College of William & Mary
- Transportation

Most Things Within Walking Distance

There is never a need for a car if living on campus. A better option would probably be a bike. The furthest walking between classrooms is about twelve minutes and is far more direct than driving. The campus is made to be more pedestrian friendly than car friendly. Off campus, still, most things can either be reached by bike or by the free public bus system. While admittedly, doing errands at Newtown or Monticello marketplace isn't terribly convenient by bus, it is free and if you have enough to do it's not really a hassle. Colonial parkway is beautiful for nice bike rides.

Long distance transportation consists either of the zip cars, which are very convenient, or the AMTRAK which is within walking distance of most dorms. The downside to the AMTRAK is obviously that it only goes along a certain route, but most students either come from Nova or the Northeast if not in the rest of Virginia so it's actually pretty widely used.

William and Mary Transportation

One of the few good things about William and Mary is the availability of transportation...at times. There is a bus that goes about campus on a regular basis, but only until midnight. However, the bus is free, and it can connect you to other bus lines that travel offcampus. Unfortunately the bus on campus can be early or late, but it comes on a fairly regular schedule. There is also a trolley that goes around the area, but it is not very common and is supposedly very late and irregular in making stops.

Parking Passes Are Outrageous

Parking passes are ridiculously expensive and even after forking out $180 per semester you will still probably get multiple tickets throughout the year because spaces are really restricted. There is a free student run shuttle called steer clear that gives free rides to students on weekend nights. Very few people utilize the bus system. Also...it's fun to get the trolley's to take you places when you've been drinking (only in Williamsburg...)