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Directions

& Transportation

Karmê Chöling is located
in Northeast Vermont just off I-91.
We are within driving distance from:

  • Boston 3 hours
  • New York City 5 hours
  • Montreal 2-1/2 hours
  • Burlington 1-1/2 hours

Our address is 369 Patneaude Lane, Barnet, Vermont, 05821.

If you are driving directly to Karmê Chöling, take exit 18 (Barnet/Peacham) off Interstate 91.
From the south take a left.
From the north take a right.
Drive for one-half mile, and take the second right onto Patneaude Lane.

Please note: Patneaude Lane is a small, rural road. It is unpaved and quite steep. During the winter, please be mindful of snow and ice.

Directions to Karme Choling Meditation Retreat Center, Vermont

Car Rentals

Air Travel

Ground Transportation

Regional Transportation

For detailed directions, click on the marker in the map.

If you have further questions about getting to Karmê Chöling, please send a message to our reception desk or call (802) 633-2384.

How To Get Here

Trains, Planes & Automobiles

Following is how to get to Karmê Chöling if you aren't driving your own car from home. There's three main sections:

  1. Air Travel which can get you to a regional city like Boston, New York, Lebanon or Burlington.
  2. Ground Transportation which takes you from the regional cities to a pick-up location where Karmê Chöling staff can meet you.
  3. Pick-up by Karmê Chöling or Rental Cars: Arrangements can be made for Karmê Chöling staff to pick you up at one of our pick-up locations. Or there are car rentals to drive yourself to Karmê Chöling.

Air Travel

NOTE: Even though Burlington and Manchester airports are closer in proximity to Karmê Chöling, we HIGHLY recommend flying into Boston airport or Lebanon Regional airport if you will NOT be renting a car; it is far less work to get here from those locations.

Logan International Airport – Boston, MA

Distance from Karmê Chöling: About 3 hours by car
Recommended ground transportation: Dartmouth Coach from Logan Airport to Hanover, NH. To get from Hanover, NH to Karmê Chöling, you can arrange pick-up by Karmê Chöling’s staff. Contact the front desk (802) 633-2384 x101 or info@karmecholing.org as soon as you know your travel details.

Burlington International Airport – Burlington, VT

Distance from Karmê Chöling: About 2 hours by car
Recommended ground transportation: Vermont Tour and Charter from Burlington Airport to Karmê Chöling.

Or arrange for Karmê Chöling staff to pick you up. As soon as you know your travel details contact us at: (802) 633-2384 or info@karmecholing.org

Manchester Boston Regional Airport – Manchester, NH

Distance from Karmê Chöling: About 2 hours 15 minutes by car
Recommended ground transportation: Greyhound Bus from Manchester Airport to Hanover, NH. From Hanover Karmê Chöling staff can pick you up. Please contact the Front Desk as soon as you know your travel details at:
(802) 633-2384 or info@karmecholing.org

Lebanon Regional Airport – Lebanon, NH

Distance from Karmê Chöling: About 1 hour by car
Arrange for Karmê Chöling staff to pick you up by contacting the Front Desk at (802) 633-2384 x101 or info@karmecholing.org

Ground Transportation

From regional cities to pick-up locations

These services can help you get from a regional city where you might have flown into, to pick-up locations where Karmê Chöling staff can meet you.

Take Amtrak from New York City.

Amtrak (train)

From New York

(800) 872-7245
Depart: Penn Station
Arrive: White River Junction, VT

From Boston, MA
(800) 872-7245
Depart: South Station Train Terminal
Arrive: White River Junction, VT

Dartmouth Coach

Dartmouth Coach (bus)

From New York City
(800) 637-0123 or
(603) 448-2800
Depart: Yale Club
Arrive: Hanover, NH

From Boston, MA
(800) 637-0123 or

(603) 448-2800
Depart: Logan Airport
Arrive: Hanover, NH

Greyhound bus

Greyhound (bus)

From New York City
(800) 231-2222

Depart: Port Authority
Arrive: Hanover, NH or White River Junction, VT

From Boston, MA
(800) 231-2222

Depart: Logan Airport
Arrive: Hanover, NH or White River Junction, VT

Greyhound bus 2

Greyhound (bus) cont.

From Montreal, QC
(800) 231-2222

Depart: Montreal, Quebec
Arrive: St. Johnsbury, VT

From Manchester, NH
(800) 231-2222

Depart: Manchester Airport
Arrive: Hanover, NH or White River Junction, VT

Limousine service to Karme Choling

Limocar (Bus)

From Montreal, QC
(514) 842-2281

Depart: Station Centrale d’Autobus
Arrive: Magog, Quebec
*Find additional Instructions below

*Additional instructions for Limocar:

  1. Get a bus ticket for your preferred time/date from Montreal to Montpelier, Vermont.
  2. From the VT Transit Center in Montpelier, walk 3 minutes to the bus stop just outside the State Street Subway Sandwich chain restaurant (from the Transit Center, walk on Main St. towards State Street, take a left on State Street, Subway is on your left). You will need to catch the bus called Route 84 / US 2 Commuter (Use U.S. currency on entry). You can check the schedules here.
  3. Stay on the Route 84 / US 2 Commuter bus to the last stop, which is the St. Johnsbury Welcome Center in St. Johnsbury Vermont (it takes about an hour and 20 minutes).
  4. Have a pick-up arranged from St. Johnsbury Welcome Center to Karme Choling (15-minute car ride). You can arrange a taxi or possibly a local pickup. For more info on that, you can check options below or email Front Desk staff directly.

Cars

Karmê Chöling pick-up and car rentals

Car rentals to Karme Choling Meditation Retreat Center in Vermont

Pick-up

With 7 days notice

~With one week (7 days) notice
we can arrange KCL pick up from:

  • Hanover at the Dartmouth Coach bus stop
  • White River Junction at the train station or Bus stop
  • Lebanon at the airport

Pick-up times and Cost for these three locations are:

  • 2:15 - $60 (one way/person)
  • 6:15 - $60 (one way/person)
  • Other times - $75 (one way/person)


~Burlington Airport
: We can also pick people up at the Burlington airport for

  • $125 (one way/person)


~And more locally we can also pick people up from:

  • St. Johnsbury, VT
  • Littleton, NH - $50 (one way/person)

Be sure to contact us at least 7 days before you need pick-up and we will arrange to have one of our staff meet you.

Car Rentals

Rental cars are available at all major airports. If you are driving from Boston airport during the day, we highly recommend taking Hwy 93 through the beautiful White Mountains. Hwy 93 ends at Hwy 91 which you should take South to the Barnet exit.


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