Colgate offers multiple options to get you home to rest and recharge during school breaks.
Colgate offers multiple options to get you home to rest and recharge during school breaks.
Colgate provides shuttle break transportation to regional transportation hubs in Syracuse and Utica. All break travel requests can be submitted through the Colgate student-only request link.
Colgate offers regional bus service during breaks to New York City / New Jersey and Boston / Springfield. Cost is $100 each way.
Departure from Colgate
Friday December 19, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. sharp
Departs: Donovan’s Pub, Colgate
Return to Colgate
Sunday January 18, 2026 – 10 a.m. sharp
Return to Colgate: Departs Bryant Park, and Boston
Departure from Colgate
Friday, March 13, 2026 – 5:30 p.m. sharp
Departs: Donovan’s Pub, Colgate
Return to Colgate
Sunday, March 22, 2026 – 10 a.m. sharp
Return to Colgate: Departs Bryant Park, and Boston
Departs: Donovan’s Pub, Colgate
Return to Colgate: Departs Bryant Park, then travels via Vince Lombardi Rest Area
After dropping off at Bryant Park, the bus does not return to Vince Lombardi again on departure.
Departs: Donovan’s Pub, Colgate
Return to Colgate: Departs Boston, then stops in Springfield en route back
Cancellations must be submitted via email to transportation@colgate.edu at least 48 hours prior to departure. Any cancellations made within 48 hours, or not submitted via email, will be fully charged.
Traffic and weather conditions can affect estimated times; the transportation department does not continuously broadcast bus locations or delays.
Megabus offers trips from campus to Port Authority in New York City for academic breaks. Pick-up and drop-off will be in front of the James C. Colgate Student Union on College St.