Free Veteran Transportation

Volunteer Driver
Volunteers will drive you in your car or thiers. It is not mandatory to pay them, but it would be nice if you could compensate them for gas and lunch. Volunteers are needed, please contact at number at the bottom of this page to be added to the list.

Volunteer List: Steve Newicki (413) 743-5740

Van Service (weekdays only)
Community Care at the Eagle Building
To Leeds or Albany ONLY
(413) 499-2672

Temporally out of service because of lack of funding.
It is recommended that you call anyway.

Red Cross Van Service (weekdays only)
Area hospitals including: Berkshire, Albany, Springfield, Leeds, Boston.
One to two weeks notice. This is a frist come first serve basis on trip days.
(413) 442-1506 or 1-800-332-2030
Joe Coates, Director

Van Service from Leeds VA Hospital (weekdays only)
To Leeds ONLY.
(413) 582-3078
Sheila Tower, Director

Transportation by Car Elder Services of the Berkshires
This service uses volunteer and regular passenger cars. Must be elderly resident or veteran of Berkshire County.
Need to know if client has special needs, walker, oxygen, help in getting in and our of car, etc.
(413) 499-0524

Veterans Clinic of Bennington VT Van Service
Bennington Soldiers Home, Driver Ralph Brown
Home: (802) 447-0726 or American Legion Post 13 Bennington, (802) 442-8028
Note: For transportation to White River Junction VT Veterans Hospital, weekdays only.

MA residences will need to get to the clinic in Bennington, VT to be picked up, unless other arrangements are made with Mr. Brown or you contact
William T. Bradley at (413) 743-8340.

VA Shuttle From Northampton VA
The VA now runs a shuttle from the Northampton VA Medical Center to and from VA Connecticut Health Care Newington Campus & West Haven Campus with stops at Springfield Clinic & Enfield, CT (Advance reservations are required). The shuttles run Monday thru Friday excluding federal holidays.

Departures & Arrival Times:
7:30 a.m. Northampton - 8:00 a.m Springfield
8:00 a.m. Springfield - 8:15 a.m. Enfield
8:15 a.m. Enfield - 8:45 a.m. Newington
8:50 a.m. Newington - 9:45 a.m. West Haven
3:00 p.m. West Haven - 3:45 p.m. Newington
3:50 p.m. Newington - 4:45 West Haven
3:50 p.m. Newington - 4:45 Enfield
4:45 p.m. Enfield - 5:00 p.m. Springfield
5:00 p.m. Springfield - 5:30 p.m. Northampton

Waiting Areas:
Northampton - Buidling 1, Admissions Lobby
Springfield - Federal Building, 1550 Main St.
Enfield - Exit 48 of Rte. 91, McDonalds parking lot.
Newington - Building 2E, Urgent Care
West Haven - Building 2, Main Lobby

For more information and reservations call the Northampton VA Travel Office at (413)584-4040 ext. 2217 or the West Haven VA Travel Office at (203) 932-5711 ext. 3128 or Newington VA Travel Office at (860) 667-6769.

Transportation Association of Northern Berkshire
Transportation for education & skill training and filing applicants only.
(413)664-0300

Note: These are all FREE services and are scheduled on a first come first serve basis. If you need transportation please call as far in advance as possible.