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Cornell University - Transportation - Transportation - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.46

Transportation

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Best Ways to Get Around Town
  • Ithaca Carshare
  • Drive
  • The Tompkins TCAT
  • Walk
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • Cabs Serving Ithaca Airport Ithaca Airline Limousine (800) 273-9197 or (607) 273-3030
  • Car
  • Ithaca Limousine
  • Taxi

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Most students say that transportation in and around Ithaca is very convenient, although schedules take some time to get used to. The TCAT bus system provides shuttle services between central and other parts of campus, as well as to downtown Ithaca, the mall, and Wegman’s grocery store. Bus passes are free for first-year and transfer students, but even paying for a bus pass is relatively affordable.

Cornell is a large campus, and for those who don’t want to walk a lot, buses are much easier than cars for getting to and from class. Transportation out of Ithaca is relatively simple, and those wishing to travel by bus may do so through Greyhound, Shortline, or Swarthout Coaches—these lines will pick students up right on campus. Unfortunately, Ithaca’s airport is very small, so if you need to fly to a remote domestic location, you’ll have to travel an extra hour to Syracuse Regional Airport.
 

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Transportation at Cornell University

kuyakuy

Engineering '15

4.2
A-

Large Campus

There are buses running all the time, even at night.

May 09, 2012

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Transportation at Cornell University

JennyFeng102

Chemistry '15

4.6
A

Buses Are a Great Option

Once you get the bus schdule down, it is easy to catch a bus. Buses run regularly and even later on weekends which is a great plus for those who like to go out late on weekends. It is easily accesible and not too expensive. There are many routes buses take and you can get to almost anywhere. Without a car is no problem.

May 02, 2012

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Transportation at Cornell University

kappy99

Information Technology '13

3.1
B-

Bus Service

buses run along west campus, charge for buses except for freshman

Apr 18, 2012

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User rating for Cornell University - Transportation is 3.5 out of 5 based on 34 user reviews.

Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

Rate the cost of the following transit options

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Rate the convenience of long-distance transportation to travel between home and school

How convenient is the campus-provided transportation?

How necessary is it to have a car on campus?

How easy is it to get around town?

Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

Ithaca Carshare

Ithaca Carshare is a nonprofit that works to support carsharing on campus. For more information vist: www.ithacacarshare.org

(607) 277-3210

VanSolutions

(607) 277-RIDE

Tompkins TCAT

(607) 277-RIDE

CU Transit Charters

(607) 277-RIDE

Public TransitWhat's This?

Swarthout Coaches & Tours

(607) 257-2277

115 Graham Rd. Ithaca

Short Line Bus Co.

(607) 277-8800

710 W. State St. Ithaca

New York Trailways

(800) 295-5555

181 Ellicott St. Buffalo

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Syracuse Hancock International Airport

Located an hour out of Ithaca and serves a variety of domestic locations.

(315) 454-4330

www.syrairport.org

Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport

Located three miles northeast of Ithaca just off of NYS Route 13 on Brown Road. Cornell is just a 10-minute drive from the airport.

(607) 257-0456

www.flyithaca.com

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Greyhound Bus Lines

710 W. State St. Ithaca

(607) 272-7930 or (607) 231-2222

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Amtrak

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