No car, no problem.

At Champlain, sustainability is one of our core values. That’s why we encourage students and employees to leave their cars at home. There are plenty of great transportation options that make getting to and around campus easy and convenient. If you need to bring your vehicle, that’s OK, but please be sure you understand all of the parking regulations and obtain a parking permit for your vehicle accordingly.

Parking

All Champlain College students and employees must obtain a parking permit for their cars each semester regardless of where they park. Want to know more about parking…see our “Top 10 Things You Need to Know“ or go to champlain.edu/parking for more information

• Commuter Student and Employee parking permits (Zones 1, 3, 4 and 5) are available to order August 2nd at champlain.thepermitstore.com.
• Residential Student permits 115 Lakeside Ave (Zone 2) and Bayberry Commons will be available to order on August 15th at champlain.thepermitstore.com.
• Students who live at Spinner Place or Bayberry Commons and also those who order a Zone 2 parking permit are automatically enrolled in the Guaranteed Ride Home program which gives you FREE taxi rides back to Spinner, Bayberry Commons or your vehicle anytime the shuttles are not running. Visit catmavt.org for all the information. This is not eligible to be used when shuttles are running or to go other places such as downtown.
• Residential students who are enrolled in the Radiography program, Education Majors or who work past 11pm at least one night per week (verification required), can apply for the Zone 5 parking permit. This is sold on a first come first served basis and spaces are limited. These spaces are reserved for these permit holders 24/7 as they may finish a shift at 3am and need a safe, secure location to park. Anyone using these spaces any time of the day or night without a Zone 5 permit will be subject to tickets and towing.
• Perry Hall, Skiff Hall, Boardman Hall parking lots, Finney Quad and all reserved spaces are enforced 24/7. Parking there will get you tickets day or night.
• If you don’t see the correct parking permit options when you log in, email transportation@champlain.edu and I will sort it out asap.

Shuttle

Champlain’s FREE shuttles run continuously from the main campus to our Lakeside Campus (and satellite parking area) and also to our Spinner Place and Bayberry Commons residence halls. champlain.edu/shuttle. Track the shuttles live at shuttle.champlain.edu

Orientation weekend is a busy time for getting to and from Champlain. On Move-In Day (Friday August 26th), students and parents are expected to park at Lakeside after unloading the car on campus. There will be a hoard of volunteers to help unload each car as soon as it pulls up on campus and bring the items to the students room. As soon as a car is unloaded, it will be expected to be moved down to Lakeside immediately, with the shuttles (running approximately every 7 minutes) bringing the parent or student straight back up to help unpack in the room. There will be no parking on campus apart from drop offs. We will be running shuttles for Lakeside and Spinner Place at the following dates, times and locations:

• Friday, August 26th
  • One small sized bus running from Lakeside-Champlain-Bayberry-Spinner on a continuous loop from 6am- 11pm. This will stop at the Loading Zone Space on Maple St, just west of CCM. Track it at shuttle.champlain.edu.
  • TWO full sized buses running from Lakeside to Champlain on a continuous loop from 7:30am- 5:30pm (essentially every 7 minutes). These will use Maple Street Bus Stop (Spinner Bus Stop). No GPS on these buses sorry.
  • No small white buses that day

   

• Saturday, August 27^{th –} One small sized bus running from Lakeside-Champlain-Bayberry-Spinner on a continuous loop from 7:30am- 12:30am (after midnight). Track it at shuttle.champlain.edu
• Sunday, August 28^{th  –} One small sized bus running from Lakeside-Champlain-Bayberry-Spinner on a continuous loop from 8am-9pm. Track it at shuttle.champlain.edu

Bicycle

Champlain offers FREE ChampRides Bikeshare, indoor bicycle storage and ChampShop—a full bicycle mechanic workshop. champlain.edu/bike

• ChampRides – Champlain College has a free bikeshare with 6 bikes in IDX and 4 bikes at Lakeside which you can use for up to 4 hours. See the details and sign the waiver at champlain.edu/bike/champrides

• The ChampRiders Cruise – a weekly social bike ride happens each week. This is an open invite to all students and employees to join us sometime! See details at champlain.edu/bike/champriderscruise

Walk

Champlain is just a short walk from downtown Burlington for shopping, groceries, restaurants and entertainment. champlain.edu/walk

CATMA

Partnered with the Chittenden Area Transportation Management Association (CATMA), we provide and promote transportation programs to employees and students. champlain.edu/CATMA or Catmavt.org

CarShare Vermont

All full-time students and all employees of Champlain are eligible for a FREE CarShare Vermont membership. Leave your car at home and use someone elses! champlain.edu/CarshareVT or Carsharevt.org/campus-rates

City Bus

All Champlain College students and employees can ride any City bus anytime, anywhere, for FREE by swiping their ID card. champlain.edu/GMT or GMTride.org

Commuter Students

Dont forget to visit catmavt.org to sign up for all sorts of great commuter benefits and programs or get commuter information. Also visit facebook.com/groups/ChampCommuters to connect with other Champlain commuter students, events and programs.

 Long Distance Travel

Champlain is easily accessible to the Burlington International Airport and providers such as Amtrak, Greyhound, Megabus and VT Translines. Check for student discounts. We also do shuttle pickups and drop off from Amtrak at the start and end of the semesters. champlain.edu/longdistancetravel.

All transportation options are shown on our Transportation Google Map at champlain.edu/maps-and-directions.

More transportation questions? Visit champlain.edu/Transportation.