROUTE C BUS  &  DUTCHESS COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSIT

NEW!  ROUTE C BUS SCHEDULE  Effective 01/04/25  More Buses, More Often!  Still free with a current Bard ID.

MON-SAT:  Dutchess County Public Transit ROUTE C BUS serves Tivoli, Bard, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, and Poughkeepsie (including Poughkeepsie Station for Metro-North and Amtrak Service).  Passengers are encouraged to ride Dutchess County Transit’s Route “C” Bus.  The ride is free with a current Bard Student ID ($1.75 without ID).

Departing Kline Southbound Bus Stop at 6:57 AM, 7:57 AM, 9:32 AM, 12:02 PM, 2:42 PM, 5:17 PM, 6:42 PM, 7:57 PM, and 10:27 PM.

Southbound Passengers will have an 8-18 minute layover at the Poughkeepsie Hub before reaching Poughkeepsie Train Station on the Northbound Route C Bus.  Or, switch to the DCPT “L” Bus, departing the Poughkeepsie Hub at :15 and :45 after the hour until 7:15 PM.

Departing Poughkeepsie Station Bus Stop at 5:37 AM, 6:37 AM, 8:07 AM, 10:42 AM, 1:22 PM, 3:52 PM, 5:22 PM, 6:37 PM, and 9:07 PM.

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.

Inclement Weather: In the event of inclement weather, updates will be posted to our home page, and to Regroup, the Campus Emergency Notification System.

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

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