Travel Directions

How to get to Oakwood Friends School

Oakwood Friends School
22 Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, New York 12603

Car

Air

For arriving students and visiting families, there are several airports in New York that students can fly into that are close. Airports: Kennedy, LaGuardia or Newark Airports. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airport are the major airports in the NYC metropolitan area. Stewart International Airport located in Newburgh, NY is the closest airport to Oakwood Friends School. Students can fly from anywhere in the United States and the world. Oakwood is a short 30 minute ride from Stewart Airport. The Website for Stewart Airport is: http://www.stewartintlairport.com/about.html

Train

Two different train companies, Amtrak and the Metro-North Railroad serve Poughkeepsie and get you to and from New York City. Oakwood is under 10 minutes from the Poughkeepsie Train Station. Metro-North can be taken from Grand Central or Amtrak from Penn Station.

Other Travel Alternatives

Uber also serves the Hudson Valley and proves to be one of the the most affordable and convenient options for students to travel to and from New York’s major airports for direct transportation. One could also make use of the Port Authority Busing system in combination with the Metro-North railroad.