Smith College is located in Northampton, Western Massachusetts, about 100 miles west of Boston, 90 miles east of Albany, NY, and 160 miles north of New York City. See general directions to Northampton/Smith College here. To help you make travel plans and compare various transportation options, you can use a trip planner tool such as Rome2Rio.
The closest airport is Bradley International (BDL) near Hartford, Connecticut. It is served by most major airlines and is located about 35 miles south of Northampton. Flying into Bradley rather than to Boston’s Logan Airport gives you a shorter drive to Northampton and spares you city traffic congestion. From Bradley airport, you can take a cab, rent a car at the airport, or reserve transportation. For additional information, see here.
If you arrive at Logan Airport (Boston), you can rent a car at the airport, take a Peter Pan bus, or reserve transportation (see below).
From New York, you can take an Amtrak train - the Metro North from Grand Central Station (MTA schedules here) to New Haven then the Amtrak train - or the bus (Greyhound schedules here).
Transportation to Smith from Boston or Hartford airports is available from a number of services. Advance reservations are required.
- Valley Transporter
- Affordable Airport Car Service
- Exclusive Car Service
- GoGreen Cab Co
- Cosmic Cab Company
- Lindsey Limousine
- Seemo Shuttle
- Arrivability Car Service
Lodging
The Pioneer Valley, in which Northampton is located, is home to five universities and is a much-visited region during the beautiful fall season. This means that accommodation options are limited due to all the activities taking place, and more importantly, they are expensive. SE17 has obtained a group discount at the Hotel Northampton. Please note that rooms must be reserved no later than Sunday, October 5, after which unreserved rooms will be returned to general inventory.
Hotel Northampton located at 36 King Street, right in the heart of Northampton (0.6 mile from Smith). $159.99 per night ( Nov. 5-6), then $279.99 per night (Nov. 7-8) + taxes. Breakfast not included. Fitness center available. Free parking. To book a room with the discount, please call at (800) 547-3529 specifying the SE17 Conference Group/Smith College you are with.