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- Ride with a friend in your car or theirs
- Wait for the cruiser
- Walk - the most you will walk is fifteen or twenty minutes at a slow, leisurely pace
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab ride to the airport costs $40.
- Century Transportation has an exclusive agreement to provide ground transportation for Syracuse Hancock Int’l Airport. For questions regarding ground transportation at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, contact the Department of Aviation at (315) 454-3263.
- During breaks, the Colgate Student Travel Agency offers tickets for a shuttle going to and from the airport. Tickets are $20 each way. Students also arrange for a cab, but most generally ask a friend with a car to drive them.
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A car is the best way to get to Colgate, either catching a ride with a friend or parents or driving one's own car. Taxis can be an expensive option. Some choose to take Amtrak from Utica or Syracuse, which are both about an hour away. Others can take an inexpensive ShortLine bus that stops at James C. Colgate Hall twice a day, but it is long and uncomfortable. A car is the most efficient and convenient form of transportation to and from our small-town campus.
On campus, students walk almost everywhere, so get used to the hills. Colgate allows first years to bring vehicles to campus, but the parking lot is relatively far. Many students wait at shuttle stops to take the Cruiser, but about the same number would rather walk than wait, because nothing on campus is more than a 15-minute walk. The Cruiser is relatively reliable—just make sure you know the schedule, in case it’s on its break between 12 and 1 p.m. It’s no fun waiting on the Cruiser, especially in the dead of winter when temperatures plummet below freezing. The Cruiser is somewhat reliable and perfect for students who are drunk, cold, or just plain lazy. In general, Colgate students are friendly, so it’s easy to catch a ride from time to time. If not, our campus is small, so no walk is too bad. The main steps are heated to stay ice-free.
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ColCP says: Colgate University 2016 Psychology  |
Let's just say that one should...
Let's just say that one should never use the Colgate Cruiser for a reliable source of transportation. Although it does run, it is never on time! This is really terrible when fall and winter come, which is like most of the year at Colgate.
Transportation: February 26, 2009
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ColAR says: Colgate University 2016 History |
The Colgate Cruiser is the only...
The Colgate Cruiser is the only public transportation in town, and it is very unreliable. Also, there is no direct bus line that goes to the nearest airport.
Transportation: February 25, 2009
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ColDi says: Colgate University 2016 Computer and Information Sciences |
The bus goes in one small circle,...
The bus goes in one small circle, and the drivers take their time getting to you. The town is very dull and boring.
Transportation: February 25, 2009
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ColUA says: Colgate University 2016 Other |
Colgate Cruiser runs from various...
Colgate Cruiser runs from various spots on campus to downtown, so that is not a problem. Everything else is within walking distance.
Transportation: February 25, 2009
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cgrace2012 says: Colgate University 2016 Undecided |
On-campus transportation is great,...
On-campus transportation is great, but as far as getting home for breaks, if you need to get to the airport definitely find friends with cars. Syracuse Airport is an hour away and taxis are very expensive, so try to share if you can. If you're lucky with your schedule, you can get on one of Colgate's shuttles around breaks, but getting to the airport is generally a hassle.
Transportation: October 15, 2008
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On-Campus Transportation
But its shuttle stops vary. Make sure to check the Cruiser Schedule, which is distributed to students and posted online. Also, the Cruiser always takes a break between 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Colgate Cruiser 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. generally
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International Airport
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