We have some exciting updates on our long-distance travel providers as they climb out of COVID closures, as students are surely already planning their trips to Burlington, parents visiting for Family Weekend in October, home for Thanksgiving, Winter Break and beyond.

*Keep in mind that these are all subject to change and visiting the provider directly will get you the most accurate information.*

  • Megabus.com resumed service between Boston and Burlington as of Friday August 20th. They operate weekend service (Fridays, Saturday and Sundays) through the end of the year and beyond so would be great for booking break travel early. Megabus will be running additional service, for the holiday break, between Burlington and Boston on Tuesday, November 23 and Wednesday, November 24 in additional to their regular Friday-Sunday service. 
  • Amtrak Vermonter resumed service on July 19th, and provides a scenic option for those traveling from DC all the way up through NYC and the I-91 corridor. For travel from now through October 31, 2021, tickets are 20% off. Remember you can catch a Green Mountain Transit bus between Amtrak and campus throughout the day and UVM runs special shuttles to/from Amtrak before and after breaks. 
  • Vermont Translines also resumed service on July 19th providing connections to Albany, NY, Bennington, Rutland and Middlebury.
  • CoTo Breakliner bus will again be running for the Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks. These student-only busses connect our campus with Hartford, Bridgeport, White Plains, Montevale, and NYC. 
  • Flixbus has just informed us they will be starting a new service, but its start date has been delayed until 2022. We eagerly await another super affordable option available for the Boston-Burlington trip. Flixbus has routes all over the country and now one to Vermont. Plus they take sustainability seriously!
  • In case you weren’t aware, the main Port Kent to Burlington ferry on Lake Champlain is not running this year at all, so if planning a trip from west of Champlain, you will need to use one of the other ferries or Crown Point bridge.
  • And remember that Go! Vermont helps you compare costs, routes, and schedules for bus travel between several New England/New York cities.

And more locally…

  • The UVM Bike Co-op is on central campus for all your bike needs. Run by the student club, UVM Bikes, they operate a full-service bike shop where you can learn how to tune-up your bike, get a flat-fix, or rent out a bike. For students interested in renting a bike visit the UVM Bikes website to get your name on the rental interest mailing list. 
  • Green Mountain Transit buses are fully operational and have reverted back to their numbered routes instead of colored lines (last year they changed to colors with the #1 Williston becoming the Red line for example). All routes are the same. See the schedules here.
  • CarshareVT has a discounted program for students which allows access to many cars in the area. So leave your car at home and use a carshare car when you need it (and you can be as young as 18 to use it!) without the cost of owning and insurance. 
  • Greenride Bikeshare has officially gone electric. The entire 200 bike fleet are now electric-assist bicycles to make getting up hills much easier. The annual student plan is only $39 per year (75c per week!!) and includes 30 minutes of ride time per day.

Don’t forget that we have a number of indoor bicycle storage rooms, as well as a full workshop and tools and pumps around campus so bring your bike if you have one! Burlington just gets better and better for biking every year.