SIT Commencement 2013
Getting to the SIT Graduate Institute Vermont Campus
Brattleboro, Vermont is 120 miles (193 km) northwest of Boston, 200 miles (322 km) north of New York City, and 90 miles (145 km) north of Hartford, Connecticut. Brattleboro does not have its own airport but is serviced by bus, train, and limousine service from the regional airports.
- Printable map of the SIT Vermont Campus (PDF)
- View a Google Map of the SIT Vermont Campus and World Learning headquarters
Arriving by Air
Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Connecticut and New York's Kennedy Airport are the closest to Brattleboro. You may want to check websites or telephone your travel agent to confirm information before beginning your trip as fares and schedules can sometimes change. Bus service from all three airports to the SIT Vermont campus is available.
Arriving by Bus
There is bus service to Brattleboro via Greyhound Bus.
- Arriving By Bus (PDF)
Arriving by Train
The train station is located in downtown Brattleboro, about 3 miles from SIT. Please note there is no phone in the train station to call a taxi, so, it is important to make arrangements for pick-up in advance. See Brattleboro Taxi service below.
You can get to Brattleboro by using Amtrak. For the latest schedules, call their toll-free number at 800.872.7245 or visit the Amtrak Web site. If you are outside the USA, contact your travel agent.
Transportation Services
Thomas Transportation-Limousine service
Thomas Transportation runs a limousine service from both Logan and Bradley airports, and will bring you directly to campus. Reservations are required 48 hours in advance. Call 800.526.8143 (USA) or 603.352.5550 (out of the US). MC / VISA / DISCOVER, traveler's checks, and cash are accepted. For more information, visit the Thomas Transportation Web site.
Note: If you reserve Thomas Transportation limousine service but do not use it, they will expect payment for this reservation. You must cancel your reservation to avoid a charge from them.
Brattleboro Taxi is available to meet most trains and buses arriving in Brattleboro. The hours of operation are 6:00 a.m. to midnight, daily. Call 802.254.6446 for information.
Arriving by Car
From Hartford, CT (Bradley Airport), allow 1.5 hours.
Take Interstate 91 north toward Springfield, MA. Stay on I-91 all the way north through Massachusetts and into Vermont. Follow directions In Vermont below.
From Boston, MA (Logan Airport), allow 3 hours.
Leaving Logan, drive through the tunnel and follow signs for Interstate 93 (Southeast Expressway).
On I-93, follow signs to Route 90, the Mass. Pike. (You might have to go south for one or two exits to pick up Route 90). Take the Mass Pike through Boston and into Newton. (There is a 50-cent toll).
Get off at the exit for Routes 95 & 128. This is a tollbooth off to the right of the main tollbooth for Route 90 west. (There is a 50-cent toll). Take Route 95 north toward NH and Maine.
Continue on to Route 2 west, toward Fitchburg. Don't go east toward Arlington.
Take Route 2 west to Greenfield, MA, then get on Interstate 91 going north to Vermont. Follow directions once in Vermont below.
From New York City, allow 5 hours.
Take the West Side highway out of the city which turns into Route 9A (also the Henry Hudson Parkway).
Follow the Henry Hudson Parkway to the Saw Mill Parkway, then to the Hutchinson Parkway, which turns into the Merritt Parkway once in Connecticut.
At the end of the Merritt Parkway, bear left. Merge with the traffic on Route 15. Stay in the right lane, which is marked, "Exit Only for I-91 north."
Follow I-91 north through Connecticut, Massachusetts, and into Vermont. Follow directions In Vermont below.
From New Jersey, allow 5.5 hours.
Follow I-95 north to I-91 north through Connecticut, Massachusetts, and into Vermont.
Follow directions In Vermont below.
Driving Directions Within Vermont
Take Exit 3 off Interstate 91 in Vermont. Follow the exit ramp to a roundabout, take the first right out of the roundabout onto Putney Road (Route 5) south. Proceed southbound on Putney Road one quarter mile to Black Mountain Road (traffic light).
Turn right and follow road over I-91 overpass. After two rather sharp curves, Black Mountain Road bears to the left. You bear right onto Kipling Road, to the top of the hill. Turn left at first opportunity—Dickinson Road—and take first right onto Wallace Way.
Stop at the directory for further directions for parking and building locations.
Phone:
802.257.7751
Admissions:
800.336.1616 (toll free in US)
802.258.3510 (outside the US)
TTY:
802.258.3388
Fax:
802.258.3428
Mailing Address:
PO Box 676, 1 Kipling Road
Brattleboro, VT 05302 USA