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Transportation

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Best Ways to Get Around Town
  • Downtown Brattleboro is fairly compact, and most everything you need can be found within the few blocks that line Main Street.
  • If a run to Hannaford, the local grocery store, is necessary, then the MOOver vans will take you based on their predetermined schedule.
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • A cab ride to the airport costs about $110.
  • Taxi
  • Vermont Transit Bus

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

The ice cold isolation of Marlboro is made survivable because of one thing: regularly scheduled transportation! That’s right, Marlboro has made sure that its students have about five chances daily to catch a van or bus right from campus and into town. They will frequently stop at local grocery stores, but their most frequent drop-off is right in the center of downtown Brattleboro. This is where most every need can be taken care of and all kinds of adventures can happen (adventures outside of the 300 familiar faces on campus, that is).

The Marlboro College vans stop at Marlboro North, the school’s off-campus dormitory, about five times throughout the day. Unfortunately, when the weather becomes treacherous for larger vehicles, students who depend on the vans often don’t get to campus. This also happens with the MOOver vans, and journeys into town are often cancelled due to ice and snow. But as a whole, Marlboro’s student transportation system works wonderfully for students without vehicles.

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Transportation at Marlboro College

unicorngirl

International Studies '15

3.1
B-

Good in Theory

The school offers some free van rides to Brattleboro and back, but the times that they run are very few and far between. There's also a free bus called the Moover (it's painted like a cow) that makes about one or two trips between Marlboro and Brattleboro a day. Oftentimes, if you need to get into town during certain time frame, you're forced to use the local taxi service, where you can charge the ride right to your student account. However, the rides are extremely overpriced and are often late (my cab even broke down once!)

As far as long-distance transportation goes, there's a greyhound bus stop nearby (though I've never used it), and the Amtrak Vermonter, which I've ridden on many many times, stops in Brattleboro, which is really convenient if you live along the eastern part of the country.

Apr 21, 2012

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Transportation at Marlboro College

noahmann

Creative Writing '15

3.5
B

Decent

The college has vans that run to town every so often and organized van runs to events. There is also the Moover which is public transportation and it picks you up right in front of the dining hall.

Feb 10, 2012

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Transportation at Marlboro College

Anonymous

Marlboro College Student

The van schedule is fairly regular...

The van schedule is fairly regular and timely. It’s always nice having your own car or having close friends with one, though.

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User rating for Marlboro College - Transportation is 3.5 out of 5 based on 11 user reviews.

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Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

Marlboro College Van System

There are shuttles provided by Marlboro to and from Marlboro North (the off-campus dorm) and Brattleboro. The schedule for the College van system changes each year. Van-pool trips (to locations off-campus) are arranged through bulletin board sign-ups inside the Dining Hall. A fleet of vehicles is also availible for personal use. Please contact the folks in the Maintenance Building for more transportation information.

Public TransitWhat's This?

MOOver

MOOver is a free resort and community shuttle which makes daily trips between Brattleboro and Marlboro and throughout Deerfield Valley. The buses are painted in a black-and-white cow spots motif, so you can’t miss ‘em. Check the website for schedule information.

(802) 464-8487

Box 429, West Dover, VT 05356    �

www.moover.com

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport

The Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is about 90 miles (about a 2-hour drive) away from Marlboro.

One Airport Road Manchester, NH 03103

(603) 624-6556

www.flymanchester.com

Logan International Airport

Boston’s Logan International Airport is about 125 miles (about a 2 hour and 30 minute drive) away from Marlboro.

1 Harborside Dr, East Boston, MA?

(617) 568-5000? (800) 235-6426

www.massport.com/logan

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Greyhound

The Brattleboro Bus Station is located at the junction between Routes 5 and 9. The line that used to be known as Vermont Transit is now run by Greyhound, and will take you to any of the major airports. The station is located 12 miles from campus. Tickets are available at the station, or at the Greyhound Web site.

1108 Putney Rd., Brattleboro

(802) 254-6066

www.greyhound.com

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Brattleboro Amtrak Station

The Brattleboro Amtrak Station is located in downtown Brattleboro, right behind the Brattleboro Museum, approximately 12 miles from campus.

10 Vernon Rd., Brattleboro

(800) USA-RAIL

www.amtrak.com

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