in and out of ithaca...

ceruleanyankee
Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:45:03 +0000

there is the shortline bus which takes about 4 hrs to go express to the city. they will pick you up on campus in one of 3 areas (north, west, collegetown) and bring you downtown to the station, where you can purchase a ticket. this is obviously (besides a car and driving yourself) one of the easiest ways to go - i can’t say what it is price-wise because i don’t take this route, but i think it’s probably $60 RT.
if you can secure a ride to syracuse somehow (someone else going there), you can pick up the train there, which goes directly down the hudson. this is a little more expensive, but possibly faster because you don’t have traffic (even if you have to make a few stops).
you could also check out the ride board at cuinfo.cornell.edu whenever you’re going to see if someone is driving down in exchange for some gas money.