Bread Loaf Writers' Conference Faculty and Fellow Travel Information

Arrival 

Faculty and fellows arrive on Tuesday, August 12 by 5 p.m. When you arrive, please go to the front desk in the Bread Loaf Inn to get your room assignment.

Please join us for a cocktail hour in Treman Cottage at 5:15 p.m., followed by dinner in the Bread Loaf Inn at 6:30 p.m.

There will be an important orientation meeting in the Barn at 8 p.m. During the orientation, you will have a chance to meet each other and we will have a registration packet for you with the daily schedule and the list of classes with days and locations, among other materials.

Departure

Saturday, August 23 is the last day of the session. Saturday is a travel day—breakfast is available in the morning and then all participants head out by noon.

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 airlines.  To get to the Bread Loaf campus from the airport—

Take a taxi: Each summer we work with a transportation service that arranges shared rides for attendees for a fee paid directly to the service. In 2025 we will be working with a new service and look forward to sharing details with all Bread Loafers via email later this summer. The transportation service will be used to arrange a taxi from either the Burlington Airport, the Greyhound Bus Stop at the Burlington Airport, or the Amtrak Station in Essex Junction, Vermont. 

Trains and Taxis

The closest train station is in Middlebury, VT (located about 20 minutes from the Bread Loaf campus). It’s also possible to arrive in Essex Junction, VT or Rutland, VT (each located about an hour and 20 minutes from the Bread Loaf campus).

Please note that trains to Vermont from the New York area often arrive after conference events have already begun.  Sometimes, Bread Loafers will arrive the day before and stay in a hotel in Middlebury and arrange a shared van ride up to Bread Loaf the next day (details below).

If arriving by train in Middlebury, please send a note to blwc@middlebury.edu 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 and back again after the conference. In the email, please note: your full name; your arrival and departure days and times; and your cell phone.

If arriving by train in Rutland, please contact a taxi in the Rutland Area to arrange transportation and be sure to plan ahead to reserve a taxi in advance.

If arriving by train in Essex Junction, we will ask you to make a reservation with our partner transportation service. Each summer we work with a transportation service that arranges shared rides for attendees for a fee paid directly to the service. In 2025 we will be working with a new service and look forward to sharing details with all Bread Loafers via email later this summer.

Buses and Taxis

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.  Contact the shared taxi service to arrange a taxi from the bus terminal in Burlington to the Bread Loaf campus.  See the taxi details and fees noted in the Planes section above.

Greyhound also provides bus service to Middlebury, VT.  To get from Middlebury to Bread Loaf, please send a note to blwc@middlebury.edu 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 and back again after the conference. 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).

Hotels in case you need to arrive early

If your travel plans bring you to Vermont a day before your designated Bread Loaf check-in, you will need to make your own arrangements for that evening.  We hope this list of accommodations is helpful. 

Use area code 802 for all of the numbers below.

In and around Burlington:

Anchorage Inn
108 Dorset St., So.Burlington          
863-7000

Clarion Hotel                                     
1117 Williston Rd., So.Burlington   
658-0250

La Quinta Inn & Suites                      
1285   Williston Rd., Burlington         
865-3400

Holiday Inn Express                          
1720Shelburne Rd., So. Burlington   
860-6000

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel                                   
870 Williston Rd., So.Burlington     
865-6600

Econolodge                                        
3164 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne          
985-3377

Super 8 Motel                                    
2572 Shelburne Rd. Shelburne          
985-8037

In and around Middlebury:

Blueberry Hill Inn                   
Goshen Ripton Rd., Goshen              
802-247-6735

Chipman Inn
Route 125, Ripton
802-388-2390

Courtyard by Marriot                         
Route 7, Middlebury                         
802-388-7600

Middlebury Inn                                  
Route 7 on the Green, Middlebury    
802-388-4961

Middlebury Sweets Motel                                
Route 7 South, Middlebury               
802-388-4935

Robert Frost Mountain Cabins
2430 North Branch Rd., Ripton
802-388-9090

Swift House Inn                                
Route 7 North, Middlebury               
802-388-9925

Waybury Inn
457 East Main St., East Middlebury
802-388-4015

Chambers of Commerce                  

Middlebury                                        
388-7951                    

Burlington                                          
863-3489

Rutland
773-2747