Winter Intersession 2026-2027
Friday, December 18 through Sunday, January 31
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Visit our Transportation Store to reserve your Holiday Airport and Train Shuttle seat 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Reservations Required. Last day to purchase your Winter intersession Train or Airport Shuttle seat is Fri, Dec 4.
These special shuttles are to provide transportation to Rhinecliff and Poughkeepsie from campus for students leaving for Winter Intersession.
*Note: there are also buses providing Transportation to Area Airports for Winter Intersession (Reservations Required)*
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Friday, December 18
Area Airports: JFK, LaGuardia, & Albany depart @ 11:00 AM ***Reservations Required
Rhinecliff Station (Amtrak) and Poughkeepsie Station (Metro-North and Amtrak) ***Reservations Required
Depending on weather and traffic, travel to Rhinecliff Station takes 20 to 25 minutes. Travel to Poughkeepsie takes 70 to 75 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 Rhinecliff Road at Hutton Street, and drop off and pickup passengers at the Poughkeepsie Station Bus Horseshoe off the main lobby. Click the link and zoom in for the location.
All Northbound passengers will be dropped at Kline Bus Stop.
- Bus Leaves Kline Southbound Stop: 11:30 AM | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM
- Drop off @ Rhinecliff Train Station Southbound: 11:50 AM | 2:50 PM | 5:20 PM
- Drop off and Pickup @ Poughkeepsie Station: 12:40 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:10 PM
- Pickup @ Rhinecliff Station Northbound: 1:25 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:45 PM
- Drop off @ Kline Northbound Bus Stop: 1:45 PM | 4:45 PM | 7:05 PM
*Train Schedules are subject to change. To verify train schedules call Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL or Metro-North at 1-800-METRO-INFO.
Saturday December 20
Area Airports: JFK, LaGuardia, & Albany depart @ 11:00 AM ***Reservations Required
Rhinecliff Station (Amtrak) and Poughkeepsie Station (Metro-North and Amtrak) ***Reservations Required
Depending on weather and traffic, travel to Rhinecliff Station takes 20 to 25 minutes. Travel to Poughkeepsie takes 70 to 75 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 Rhinecliff Road at Hutton Street, and drop off and pickup passengers at the Poughkeepsie Station Bus Horseshoe off the main lobby. Click the link and zoom in for the location.
All Northbound passengers will be dropped at Kline Bus Stop.
- Bus Leaves Kline Southbound Stop: 11:30 AM | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM
- Drop off @ Rhinecliff Train Station Southbound: 11:50 AM | 2:50 PM | 5:20 PM
- Drop off and Pickup @ Poughkeepsie Station: 12:40 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:10 PM
- Pickup @ Rhinecliff Station Northbound: 1:25 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:45 PM
- Drop off @ Kline Northbound Bus Stop: 1:45 PM | 4:45 PM | 7:05 PM
*Train Schedules are subject to change. To verify train schedules call Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL or Metro-North at 1-800-METRO-INFO.
- Sat, Dec 19 – Wed, Dec 23: 8:00 AM-9:00 PM
- NO SERVICE: THU, DEC 24, FRI DEC 25
- Sat, Dec 26 – Wed, Dec 30: 8:00 AM-9:00 PM
- NO SERVICE: THU, DEC 31, & FRI, JAN 1
- Service Resumes: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM Sat, Jan 2.
- Service Ends: Sat, Dec 19 at 4:05 PM
- Service Resumes: Sun, Jan 17, 9:05 AM – 11:25 PM
- Service Ends: Fri, Dec 18, 6:00 PM
- Service Resumes: Mon, Feb 1, 9:05 AM – 6:00 PM
ROUTE C BUS & DUTCHESS COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSIT
Monday-Saturday -Bard Students, Staff, and Faculty are encouraged to use the Dutchess County Public Transit Route C Bus. Thanks to our partnership with DCPT, the ride is always free on any route when you show your valid Bard College ID.
- ROUTE C BUS SCHEDULE
- BARD-TIVOLI-RED HOOK CONNECTION via ROUTE C BUS
- BARD to POUGHKEEPSIE STATION to BARD
- DUTCHESS COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSIT
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.
The Route C Bus is operated by Dutchess County Public Transit. Please call DCPT at 845-473-8424
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Return From Winter Intersession
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 70 to 75 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 Rhinecliff Road at Hutton Street, and drop off and pickup passengers at the Poughkeepsie Station Taxi Stand/Bus Horseshoe off the main lobby. Reservations are not required.
All Northbound passengers will be dropped at Kline Bus Stop.
- Bus Leaves Kline Southbound Stop: 11:30 AM | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM
- Drop off @ Rhinecliff Train Station Southbound: 11:50 AM | 2:50 PM | 5:20 PM
- Drop off and Pickup @ Poughkeepsie Station: 12:40 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:10 PM
- Pickup @ Rhinecliff Station Northbound: 1:25 PM | 4:25 PM | 6:45 PM
- Drop off @ Kline Northbound Bus Stop: 1:45 PM | 4:45 PM | 7:05 PM
*Train Schedules are subject to change. To verify train schedules call Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL or Metro-North at 1-800-METRO-INFO.
Inclement Weather: In the event of inclement weather 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].