Ithaca, New York

The city of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca in Homer's Odyssey) sits on the southern shores of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York.

Transportation

Ithaca is in the rural Finger Lakes region about 250 miles to the northwest of New York City; the nearest larger cities, Binghamton and Syracuse, are an hour's drive away by car.

Related Topics:
Finger Lakes - New York City - Binghamton - Syracuse

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Ithaca is served by Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, located about three miles to the northeast of the city center. US Airways Express offers flights to New York LaGuardia and Philadelphia using a mixture of small jets and propeller craft. Northwest Airlink provides twice-daily service to Detroit Metro airport. Many residents travel to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Greater Binghamton Airport, Elmira-Corning Regional Airport or Greater Rochester International Airport for more service options.

Related Topics:
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport - US Airways Express - New York LaGuardia - Philadelphia - Northwest Airlink - Detroit Metro - Syracuse Hancock International Airport - Greater Binghamton Airport - Elmira-Corning Regional Airport - Greater Rochester International Airport

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Ithaca lies at over a half hour's drive from any interstate highway, and all car trips to Ithaca involve at least some driving on two-lane state rural highways. There is frequent intercity bus service by Greyhound, Adirondack Trailways, and Shortline (First Transit), particularly to New York City.

Related Topics:
Interstate highway - New York City

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Ithaca is the center of an extensive public transportation system ? Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) ? which carried 2.8 million passengers in 2004. TCAT was reorganized as a non-profit corporation in 2004 and is primarily supported locally by Cornell University, the City of Ithaca and Tompkins County. TCAT operates thirty nine routes, many run seven days a week. GADABOUT Transportation Services, Inc. provides demand -response paratransit service for seniors over 60 and people with disabilities. Ithaca Dispatchand Finger Lakes Taxi provide local and regional taxi service. Ithaca Airline Limousine connects to the airport. Regional short haul freight trains use the valley's rails.

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