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Best Ways to Get Around Town
- Ask a friend for a ride
- Cab
- Capital District Transit Authority (CDTA)
- Walk
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab ride to the airport costs $16.
- Albany Yellow Albany Dispatch (518) 434-2222
- CDTA provides scheduled ShuttleFly and commuter transportation back and forth from the airport to Albany several times an hour. For more information and specific times call CDTA at (518) 482-8822.
College Prowler Take
The public transportation in Albany gives students who do not have a car on campus a way to get around the city. The CDTA bus service is free for all students who have an Albany student ID. The service offers transportation to the downtown area, the malls, and to many other places in surrounding cities. Cabs are a great way to get home from the bars at night. It is not recommended to take a cab anywhere else, because the wait for a taxi can be over 45 minutes.
Train and bus service is available to students who are traveling to New York City, Boston, and other cities in and around New York. Even the airport isn’t far away, and the shuttles run frequently enough to make catching flights home or out of the country for spring break a whole lot easier than most places.
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AlbCS says: University at Albany 2015 English Language and Literature  |
It's convenient, but I wish it was...
It's convenient, but I wish it was more frequent and went to more interesting places.
Transportation: February 18, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
There is always a bus to take. The...
There is always a bus to take. The busing system is really great here. |
Anonymous says: |
There are buses that come to...
There are buses that come to campus that run downtown and also to the mall. If you need to get back to campus from a party downtown but it’s too late to catch the bus, you can always find a taxi. It’s pretty easy to get around town as a freshman without a car. |
Anonymous says: |
There is a public transportation...
There is a public transportation system that runs from the morning until midnight. It is fairly convenient if you have never lived with a public transportation system before. If you are from NYC you will think it is lame, but it gets you to where you want to go. |
Anonymous says: |
It’s okay, and free with student...
It’s okay, and free with student ID. |
On-Campus Transportation
Route 1 – Uptown Campus Loop, Freedom towards Collins Circle - Route 2 – Uptown Campus Loop, Freedom towards RACC Route 3 – Inter-Campus Line
Taxi Cabs
Buzzy’s Taxi
(518) 433-8888
Colonie Checker Cab
(518) 456-8800
Duffy’s Taxi
(518) 433-8400
Greyhound
It takes a little over 10 minutes to reach campus from the Albany bus station and is definitely walk-able during the daytime in nice weather—as long as you’re not dragging 10 suitcases behind you.
Greyhound
34 Hamilton St.
(518) 434-8461
Amtrak
The train station is approximately 8.64 miles from Albany, making it a 14-minute ride from the station to campus. The best way to get from the train station to campus would definitely be via cab or having a friend pick you up.
Amtrak Albany–Rensselaer
525 East St., Rensselaer
Airport
The Albany International Airport is located only 5.08 miles from Albany’s campus, and is about an eight-minute drive.
Did You Know?
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh landed his “Spirit of St. Louis” at the Albany airport soon after his historic flight to Paris. While he was grounded, spectators stole his laundry as souvenirs to remember the celebrity pilot by!
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