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Vassar College is in Poughkeepsie, on the east side of the Hudson River in Dutchess County. From Poughkeepsie, the Taconic State Parkway or Route 9 leads south toward Westchester and the airports.
Leaving Vassar College, the car heads onto the Taconic State Parkway or Route 9 south. From there to EWR it's the Taconic or I-684 to I-287, over the Mario Cuomo Bridge and down the Garden State Parkway. Expect about 85 mi and 1 hr 37 min – 1 hr 57 min on a normal day; the Mario Cuomo Bridge is where the time goes when traffic is heavy.
From Vassar College, HPN is the quickest airport (about 58 min) and EWR is the 4th closest. Overseas flights are the usual reason to choose EWR. You get one fixed price for Vassar College to EWR before you book, tolls included.
The days the dorms close for Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks are the busiest of the year for Vassar College pickups — every student needs a ride on the same morning. Book as soon as the flight is booked. A parent can make the booking and get the confirmation and driver details too.
Domestic flight from EWR? Get picked up at Vassar College about 4 hr before departure. Flying overseas? Make it about 5 hr.
The crossing into New Jersey is the variable — the George Washington and Mario Cuomo bridges both slow at rush hour. Flights before 8 AM are the easy case: roads are clear and the drive is closer to 1 hr 37 min.
Take the Hudson Line from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central, the subway across to Penn Station, NJ Transit to Newark Airport station and then the AirTrain — four legs in all.
The car takes 1 hr 37 min – 1 hr 57 min and starts at your front door. Bridge and Turnpike tolls into New Jersey are already included in the price, so there's nothing extra to pay on the way.
| Airport | Distance | Usual drive | vs. EWR |
|---|---|---|---|
| HPN · Westchester | ≈ 38 mi | 45 min – 58 min | 59 min quicker |
| LGA · LaGuardia | ≈ 78 mi | 1 hr 28 min – 1 hr 48 min | 9 min quicker |
| JFK · Kennedy | ≈ 82 mi | 1 hr 33 min – 1 hr 53 min | about the same |
| EWR · Newark | ≈ 85 mi | 1 hr 37 min – 1 hr 57 min | this page |
| TEB · Teterboro | ≈ 85 mi | 1 hr 37 min – 1 hr 57 min | about the same |
| ISP · Islip MacArthur | ≈ 115 mi | 2 hr 8 min – 2 hr 32 min | 35 min longer |
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