Bread Loaf Guest Travel Information

Arrival Day  

Bread Loaf Guests should check in at the Front Desk of the Bread Loaf Inn upon arrival to get your housing information.  Then, look for us in the Bread Loaf Inn Back Office (located at the back of the building). We’ll have your guest folder. The folder will contain details about the conference including a schedule of conference events. Note:  If you will arrive later than 5 p.m., please call the Bread Loaf office at 802-443-5286 to let us know.

Departure Day 

On your departure day, please plan to gather your things together by 9 AM and either leave them in the corner of your room until you head off campus, or if you like you can bring them over to the Back Office and leave them there. This will give the housekeeping staff the time they need to prepare the room for any incoming guests.   

Location

The Bread Loaf campus is located in Ripton, Vermont, about twenty minutes from Middlebury. The campus is a 2 1/2 hour drive from Montreal, about 4 hours from both Boston and Hartford, 5 hours from New York City, and 6 1/2 hours from Philadelphia.

Driving Directions

Boston—Approximately 4 hours. For places inside Route 128 (including the airport , the South Shore, and Cape Cod), take 93N to 89N to 107W to 100N to 125W.

Montreal—2.5 hours South. Canadian 133S to I 89 S to I 189 S to 7S to 125E.

New York City via Albany—(NYC is 5 hours, Albany is 2.5 hours). I 87N Exit 20 to 149E to 4E to 30N to 7S to 125E.

Once on 125, continue on the steep, winding road until you come to the ochre-colored Bread Loaf Inn and its cluster of cottages. 

The GPS location found in most Internet map tools is 4229 Route 125, Ripton, Vermont 05766.

Planes and Taxis

Plan to arrive at the Burlington International Airport (BTV).  The Airport is about an hour and ten minutes from campus and is served by Allegiant, American, Delta, Jet Blue, Porter, and United. (Some Bread Loafers who are flying in from CA or overseas choose to arrive one day early and stay in a Burlington hotel overnight.  In this case, you would go back to the Burlington Airport the next day for a taxi to the Bread Loaf campus.) 

To make taxi arrangements from the Burlington Vermont Airport or train station in Essex Junction, VT, Bread Loafers reserve a ride with the conference’s transportation partner. In 2025 we will be working with a new service and look forward to sharing details with all Bread Loafers via email in late May. Bread Loaf will pay for your taxi to and from Burlington or Essex Junction.  Later when you’re in touch with the transportation service, we will ask you to note that you are a “Bread Loaf Guest” so they can charge the fee directly to the conference.

Trains and Taxis

The closest train station is in Middlebury, VT, but you can also arrive in Essex Junction, VT or  Rutland, VT.  

If arriving by train in Essex Junction, please make a reservation with the conference’s transportation partner. In 2025 we will be working with a new service and look forward to sharing details with all Bread Loafers via email in late May. Bread Loaf will pay for your round-trip taxi.  Later when you’re in touch with the transportation service, we will ask you to note that you are a “Bread Loaf Guest” so they can charge the fee directly to the conference.

If arriving by train in Middlebury, please send a note to ble@middlebury.edu (Environmental) or blt@middlebury.edu (Translators’) and note “Middlebury Train” in the subject line to arrange a spot in a shared van that will take passengers from the Middlebury Train Station to the Bread Load campus. In the email, please note: your full name; your arrival and departure days and times; and your cell phone.

Buses

Greyhound provides bus service from Montreal, Boston, Albany, and NYC to Burlington, Vermont. Visit www.greyhound.com for more information or call 1-800-231-2222.  A taxi from the bus terminal at the Burlington Airport is available.  See the taxi details noted in the Planes and Taxis section above.

Greyhound also provides bus service to Middlebury, VT.  Guests arriving at the Greyhound bus stop in Middlebury send an email to ble@middlebury.edu (Environmental) or blt@middlebury.edu (Translators’) and note “Middlebury Bus” in the subject line to arrange a spot in a shared van that will take passengers from the Middlebury Bus Station to the Bread Load campus. In the email, please note: your full name; your arrival and departure days and times; and your cell phone.

Car Rentals

There are several rentals agencies with counters located at the Burlington Airport, including Avis (800-331-1212) and Hertz (800-654-3131).