Rutland is a city of 4,000 people in Vermont. It is a good starting point for exploring the Green Mountains, and is very close to several major ski areas.

Get in

By car
Route 4 runs East-West through town and Route 7 runs North-South. Business Route 4 runs along the southern edge of the downtown. Generally, it is a 4 hour drive from New York City, a 3 hour drive from Boston and a 4 hour drive from Montreal.

By bus
There is a Greyhound bus terminal at 102 West St, downtown.

By Train
The Amtrak station is at 25 Evelyn Place, also downtown, and is served by the Ethan Allen Express, a daily service to and from New York City.

By air
Continental Airlines runs a few flights daily from Boston Logan to Rutland airport (RUT).

Attractions

 • Rutland Falls is a nice waterfall just west of town on Otter Creek. It is crossed by a gargantuan railroad bridge and littered with huge slabs of authentic Vermont marble. It is accessible from Old Falls Rd, opposite the junction between Rt 3 and Business Rt 4.
 • The Vermont State Fair is held at the racetrack on South Main Street every September.

Get out

 • Nearby Proctor, an old marble cutting town, is home to the Vermont Marble Exhibit . The town is pretty and also a little quirky because just about everything is made out of marble. Even the sidewalks.
 • Killington, the largest ski resort in the Northeast, is only a 20 minute drive to the east. They offer skiing in the winter and various recreational activities (mountain biking, hiking) in the other months of the year.