<p>This is primarily a question for residents living in Long Island:</p>
<p>I was just wondering what was the fastest and cheapest way to Cornell from Long Island?</p>
<p>I did some research and found that Short Line is one of the most popular ways of transportation from Port Authority Bus Terminal for $69.00 round trip. It also one of the few that actually stops in Cornell, but its more than an hour away from my house. Is there any other way?</p>
<p>Isn't cornell on L.I.?</p>
<p>Are you serious?</p>
<p>^lmao</p>
<p>98765</p>
<p>Fastest and cheapest would be via automobile.
Fastest and most expensive would be LGA--->ITH (i.e. airplane)
No train directly to Ithaca.
You've checked out the bus possibilities.
Check out the Cornell website -- they have a pretty good discussion there about visiting Ithaca and Cornell.</p>
<p>During breaks, Swarthout is another good alternative to Shortline. I don't know know where on Long Island you are, but it stops at exit 49 on the L.I.E. Last I heard, it was $75 round-trip, you can check the website for the exact price though. But is it that difficult to just take the LIRR into the city and catch Shortline?
SWARTHOUT</a> COACHES & TOURS</p>
<p>getting there to visit, your best bet would probably be the shortline. As for the best way to get back and forth as a student, swarthout during breaks always worked out nicely, since it only took me 4 hours to get to roosevelt field (as opposed to Shortline which took 6 hours to get to Port Authority in NYC) Your best option would be to find a friend from Long Island with a car (really not hard to do at all since half of my friends are from long island) The only downside is that you have to leave when they want to leave. Offer to pay for half of the gas/tolls (20 dollars or so each way), and have your parents pick you up at their house or somewhere on the way. If you really can't find someone from Long Island with a car, look for someone from New Jersey or something. You could easily get dropped off at a New Jersey transit station and take the train to Penn Station and then the LIRR home. I know that might seem like a lot, but it's A LOT better than riding the Shortline all the time and will probably be cheaper.</p>
<p>Also, check out the ride sharing on facebook for Cornell. There's tons of people going to NYC or Long Island during breaks.</p>
<p>noober: not really</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure it was a poke at the demographics of Cornell.</p>
<p>Never take the bus. LI buses stink. The funding for them has been decreasing sharply over the past few years, and so a typical drive that would take 20mins in a car takes literally an hour and a half via bus. The bus takes the weirdest routes, and makes way, way too many stops.</p>
<p>One option(I have no clue if this bus is good, feasible, or a bargain), would be to take Cornell's campus to campus bus( <a href="http://www.c2cbus.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.c2cbus.com/</a> ). It stops at the Cornell Club and the Weill Cornell Medical College. Both are on the Upper East Side, so you'd need to get into the city(you could take the LIRR into the city and the subway to the Medical College.) The bus does look nice from the webpage(I've never taken it), as it has what looks to be comfy leather seats and wireless internet(free!).</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for your advice but I think Im gonna end up taking Short Line throughout the school year, I didn't realize it had other stops when I was looking at the website :) Its not too bad either because exit 49 is only 10minutes away from my house and its cheaper than the others Ive seen. Now I just have to find out where they meet on exit 49 and how to buy a ticket...</p>
<p>if u are leaving from campus, the shortline's first stop is the ithaca bus terminal where everyone gets off and buys their tickets. Seriously though, i don't think you will have much of a problem finding a ride, especially if you end up joining a frat or sorority in the spring.</p>
<p>Are there a lot of students from NJ (would it be easy to hitch a ride there?)</p>