Bread Loaf Writers' Participant Travel Information
Arrival & Departure
Bread Loafers should plan to arrive on Wednesday, August 16, by 5 PM. Dinner will be served at 6:30 PM. The first event of the conference, the welcome and reading, will take place after dinner that evening. The last day of the conference, Saturday, August 26, is a travel day. Breakfast is served that morning, and participants leave campus 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.
The Bread Loaf campus can be found at:
4229 Route 125
Ripton, VT 05766
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.
Carpooling
If you would like to share a ride from where you live or where you are flying into (Boston, Montreal, etc.), please add your name and info to this Carpool List and note whether you are a driver offering a ride or a passenger looking for a ride. All who click on the link will have access to the form and the updates will be posted as they’re entered. From there it will be up to those interested in carpooling to connect with one another. We hope the form is helpful. (Those arriving by plane, bus, or train in Vermont are encouraged to make shared taxi arrangements. See the taxi details and fees noted in the Planes section below.)
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 to meet up with the shared taxi service to the Bread Loaf campus.) 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. 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, please make a reservation with Vermont Tour and Charter. When making a reservation, please be sure to fill out the reservation form specific to Bread Loaf.
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).
If arriving by train in Middlebury or Rutland, please contact one of the following taxi services to arrange a taxi to the Bread Loaf campus:
- Small City Taxi: Contact Rick Loyer at 802-877-3395. Note: If using Small City Taxi, please contact them in advance of purchasing your ticket to see if they are available.
- Jessica’s Vital Transit: 802-349-8833
- Regional Taxi: Contact James Bonna at 802-233-1530 or bonna5@msn.com. Note: If using Regional Taxi, please contact them in advance of purchasing your ticket to see if they are available.
If arriving by train in Essex Junction, please make a reservation with Vermont Tour and Charter for a taxi to the Bread Loaf campus. When making a reservation, please be sure to fill out the reservation form specific to Bread Loaf.
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 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, contact one of the taxi services below.
- Small City Taxi: Contact Rick Loyer at 802-877-3395. Note: If using Small City Taxi, please contact them in advance of purchasing your ticket to see if they are available.
- Jessica’s Vital Transit: 802-349-8833
- Regional Taxi: Contact James Bonna at 802-233-1530 or bonna5@msn.com
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