Family & Alumni/ae Weekend 2026
Fri, Oct 23 – Sun, Oct 25
Students’ families are welcome to ride our Family Weekend shuttles free of charge between Kline Southbound Bus Stop and Rhinecliff and Poughkeepsie stations on the schedules below. Reservations are not required.
Friday, Oct 23, 2025
Rhinecliff Station (Amtrak) Rhinecliff Road at Hutton Street
- Bus Departs Kline South To RHI: 12:20 PM | 1:50 PM | 5:30 PM
- Bus Departs Rhinecliff To Bard: 1:00 PM | 3:10 PM | 6:30 PM
Travel to Rhinecliff Station takes about 25 minutes. A Bard Shuttle or Van will drop off and pick up passengers at Rhinecliff Station on Rhinecliff Road at Hutton Street, Click the link and zoom in for the location. Northbound passengers will be dropped at Kline Bus Stop.
Poughkeepsie Station (Metro-North and Amtrak) Bus Horseshoe
- Bus Departs Kline South To POU: 12:45 PM | 3:30 PM | 5:55 PM
- Bus Departs Poughkeepsie To Bard: 1:45 PM | 4:45 PM | 6:45 PM
Travel to Poughkeepsie takes about 50 minutes. A Tonche Transit Yellow or White School Bus will drop off and pick up passengers at the Poughkeepsie Station Bus Horseshoe off the main lobby. Click the link and zoom in for the location. Northbound passengers will be dropped at Kline Bus Stop.
*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.
Bard-Tivoli-Red Hook Shuttle -Operating on a normal schedule
Saturday, Oct 24, 2025
Rhinecliff Station (Amtrak) Rhinecliff Road at Hutton Street
- Bus Departs Kline South To RHI: 12:20 PM | 1:50 PM | 5:30 PM
- Bus Departs Rhinecliff To Bard: 1:00 PM | 3:10 PM | 6:30 PM
Poughkeepsie Station (Metro-North and Amtrak) Bus Horseshoe
- Bus Departs Kline South To POU: 12:50 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:00 PM
- Bus Departs Poughkeepsie To Bard: 2:10 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:10 PM
Bard-Tivoli-Red Hook Shuttle -Operating on a normal schedule
Sunday, Oct 25, 2025
Rhinecliff Station (Amtrak) Rhinecliff Road at Hutton Street
- Bus Departs Kline South To RHI: 12:20 PM | 1:50 PM | 5:30 PM
- Bus Departs Rhinecliff To Bard: 1:00 PM | 3:10 PM | 6:30 PM
Poughkeepsie Station (Metro-North and Amtrak) Bus Horseshoe
- Bus Departs Kline South To POU: 12:50 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:00 PM
- Bus Departs Poughkeepsie To Bard: 2:10 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:10 PM
Bard-Tivoli-Red Hook Shuttle -Operating on a normal schedule
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.
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
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].