<p>If I find out that I get in on the 14th, I plan on visiting Yale, as my winter break starts then. I've decided that it'd be easiest to get to Yale and New Haven by getting to Hartford instead of Boston or New York. </p>
<p>If I do get to Hartford, how will I get to Yale besides taxi? Is there any other way? Also, when are the Bulldog Days? Do you suggest that I visit then instead of now?</p>
<p>I think Bulldog Days is in April: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/160133-bulldog-days-2006-inquiry.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/160133-bulldog-days-2006-inquiry.html</a></p>
<p>Hartford is the best airport to fly into. This bus company serves the Hartford airport (Bradley Intl) and the NY/NJ airports if you must.</p>
<p>Connecticut</a> Limo</p>
<p>$50 round trip to Phelps Gate. </p>
<p>I used to do the NY/NJ thing until I found out how much more convenient BDL really is. If accepted, I'm sure some undergrads will call you. They can advise on when best to visit. Know that Reading Period is Dec 7-14. And Finals run from 12/15 to 12/22. You may not get a real "feel" for the campus. But if you're wanting to see just to confirm EA and eschew applying to other schools, then it might be worth it.</p>
<p>Bulldog days is definitely meant to woo all admitees. You'll be treated like a king/queen!</p>
<p>$50, really? Do I have to say I'm a student or affiliated with Yale to receive a discount? I went on their website and they're asking $80 for round trip.</p>
<p>If you click on the Yale tab on their homepage it activates the Yale discount. I've never had them check ID, so you could probably just make your reservation at the discount rate.</p>
<p>I've had them check the ID of everyone in the limo.</p>
<p>If you're travelling for the official Bulldog Days program (April 21-23) you can show them a copy of your Yale invitation (it worked for us last year.)
If it as an either/or between visiting Yale now and at Bulldog Days...PLEASE consider coming for Bulldog Days! Although there is some extra flair put up for all you guys (think big inflatable Handsome Dan balloon on Old Campus) it really provides a way for you to live in the residential halls with students, sit in on some classes, go to concerts and meetings of a good selection of the extracurricular groups, experience New Haven city life, hear from teachers and current students in panels, and, most importantly, meet the people you will (hopefully) be spending your next four years with! I know it was the single most helpful thing for me in finding that Yale was the right fit for me.
Plus, the Yale students won't be at their normal happy selves right after the 15th because it will be exam week for us :-/.
If you (or anyone else) has questions about Bulldog Days feel free to send me a message and/or contact the admissions department directly.</p>
<p>I've used CT Limo 7 times a year for the past 3 years and never had my ID checked once...</p>
<p>Wow... going to Bulldog Days would be the best time of my life. They don't need to woo me; I'm smitten!!</p>
<p>Uh oh.... not good :-/</p>
<p>Flying to Hartford is definitely easier most of the time and that is what my daughter does most of the time. It's closer than the NY airports to New Haven and definitely not as crazy. However, if you are coming from the West Coast, it means changing planes like in Chicago, or Dallas or some other hub city and sometimes you can get delayed. I've had some major nightmares with Chicago this past year, and Dallas too. If you go to NY, you can generally get a non stop flight to JFK.</p>
<p>Yes: cornell75 makes a great point about JFK, LaGaurdia, Newark. Don't kill yourself just to get to Hartford. Connecticut Limo also serves those three airports -- and they would be the most simple way to New Haven.</p>
<p>I know that this isn't the thread topic, but I was curious as to the amount of time it takes to travel (by train) from new haven to new york... I can look up the train ride times but other than that some first-hand information would be much-appreciated :-)</p>
<p>eh, it's not that long, actually. i would say about an hour/hour and a half depending on traffic. my dad and i did it from nj in an hour and ten without traffic one time.</p>
<p>My interviewer said that Yale is about a one hour and a half to two hour train ride from Grand Central Station in New York. </p>
<p>Also, I am going to have to transfer from Chicago O'Hare or Washington, D.C. (I'll be flying United.) I don't think it'll matter that much in regards to delays or anything of that sort.</p>
<p>OK :-) thahnks</p>
<p>There is one often overlooked option, Westchester Airport (HPN). This does not work for everybody. A lot will depend on your point of origin, connecting schedules. It's in a NY upscale town, just over the CT border. The issue is getting out via public transport. There is a busline that will get you to the MetroNorth rail (the line that serves New Haven), but no limo service other than private contract available at the airport. </p>
<p>It would work well if you were renting a car as all the major companies have desks at HPN. It's an easy drive of an hour, maybe a bit more from HPN to New Haven via Route 15.</p>
<p>Westchester is a great little airport, but only if a parent is coming along. The car rental in New York has a $115 per day youthful driver surcharge. Of course, in Connecticut no one under the age of 25 can rent a car. </p>
<p>The public transportation between Westchester and New Haven is not the easiest to navigate.</p>
<p>You can fly US Air into New Haven and take a 10 minute cab ride.</p>
<p>D often flys into LaGuardia because of the competitive air fares, whereas Hartford is not as competitive for Detroit. LaGuardia is either Connecticut limo to New Haven or a bus to Grand Central and a train to New Haven. The train takes 90 minutes. D uses the time on the train to check email, etc.</p>
<p>However, this Christmas D is flying in and out of Hartford via Southwest with a connection at BWI. I always extensively shop air fares as they tend to be all over the board, whereas the final ground connections, be it train or limo, do not change.</p>
<p>I can fly United for free so I always try to fly United. To get into Hartford, I'd transfer at Washington, D.C. Dulles or Chicago O'Hare. I might also fly to JFK. Is the train cheaper than Connecticut Limo? I doubt it but I suppose it's worth it to ask.</p>
<p>Metro North from Grand Central to New Haven, off-peak, is $14 one way, last I checked.</p>
<p>I don't know the cost of getting into Grand Central from LaGuardia, but D usually takes the bus, as it is cheaper than a cab. If you fly into JFK, I believe you can take the subway to Grand Central.</p>