Transportation for Break

Listed below are the options for bus transportation leaving for and returning from each break. Please remember that when using any type of mass transportation, customers should recognize that delays occasionally occur and plan accordingly. Taxis and car services are also an option: for more information please see Taxis and Car Services.

Bus Transportation Options

1. RTS: Geneseo to Rochester Service

The Geneseo Off Campus Weekend Service is a free (with college ID) way to get to the Greater Rochester International Airport, Trailways Bus Terminal or Amtrak Station. No advance sign up is required as this is part of the regular route. Always refer to most up to date Geneseo Off Campus Weekend Services. Please remember, this is not always an option as this service does not run during the regular business week and on certain weekends. To make sure this is a viable option when you need it, please refer to our Bus Schedules page for a list of important service dates outlining when service is and is not available.

2. Student Association: Break Shuttle

This shuttle is free with college ID. Space is limited so advanced sign up through the Student Association Ticket Office is required. Stops are made at the Greater Rochester International Airport, the Trailways Bus Terminal and the Amtrak Station before and after Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, the end of the Fall Semester, the beginning of the Spring Semester and Spring Break. There are no shuttles offered at the beginning of the Fall semester or the end of the Spring semester. For more information please see the Student Association Ticket Office at Vacation Shuttle Service.

3. Trailways New York

Visit the Trailways website for ticket information. Buses to Rochester, Binghamton, and NYC connections are available.

4. OurBus

Visit the OurBus website for ticket information. Buses to Buffalo, Binghamton, NYC, and NJ are available daily. Additional buses are available around breaks:

  • Extra bus to Midtown Manhattan, Fresh Meadows Queens, and Roslyn, NY
  • Extra bus to Nanuet, White Plains, Melville, and Farmingville
OurBus route to and from SUNY Geneseo, Buffalo, Binghamton, NYC, and NJ

5. FlixBus

Visit the FlixBus website for ticket information. Buses to Buffalo, Rochester, Binghamton, Syracuse, Schenectady, NYC and other locations available daily.

Break Schedules

Thanksgiving Break is November 26 through November 30. Residence halls close for Thanksgiving break Wednesday, November 26, at 10 a.m. and reopen on Sunday, November 30, at noon.

*Please note that Saratoga Terrace and Ontario Deluxe Singles do not close for any break but student’s still need to notify their AC/RD if they are remaining on campus by filling out their emailed form.

Tuesday, November 25th, 2025
DepartsArrivesMore Info
8:30am, College UnionRochester Airport, 9:15amRochester Bus Station / Amtrak, 9:50amFREE with college ID, sign up through Student Association
8:50am, Main Street GeneseoCorning, 10:25amBinghamton, 12:05pmNewark NJ, 3:45pmNew York City, 4:15pmTickets available at Trailways
3:00pm, Main Street GeneseoNanuet, 8:00pmWhite Plains, 8:30pmMelville, 10:00pmFarmingville, 10:25pmTickets available at OurBus
3:30pm, Main Street GeneseoElmira, 5:10pmBinghamton, 6:45pmPoconos PA, 8:00pmParamus NJ, 10:15pmNew York City, 10:40pmTickets available at OurBus
4:00pm, Main Street GeneseoQueens, 10:30pmRoslyn, 10:55pmTickets available at OurBus
4:35pm, Main Street GeneseoCorning, 6:00pmElmira, 6:30pmBinghamton, 7:40pmScranton PA, 8:55pmNew York City, 11:20pmTickets available at FlixBus
5:35pm, Main Street GeneseoRochester Bus Station, 6:25pmTickets available at Trailways
10:00pm, Main Street GeneseoBatavia, 10:35pmBuffalo Airport, 11:05pmBuffalo (SUNY Buffalo North Campus), 11:20pmTickets available at OurBus
Wednesday, November 26th, 2025
DepartsArrivesMore Info
8:30am, College UnionRochester Airport, 9:15amRochester Bus Station / Amtrak, 9:50amFREE with college ID, sign up through Student Association
8:50am, Main Street GeneseoCorning, 10:25amBinghamton, 12:05pmNewark NJ, 3:45pmNew York City, 4:15pmTickets available at Trailways
Sunday, November 30th, 2025
DepartsArrivesMore Info
Farmingville, 1:10pmMelville, 1:45pmWhite Plains, 3:25pmNanuet, 4:00pmGeneseo, 8:50pmTickets available at OurBus
Roslyn, 1:30pmQueens, 2:05pmNew York City, 3:05pmGeneseo, 8:35pmTickets available at OurBus
Buffalo, 2:00pmBatavia, 2:55pmGeneseo, 3:30pmTickets available at OurBus
Buffalo, 3:00pmBatavia, 3:55pmGeneseo, 4:35pmTickets available at FlixBus
Rochester Bus Station / Amtrak, 3:15pmRochester Airport, 4:00pmCollege Union, 4:45pmFREE with college ID, sign up through Student Association
Rochester Bus Station / Amtrak, 6:15pmRochester Airport, 7:00pmCollege Union, 7:45pmFREE with college ID, sign up through Student Association

Winter Break is December 17th 2025 through January 18th 2026. Residence halls close for Winter Break on Wednesday, December 17, at 10 a.m. and reopen on Sunday, January 30, at 10am.

*Please note that Saratoga Terrace and Ontario Deluxe Singles do not close for any break but student’s still need to notify their AC/RD if they are remaining on campus by filling out their emailed form.

Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
DepartsArrivesMore Info
8:30am, College UnionRochester Airport, 9:15amRochester Bus Station / Amtrak, 9:50amFREE with college ID, sign up through Student Association
3:00pm, Main Street GeneseoNanuet, 8:00pmWhite Plains, 8:30pmMelville, 10:00pmFarmingville, 10:25pmTickets available at OurBus
4:00pm, Main Street GeneseoNew York City, 9:40pmQueens, 10:30pmRoslyn, 10:55pmTickets available at OurBus
4:35pm, Main Street GeneseoCorning, 6:00pmElmira, 6:30pmBinghamton, 7:40pmScranton PA, 8:55pmNew York City, 11:20pmTickets available at FlixBus
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
DepartsArrivesMore Info
8:30am, College UnionRochester Airport, 9:15amRochester Bus Station / Amtrak, 9:50amFREE with college ID, sign up through Student Association
Sunday, January 18th, 2026
DepartsArrivesMore Info
Farmingville, 1:10pmMelville, 1:45pmWhite Plains, 3:25pmNanuet, 4:00pmGeneseo, 8:50pmTickets available at OurBus
Roslyn, 1:30pmQueens, 2:05pmNew York City, 3:05pmGeneseo, 8:35pmTickets available at OurBus
New York City, 2:00pmGeneseo, 9:10pmTickets available at FlixBus
Binghamton, 2:25pmGeneseo 5:35pmTickets available at Trailways
Buffalo, 3:00pmBuffalo Airport, 3:20pmBatavia, 3:55pmGeneseo, 4:35pmTickets available at FlixBus
Rochester Bus Station / Amtrak, 3:15pmRochester Airport, 4:00pmCollege Union, 4:45pmFREE with college ID, sign up through Student Association
Binghamton, 6:05pmGeneseo, 9:10pmTickets available at FlixBus
Rochester Bus Station / Amtrak, 6:15pmRochester Airport, 7:00pmCollege Union, 7:45pmFREE with college ID, sign up through Student Association

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