Challanger

I just got back from VT after spending two days to tour the university and attend information sessions. I was very impressed but am concerned about transportation between VT and NJ. Does anyone know if there is a Bolt Bus or any other bus system to take to get to NY or NJ?

By the way, my son and I loved the college!

hokiesfan

Megabus is an option but it leaves from Christiansburg and getting to NYC may involve some funky scheduling.

My son has found the train is much easier than the bus. On the weekends there is a bus link from campus to the Amtrak station in Lynchburg (http://www.smartwaybus.com/documents...ector2_000.pdf), then you can catch the train to NYC via DC. Leaving early on a Saturday morning gets you up to NYC mid-afternoon. The return to Blacksburg gets you in pretty late, although it is certainly doable.

Hokiex2

Another possible option (though it is probably more complicated) would be taking home ride to Vienna, VA, getting a taxi to DC and having many more options (train, bus, etc).

chuy

If you can make it to Roanoke you can take the greyhound, but the hours will be awful and it'll be a 12 hour bus ride.

mcroson

One of my friends here is from Queens, NY.
He said that he has a friend drive him up to Washington DC and then he takes a bus from there.

Honestly, when you come here, you'll meet so many kids from NOVA and DC that it won't be hard to find a ride to there. Even if you don't have a friend to get you to DC, there's a website called VT Rideboard (or something like that, you need a VT ID to login-so it's safe) where kids from VT can randomly carpool.