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From Amherst Center

PVTA​ directions

  • Head west toward S Pleasant St

  • Turn Left onto S Pleasant St

  • From Amherst Common (N) take the 30/31/33 heading to Sunderland

    • 4 stops (about 6 mins)

  • Get off at the Studio Arts Building

  • Walk for 7 mins to Tobin Hall

Car directions

  • Head toward Boltwood Ave

  • Turn left on Boltwood Ave

  • Turn right onto Main St

  • In 0.3 miles, turn left onto Triangle St

  • In 0.5 miles, at the traffic circle, continue straight to stay on Triangle St

  • In 0.4 miles, continue straight onto Massachusetts Ave

  • In 0.5 miles, turn right onto Commonwealth Ave

  • In 0.2 miles, turn right onto Hicks Way

  • Turn right to stay on Hicks Way until arrival at Tobin Hall

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From Northampton

PVTA directions​

  • From Northampton Post Office, take the B43 Amherst College Via UMass Bus

    • ~30 minutes / 19 stops

  • Get off at Haigis Mall and walk 4 mins

  • Arrive at Tobin Hall - 135 Hicks Way

Car directions

  • From Bridge St at the traffic circle take the first exit onto MA-9 E/Bridge St

  • Exit the traffic circle onto MA-9 E/Bridge St

  • In 4.6 miles, turn left onto MA-116 N

  • In 1.4 miles, take the exit toward UMass Amherst

  • In 0.2 miles, turn right onto N Hadley Rd

  • In 0.4 miles, turn left onto Commonwealth Ave

  • In 0.2 miles, turn right onto Hicks Way

  • Turn right to stay on Hicks Way until arrival at Tobin Hall

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From Holyoke

  • Take the R29 towards Amherst via Holyoke at Main/ Appleton (1)

    • 34 stops (about 1 hour and 2 mins)

  • Get off at Haigis Mall

  • Walk for 4 mins to Tobin Hall

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From Springfield

PVTA directions

No transfer

  • Take the R29 towards Amherst via Holyoke

    • 50 stops (about 1hour and 43 min)

  • Get off at Haigis Mall

  • Walk for 4 mins to Tobin Hall 

With transfer

  • Take the G73E towards Northampton via Holyoke Mall 

    • 4 stops (about 35 mins)

  • Get off at Academy of Music and transfer to the B43 towards Amherst College via UMass

    • 19 stops ( about 32 mins)

  • Get off at Southwest Residential/Massachusetts Avenue (E)

  • Walk for 5 mins to Tobin Hall

Car directions from Springfield and Holyoke

  • From I-91 N, take exit 25 for State Rte 9 toward Hadley/Amherst

  • at the traffic circle take the first exit onto MA-9 E/Bridge St

  • Exit the traffic circle onto MA-9 E/Bridge St

  • In 4.6 miles, turn left onto MA-116 N

  • In 1.4 miles, take the exit toward UMass Amherst

  • In 0.2 miles, turn right onto N Hadley Rd

  • In 0.4 miles, turn left onto Commonwealth Ave

  • In 0.2 miles, turn right onto Hicks Way

  • Turn right to stay on Hicks Way until arrival at Tobin Hall

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