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How 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.
College Prowler Take
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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Anonymous says:  |
Cabs are the main mode of...
Cabs are the main mode of transportation for students without cars. You can buy cab vouchers on your Vanderbilt Card from Munchi-Marts if you don’t have the cash. It does get expensive, though. |
Anonymous says: |
You can’t get to many places on...
You can’t get to many places on the bus, so you might as well take a cab, it’ll get you where you want to be in a much shorter amount of time. |
Anonymous says: |
I have never used public...
I have never used public transportation other than cabs. There are buses around; you see them, but I don’t know any Vandy students that use them. There are shuttles from close by hotels that go to the airport, which is kind of nice. |
Anonymous says: |
If you’re going downtown and back...
If you’re going downtown and back amazingly late at night then you probably don’t want to be using the bus—Nashville people are sketchy enough as is. I can only imagine the people that ride the bus at 3 a.m. |
On-Campus Transportation
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
Vandy Vans
Daily 5 p.m.–5 a.m.
Public Transportation
Nashville Metro Bus system
Taxi Cabs
Kennedy Brothers Cab Company
(615) 256-9602
Nashville Cab Company
(615) 242-7070
United Cab Company
(615) 228-6969
Greyhound
Greyhound Nashville Bus Station
200 8th Ave. S, Nashville
(615) 255-3556
Amtrak
There is not an Amtrak station in Nashville. The closest one is in Fulton, KY, about 3 hours away.
Amtrak Fulton Train Station
21 Newton Rd., Fulton
Airport
Nashville International Airport (BNA)
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