Fridays

See Special Schedules for Train Shuttles Fri, Dec 19, Fri, Mar 14 & Sat, Mar 15.  Reservations are Required.  Visit our Transportation Store to reserve your Holiday Airport and Train Shuttle seat 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  Reservations Required.

Metro North and Amtrak passengers:  Traveling to or from Bard College Monday through Saturday?  Consider taking the Dutchess County Transit Route C bus between Kline Bus Stop Poughkeepsie Station.  The ride is free if you show the driver your current Bard ID while boarding.

BARD Transportation will provide Friday shuttles to and from Poughkeepsie Station (Metro-North & Amtrak) and Rhinecliff Station (Amtrak) for students on the following dates:

Fall 2025:  Fri, Aug 29 – Fri, Dec 12   *Reservations Required  Fri, Dec 19             Spring 2025:  Fri, Jan 24 – Fri, Mar 7   *Reservations Required Fri, Mar 14                                          Fri, Mar 21 – Fri, May 16 

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

ROUTE C BUS SCHEDULE  More Buses, More Often!  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 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, you may need to change buses at the Hub.  Please check with your Driver.  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 (ice and snow), updates will be posted to our home page, and to Regroup.com, 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].