xxJustAMomxx

Thanks, we are coming from LI. I have only gone the 17 route, but will try the other way my next time up. I'm just apprehensive because the cross bronx is always such a nightmare!

password

so....apparently no direct shuttle from jfk/neward/laguardia airports to ithaca huh? it sounds liek such a hassle to go through port authority, then to ithaca. oh well =]

mikesown

password: It seems kind of pointless to fly into new-york-metropolitan-area airports(JFK/newark/laguardia). Your best two bets are probably to either fly to Ithaca directly, or to Syracuse, which is only an hour or so away.

Stringa1234

unless you have never seen NYC.

gomestar

NYC airports don't count as seeing NYC. It'll be $45 one way from JFK to get into Manhattan.

mikesown

gomestar: You can always take the AirTrain to the subway for $7 each way including subway fare from JFK, but it's sort of a time consuming trip(takes around an hour to get there from manhattan with a transfer).

Cornell2012

Here is all the travel info you'll need:

Ithaca travel guide - Wikitravel

password

thanks! but...i'm flying in from san francisco area. and flights to nyc area is cheaper and all my flights to syracuse all need to be transferred there so I was hoping I could save some money just by going on the shuttle. instead of flying to nyc, transferring to syracuse, and then another shuttle to ithaca. I guess there's just no way around the cost of traveling! haha. =]

tun

$5 AirTrain
$5 Long Island Rail Road one way off peak ticket from Jamaica to Penn Station ($7 for peak, $3 on the weekends with CityTicket)
$2 A, C, or E train uptown for one stop, or you can just walk.

CMB720

just a mom- yea the cross bronx can be bad but i drove up friday morning and it only took me about 20 min in stop and go traffic. if you get to the right side it goes quicker because that is the lane that feeds into the lower level of the GW which trucks can't go on

Tahoe

Password: I agree with "mikesown" - flying into Syracuse and taking the shuttle to Cornell is the way to go (even if you have to transfer planes to get to Syracuse). I like the Ithaca airport but it is too sensitive to weather... when it works, it's the best - however they have many delays.

I see you're from San Jose. To give you an example of how far JFK is from Ithaca - if you were to drive directly from JFK to Ithaca - it's about the same distance/time as if you were to drive directly from San Jose to Santa Barbara. Of course, you won't be driving directly - you have to get to Port Authority and wait for a bus, deal with NYC area traffic, etc... your day will be incredibly long and tiring.