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ABC Cab Company |
(540) 564-1214 |
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Green Shuttle (Airport shuttle service) |
(540) 810-2074 |
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This is an online posting board site that offers students the ability to post a need for a ride to a desired location or the ability to provide transportation to others. This is also a great way to meet other JMU students! |
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| Nations Transport Limo Service | (866) 454-6678 |
| Shenandoah Shuttle (Airport shuttle service | (540) 877-4187 |
| Yellow Cab | (540) 434-2515 |
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Valley Connector(Airport shuttle service) |
(540) 624-3011 |
| Zipcar | (866) 494-7227 |
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Provides service to JMU students through the station located in Staunton, Virginia, a 20 minute ride south on I-81. Please contact one of the cabs listed above for transportation service to and from the Staunton Amtrak station. |
(800) 872-7245 |
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College Transit is a bus service designed for JMU students. They provide transportation for Thanksgiving and Winter Break. In addition, they provide service during Homecoming, Spring Break, and other chartered events. All trips start from and return to Godwin Hall at JMU. Visit their website for specific destinations. |
(703) 229-4311 |
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Harrisonburg Transit's routes are intended to serve both the citizens of Harrisonburg and JMU. Public Transit saves fuel, reduces road traffic and decreases demand for public parking. Campus Routes operate ONLY during JMU's fall and spring sessions. Please view the website for a full listing of available routes. |
(540) 432-0492 |
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Home ride is a bus service designed for JMU students. Generally, they leave JMU on Friday afternoons and return on Sunday nights. They also make special runs for fall break, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Break, according to the University calendar. All trips start from and return from Godwin Hall at JMU. Their stop in Northern Virginia is in the south parking lot of the Vienna Metro Station. In Charlottesville, they stop at the Student Activities Building at UVA; In Richmond, at the James Cabell Library at VCU; in Hampton, near the Montgomery Ward's at the Coliseum Mall. Tickets are on sale at the JMU Bookstore, or may be purchased over the phone by calling the Home Ride office at the number listed above. Tickets can be bought in advance and are on a first-come, first-served basis. |
(800) 553-6644 |
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The Washington Flyer service is a wonderful compliment to Home Ride. By combining these two services, a student can get to Dulles Airport; they simply take the Metro from the Home Ride Northern Virginia drop-off to the West Falls Church Metro stop, where they can catch the Washington Flyer shuttle to Dulles for a low price. |
(888) 927-4359 |
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| Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) | (410) 859-7111 |
| Charlottesville/Albermarle Airport (CHO) | (434) 973-8342 |
| Dulles International Airport (IAD) | (703) 572-7200 |
| Reagan National Airport (DCA) | (703) 417-8000 |
| Richmond International Airport (RIA) | (804) 226-3000 |
| Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) | (540) 234-8304 |
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Click here for non-break and midweek transportation schedule to/from Dulles International Airport. |
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