Transportation Information

Syracuse is accessible via plane, train, and bus.

AIRPORT

The airport serving the Syracuse metropolitan area is Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Call individual airlines for flight information.There is no general airport shuttle service that goes directly to and from the airport (though many hotels have shuttles). Students who need to reach the airport can do so via a combination of Centro and Greyhound buses (see below), or by calling a taxi service. Occasionally, the Student Association will arrange shuttle service from the airport at high-volume travel times (Thanksgiving Break and Spring Break--not semester break).For return trips to campus, there is a taxi service that leaves the airport.

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER (RTC)

The area is also served by Amtrak and Greyhound/Trailways, which share a terminal called the William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center.

Amtrak
1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245)

Greyhound
1-800-231-2222

Trailways
Phone numbers are by region. Please see the web site.

Note that students traveling to downstate New York (e.g., Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Westchester counties and Long Island) and some areas of Northern New Jersey may choose to transfer from Greyhound/Trailways to Coach USA/Shortline buses in Binghamton, NY. The Shortline station is one half block away from the Greyhound station in Binghamton. For information, see the Coach USA/Shortline website or call 1-800-631-8405 for more details.

 

LOCAL BUS ROUTES

Central New York is also served by Centro bus lines. Many Centro buses travel through the Syracuse University on a regular basis and travel to destinations such as the the Regional Transportation Center, Carousel Center shopping mall, Shoppingtown mall, and other locations frequented by SU students--including downtown Syracuse (a transfer point). Centro also runs campus bus routes and shuttle services for athletic and special events at the Carrier Dome.