
PLANES, BUSES, TAXIS, LIMOUSINES, AND CAR-RENTALS
Air Service & Charters:
Tompkins Regional Airport
607-257-0456
E-mail: trudy@tompkins-co.org
Web: www.FlyIthaca.com
Continental ![]()
Continental Connection offers non-stop service from Ithaca
Tompkins Regional Airport to hub in Newark Liberty International Airport and
240 domestic and international markets.
www.Continental.com
USAirways 
US Airways Express offers non-stop service from Ithaca
Tompkins Regional Airport to hubs in Philadelphia and New York City
(La Guardia).
www.USAirways.com
Northwest Airlines![]()
Northwest Airlink offers non-stop service from Ithaca Tompkins
Regional Airport to their domestic and international hub
in Detroit.
www.nwa.com
Ithaca
Taughannock Aviation: 607-257-7500
General aviation information.
Web: www.flytac.com
Bus Service:
Greyhound: 800-231-2222, 607-272-7930
Web: www.greyhound.com
New York Trailways: 800/295-5555
Web: www.trailwaysny.com
Shortline: 607-277-8800
Web: www.shortlinebus.com
Swarthout Coaches, Inc.: 607-257-2277
Web: www.goswarthout.com
Ithaca
Local Public Bus Transportation:
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (T-CAT):
607-277-RIDE (277-7433)
Web: www.tcatbus.com
Motor Coach Information Step-On Guide Services:
The History Center in Tompkins County: 607-273-8284
Web: www.TheHistoryCenter.net
Deirdre Cunningham: 607-387-3892
Deirdre@mclallenhouse.com
Experience! The Finger Lakes: 607-233-4818
www.ExperienceFingerLakes.com
Paul Tatar: 607-387-5474
PhG Tours: 607-319-4951
PhGtours.com
Taxicabs, Limousines & Airport Shuttles:
A+ Taxi: 607-533-TAXI (8294)
www.aplustaxillc.com
Euro Sedans and Limos: 607-387-EURO (3876)
Web: www.eurosedans.com
IthaCar Service: 607-229-3500
http://ithacar.com
Ithaca Airline Limousine: 607-273-3030
www.IthacaAirlineLimo.org
Ithaca Dispatch, Inc.: 607-277-TAXI (8294)
Web: www.ithacataxi.biz
Right Limousine: 800/647-5466
Web: www.rightlimo.com
Automobile Rentals:
Avis (at the Airport): 607-257-0441
Web: www.avis.com
Enterprise Rent A Car: 607-275-9000
Web: www.enterprise.com
Hertz (at the Airport): 607-257-8677
Web: www.hertz.com
National Car Rental: 607-272-2575
Web: www.nationalcar.com
Rent-A-Wreck: 607-272-5533
Web: www.rentawreck.com
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DIRECTIONS FROM SURROUNDING AREAS
From Buffalo:
Approx. 3 Hours Take NYS Thruway (I-90) to Exit 41, Then take Route 318 East to Route 89 South into Ithaca. Follow signs to Visitor's Center.
From Boston Massachusetts:
Approx. 5 1/2-6 Hours Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90 West ) into New York State, continue on I-90 (NYS Thruway), to Exit 34A, follow I-481 South to to I-81 South. Take exit 12 at Homer, then follow Rt. 281 South to Route 13 South into Ithaca. Or, take the Mass. Pike (I-90 West) to I-88W. At Bainbridge take Route 206 West to Whitney Point. Then take Route 79 West into Ithaca. Follow signs to Visitor's Center.
From Philadelphia:
Approx. 4-41/2 Hours Take I-276 West to the Northeast Extension or Route 9 North to I-81 North to Exit 8. Then follow Route 79 West into Ithaca. Turn right onto Route 13 North. Follow signs to Visitor's Center.
From New York City:
Approx. 4-41/2 Hours Take I-80 West to I-380 West, then I-81 North to Exit 8, then Rt. 79 West into Ithaca, turn right onto Route 13 North. Or take the Palisades Parkway North to Route 6 West to Rt. 17 West. Then I-81 North to Exit 8, continue as above. Follow signs to Visitor's Center.
From Montreal:
Approx. 5-51/2 Hours Take 401 West to I-81 South. Continue on I-81 South to Exit 12. Then follow Route 13 South into Ithaca. Follow signs to Visitor's Center. From Toronto: Approx. 4 Hours Take the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) West to Rt. 190 (now in the US) to Rt. 290 then I-90 East. Then, follow directions from Buffalo.
From Binghamton:
Approx. 1 Hour Take 81N to exit 8 into Whitney Point. In Whitney Point take Rt 79W which will bring you into Ithaca. Turn right onto Rt 13N, take the Stewart Park/Auburn exit and follow signs to the Visitors Center.
From Rochester/Geneva:
Approx. 1 Hour 45 minutes -2 Hours Take NYS Thruway (I-90E) to Geneva Exit ( Rt 96-Ithaca). Follow Rt 96S into Ithaca. Turn left onto Rt 13S, take the Stewart Park/Auburn exit and follow signs to the Visitors Center.
From Elmira:
Approx. 1/2 Hour Take Rt 13N into Ithaca. Stay on Rt.13N take the Stewart Park/Auburn exit and follow signs to the Visitors Center.
From Cortland:
Approx. 1/2 Hour Take Rt.13 to Ithaca. As you come down along the lake on 13S at the bottom of the hill take the Stewart Park/Auburn exit and follow signs to the Visitors Center.
(For New York State Thruway road conditions, call 1-800-THRUWAY.)
For detailed directions from your location go to GoogleMaps.com.
Featured Events
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