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Transportation Grades:
Quick StatsBest Ways to Get Around Town
- Ask someone for a ride
- Borrow a friend's car
- Shuttle around Poughkeepsie (Monday–Friday 2 p.m.–7 p.m.)
- Take a taxi
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab ride to the airport costs between $30 - $70.
- Airport shuttle
- Subway
College Prowler Take
Public transportation within Poughkeepsie is relatively nonexistent. Most students shell out the cash for taxi (usually about $5–$10 to most places within Poughkeepsie) if they can’t bum a ride in a friend’s car. Transportation out of Poughkeepsie is strangely easy, however. Vassar is within a few hours of the major airports in the New York City area. Stewart Newburgh is smaller and has fewer flights, but is much closer to campus. Airports are accessed easily by rail, airport shuttles, and taxis. The Poughkeepsie train station is a large hub which provides Metro North and Amtrak service. One of Poughkeepsie’s greatest features is that it is the most northern stop on the Metro-North Railroad, which runs along the Hudson River down to Grand Central Station in New York City. The ride on Metro-North is about an hour and 45 minutes and far cheaper than what it costs to ride the more expensive trains, like Amtrak, which is the only option for much of the rest of upstate New York. To go other places, students can try to find rides offered by students on the Ride Board in the College Center. Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
Nonexistent, but most people don’t...
Nonexistent, but most people don’t leave the campus and anything you’d need is within walking distance. Also, there is a direct train from Poughkeepsie to NYC, which is fairly convenient. |
Anonymous says: |
There is a bus around town,...
There is a bus around town, although I do not know anyone who rides it. What is most common is to call a taxi or find a ride to the train station and hop a train to NYC for the day or weekend. |
Anonymous says: |
Horrible. Mass transit is...
Horrible. Mass transit is basically nonexistent in Poughkeepsie. |
Anonymous says: |
Oh man. You really have to try...
Oh man. You really have to try hard with public transportation. There are two public bus lines running, but you’ll have to look up the schedule yourself. No one is really sure where the bus stops are. You may as well get a bike, or find a friend with a car. |
Anonymous says: |
I hardly ever use public...
I hardly ever use public transportation. Sad but trueVassar and Poughkeepsie are quite disconnected. |
On-Campus Transportation
Vassar Shuttle Service (845) 437-7333 Around campus, Monday–Thursday 7 p.m.–3 a.m. (6 p.m. after daylight savings) To the Galleria, Friday 6 p.m.–9 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m.–9 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m.–6 p.m.
Public Transportation
City of Poughkeepsie Transit System (845) 451-4118
Shortline Buses (800) 631-8405
Taxi Cabs
AAA Transportation Service
(845) 473-7600
Allen’s Taxi
(845) 485-2411
Anthony’s Taxi
(845) 485-8580
Del-Roy Taxi
(845) 452-1222
The Taxi Company
(845) 471-1300
Yellow Cab Co.
(845) 229-2626
Amtrak
Amtrak stops at the Poughkeepsie Train Station in downtown Poughkeepsie, approximately 10 minutes from campus and goes South to New York Penn Station or North through Albany.
Metro-North stops at the Poughkeepsie Train Station in downtown Poughkeepsie and is the cheapest way to get to New York City.
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