Originally Posted by
carlosdca
I spent some time in Ithaca as a grad student.
I never flew in/out of ITH though.
The ITH flights were always so expensive (at least for a student on a budget) that I always ended up flying from ROC or SYR and asking a favor from that friend that had a car.
Or take the bus to 42nd st, then metro, then airtrain to JFK.
Good times.
Pre-pandemic, there was a reasonably priced (~ $17 one way) Trailways morning bus from Elmira to SYR Airport that picked up in Ithaca (and Dryden and Cortland). It took 1:40 to make the trip, which wasn't too bad, considering that the nonstop drive takes about 1:15.
That route has been eliminated, replaced by an early afternoon service from Ithaca to SYR Airport that departs in the early afternoon. Sadly, the fare on
that bus is $41.