• Carpool
  Riding home with a friend is a cost-effective option. Consider sharing the cost of gas. Even if you can’t carpool all the way home, you could arrange to be dropped off at a bus, train, plane, or wherever your parents pick you up. Check out the Student Ride Board and find someone to carpool with today. 
• Book early
  Buses, trains, and planes can fill up especially fast during break times. Be sure to secure your seat and the price ahead of time.
• Be flexible
  Not looking forward to layovers on your way home? See if you can ride with someone to Boston or New York where there might be more direct flights.
• Use Rideshare alternatives
  Rideshare services are limited in Burlington, something prices can reflect. Students can ride a GMT bus to Essex Junction Amtrak, Burlington Amtrak, Downtown Transit Center, and BTV airport (see recommended routes at the top of this page). Campus CATS buses also run to both Amtrak stations, the downtown transit center, and BTV airport during academic breaks. Burlington Amtrak and Downtown Transit Center are walkable within 30 min and accessible by GMT bus.
• Be sustainable
  Every flight and Single-Occupancy-Vehicle trip not taken helps keep our carbon emissions low. When people choose efficient transportation alternatives, that helps ensure a future with plentiful climate-friendly travel options.

This student ride share platform built on Teams provides UVM students with a way to connect and find rides home for breaks. Thanksgiving is approaching, and carpooling with friends or classmates can be an efficient, flexible, and likely cheaper way to travel. Carpooling may help Passengers avoid expensive flights- if you live too far away to drive, consider carpooling to a larger airport and getting a non-stop home. This is a closed platform and you must have a student ID to log-in. 

Amtrak has two lines operating in Vermont:

Essex Junction Station (29 Railroad Avenue, Essex Junction VT): The Vermonter offers service to Springfield, Hartford, New Haven, NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington DC. The station is accessible by GMT bus route #2 Essex. UVM uses CATS buses as free student shuttles to the station during academic breaks- see schedule.

Burlington Station (1 Main Street, Burlington, VT): Ethan Allen Express offers service to New York City through Rutland and Albany. The station is under 1.5 miles from UVM and is accessible by GMT bus. 

You can reach the Burlington International Airport by taking the Green Mountain Transit bus #11 from campus. This bus service is free to all UVMers. During breaks UVM will provide shuttle service to the airport. Check our shuttle page for the latest schedules. 

Vermont Translines, through the Vermont Agency of Transportation, provides transportation originating in Burlington, VT, that travels the Route 7 corridor to the Albany, NY, bus terminal, Amtrak station and Albany airport, with stops along the way in Middlebury, Brandon, Rutland, Manchester and Bennington.

Vermont Translines runs buses daily, 7 days a week. Arrivals and departures are near the Downtown Transit Center, on Pearl Street in front of the John J. Zampieri State Offices. The Green Mountain Transit #1 and #2 Lines (towards Burlington) will take you to the Downtown Transit Center. During breaks UVM will provide shuttle service to the Downtown Transit Center.  Check our shuttle page for the latest schedules.

College break bus services for UVM students to and from:

• Connecticut (Hartford & Bridgeport)
• White Plains, NY
• New Jersey (Montvale, Woodbridge, Robbinsville)
• King of Prussia, PA
• Metro Boston area (Tyngsborough, Newton & Logan Airport).

Greyhound provides service to Boston, Montreal, New York, Manchester, White River Junction, Albany, Concord, Middlebury and beyond.

Arrivals and departures are at the Downtown Transit Center. The Green Mountain Transit #1 and #2 Lines (towards Burlington) will take you to the Downtown Transit Center. During breaks UVM will provide shuttle service to the Downtown Transit Center.  Check our shuttle page for the latest schedules.

Direct service to Boston and Montpelier. 

This bus generally only operates routes on Fridays and Sundays. Look out for a bus that says Megabus or DATTCO. Arrivals and departures are near the Downtown Transit Center, on Pearl Street in front of the John J. Zampieri State Offices. Please confirm pick-up/drop-off locations with Megabus. The Green Mountain Transit #1 and #2 Lines (towards Burlington) will take you to the Downtown Transit Center. During breaks UVM will provide shuttle service to the Downtown Transit Center.  Check our shuttle page for the latest schedules.

Lake Champlain Ferries offers two lake crossings:

• Grand Isle, VT-- Plattsburgh, NY
• Charlotte, VT--Essex, NY