This page is provided as an assist to travelers in and around Saugerties. Listing any given service below is not to be taken as a recommendation from the Town or Village of Saugerties; it is up to visitors to this site to properly vet any service that you are considering for transportation.
Taxicab Service
- Key Car Service (Saugerties) - 845-532-2381
- Stagecoach Taxi - 845-246-1800
- SK Taxi - 845-706-6511
- Kingston Kabs - 845-331-8200 or 845-331-8294. $10 cost for minivan ... call in advance for a time pickup, or call when you get to the bus station.
- Lotus Wheels Woodstock - 845-901-9272 - services Saugerties, Woodstock, Hunter, Rhinebeck, Stone Ridge, Kingston, Catskill, Mt. Tremper, Phoenicia ... service to airports and medical runs (sit and wait and return).
- Nick's Rhinecliff Taxi and Car Service - 845-551-2243
- AJ's Airport Runs and Car Rides - https://www.ajsairportruns.com/ - 845-706-7810
Uber/Lyft
Uber and Lyft do operate in the Saugerties area but this being a rural area, the general consensus (beginning of 2024) is that their service is sketchy, especially on weekends. Taxis are generally more reliable here.
Car Rental
- Hertz - Charlie's Auto Body - 4524 NY-32, Catskill, NY 12414 - phone 518-678-3125 - open Mon-Sat 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (except Saturday, when they close at Noon).
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car - 1051 Ulster Avenue, Kingston, 12401 - phone 845-336-4700 - open Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Sat/Sun.
- Hertz - 790 Ulster Avenue, Kingston 12401 - phone 845-338-6929 - open Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 9 to noon on Saturday.
Ulster County Bus Service
Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) serves Saugerties, and can help you get to Woodstock and Kingston, including the Hudson Valley Mall and other nearby malls. Routes, schedules and fares can be found on their website.
Bus from/to New York City and Other Locales
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Trailways Bus service. For fare information call 1-800-858-8555 $60 round trip, $35 one way. Trailways will pick up and discharge passengers at the new NYS DOT Park & Ride lot on Route 32 across from the NYS Thruway ramp. Passengers can purchase tickets at the Sunoco station on Route 32 just north of the Thruway ramp or online at https://trailways.com/.
Nearby Train Service
There are 2 main choices for passenger train service:
- Amtrak. For planning a trip, you can use this link. A tip, if you want to travel between Rhinecliff (closest Amtrak station to Saugerties ... ) and NY Penn Station (now called the Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station), the codes are RHI and NYP respectively.
- Metro North. Using the frequent destination by train from this area -- New York City -- you can start a trip to New York City at the Poughkeepsie Metro North Station. Poughkeepsie is a terminus for the service running to Harlem and Grand Central Station. For planning a trip, you can use this link.
Airports nearest to Saugerties
- Stewart (Newburgh) International Airport is 46.5 miles from Saugerties. As you can see on this Google map, the drive is mostly a straight shot up the New York State Thruway. Saugerties is at Exit 20 and Newburgh is Exit 17.
- Albany Airport is 54.1 miles from Saugerties. This Google map shows that the drive is a straight shot up or down the New York State Thruway.
If you're travel plans take you to Newark International Airport or LaGuardia Airport or JFK International Airport, and you need to get to or from any of them (from or to Saugerties), your travel times (plus or minus, depending on traffic volumes) are as follows:
- Newark International Airport (108 miles; 2 hours 4 minutes)
- LaGuardia Airport (107 miles; 2 hours, 2 minutes)
- JFK International Airport (118 miles; 2 hours, 15 minutes)