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Transportation

Quick Stats

Best Ways to Get Around Town
  • Cab
  • Car
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • A cab ride to the airport costs $20.
  • From Vandy, just take I-40 east for about 15 minutes. The University will occasionally run shuttle service from freshmen residence halls before major breaks, but the best way to get to the airport if you don’t have a car or know someone who does is to split the cab fare between a few friends.

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The Nashville public transportation system is not incredibly effective. Though there is a bus system, it isn’t very convenient, nor do students utilize it on a regular basis. Students will use their own car, borrow a car, or split a
cab fare.

While it may seem discouraging that Nashville’s public transit system won’t help you very much at Vandy, it is important to realize that campus is right next to downtown, and it’s in walking distance of anything you need. Unless you’re going downtown all alone, which is unlikely, the cost will be very low even without a subway or a good bus system.

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Transportation at Vanderbilt University

VandyGillette

'15

Chemistry

3.1
B-

Not Many Options to Get Off-Campus If You Don't Have Your Own Car.

It's not very convenient to get off-campus unless you have your own car. However, even then, you're paying outrageous prices per semester to have a parking spot on campus. The parking spot is far away from where you live normally. It's typically easier to just find a friend to give you rides.

Dec 23, 2011

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Transportation at Vanderbilt University

saadrehman1

'14

Biological Sciences

5.0
A+

Vandy Vans

Vanderbilt has a great system of Vandy Vans, which make circles around campus with multiple stops. It's a quick and easy way to get from one side of campus to the other without having to walk. This is especially useful when it's dark at night.

Apr 21, 2011

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Transportation at Vanderbilt University

bchociej89

'11

Computer Engineering

2.7
C+

Nighttime Transportation Only

Vanderbilt's campus is small enough that there is no daytime student transportation--you're expected to walk or bike to class during the day. At night, there are Vandy Vans that circulate between residence halls that do a pretty good job of making the party scene bearable during bad weather.

Oct 15, 2010

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Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

Vandy Vans

The shuttle bus program administered by the Vanderbilt Police Department runs various timed route around campus. For more information, visit: police.vanderbilt.edu/vandy_vans

Daily 5 p.m.–5 a.m.

Public TransitWhat's This?

Nashville Metro Bus system

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Nashville International Airport (BNA)

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Greyhound Nashville Bus Station

200 8th Ave. S, Nashville

(615) 255-3556

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Amtrak Fulton Train Station

There is not an Amtrak station in Nashville. The closest one is in Fulton, KY, about 3 hours away.

21 Newton Rd., Fulton

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