The order of the
stops and departure/arrival
times have been adjusted in
the Phila area to
accommodate for adding
a permanent stop at the
Amtrak Train Station in
Philadelphia, Sats allowing
students to arrive to
Cornell on time for dinner.Please
verify the Bus Schedules
for details.
In order to
shorten the trip time
we will not wait for any
late students in
Phila area unless they
notify us by phone. Please
use numbers listed in the
Contacts section.
Estimated arrival times
include rest stops. Adjust
your pick up time
accordingly to road
conditions and length of
rest stops taken.
Additional on
Demand (no extra charge)
Stop: Ithaca
College Campus in Ithaca, NY
(typically for Thanksgiving
and Winter trips).
SEPTA
public transportation system can
be helpful for using our bus
stop at the Amtrak Train
Station. Here is the SEPTA web
site: http://www.septa.org
with links to the map http://www.septa.org/maps/pdf/click-map.pdf
covering all SEPTA lines in the
city of Philadelphia. The
connection from PHL Airport is
described here: http://www4.septa.org/welcome/airport.html
There are train stops at each
PHL Airport terminal and the
ride to Amtrak Train Station
takes around 25 minutes with
only one stop in between.
For students
planning to arrive to University
City in Philadelphia. The
cost of taxi fare between the
Amtrak Train Station and
University City at Walnut Street
and 34th Street is around $10 to
$15 according to Taxi Fare Finder.
Please check their site here
to estimate the current cost of
any taxi ride in Philadelphia.
Hint for taxis at 30th
Street Station: If the line for a
cab is long, and there are no cabs
in the queue, walk over to Market
Street and hail a cab. Market
Street will be to your right as
you come out of the station to
stand in the cab line.
When
two or more buses are used we
have split routes for them in
Phila area. Please board them
accordingly to your trip plans
following the stops listed in
the table below if applicable
for the current trip.
We added the second
bus for the return trip from Phila to Cornell
on
Dec 1, 2024
.
Txg Trips: Tuesday, November 26, 24 - Sunday,
December 1, 24
Bus
Stop
Departure Time
Bus Ride /Bus Stop Location
Please see Bus Stops page for details.
Expected Arrival Time
Txg
Bus
Cornell->Phila
(C-P)
C-P
1
Tue
11/26/24
5:45 PM
North Campus
North Cross at Jessup Rd
Ithaca NY, 14850
C-P
2
Tue
11/26/24
6:00 PM
West Campus
336 West Ave. Ithaca NY 14850
C-P
3
AllentownServicePlaza - There is no need to get on
the turnpike.
The employee
parking lot is
located on an
access road off
of Cetronia
Rd.
This road goes
south off of Tilghman
St.
This is how the
parents can pick
up and drop off.
If you look at
Google Maps you
can see a large
parking lot
behind the rest
area building.
We drop at the
gate at the far
end of the lot
near the access
gate.
Tue
11/26/24
9:45-10:15 PM
C-P
4
Luk Oil Gas
Station at Plymouth Meeting Mall,
434 W Germantown
Pike, Plymouth
Meeting, PA
19462.
The
passenger car
parking lot is
just behind the
gas station as
visible on the
Google Maps
shown on the Bus
Stops page.
Tue
11/26/24 ,
10:45-11:15 PM
C-P
5
Amtrak Train Station - PHL, 2955
Market
St,
Philadelphia,
PA19104.
Please use a Bus Stop
near what used to be the blue
Drexel University dragon
bridge. Please see Bus
Stops page for
details.
Tue
11/26/24 ,
11:25PM-11:55PM
C-P
6
Penn DOT Park
& Ride
parking lot at
1102 Bill
Smith Blvd, King
Of Prussia, PA
19406.
The location is near the
SEPTA bus stop.
It is between
Home Depot and
the parking lot
of Lone Star
Steakhouse &
Saloon. Look at
the map on Bus
Stops page.
DON'T ENTER THE PENN DOT official address: 1102 Bill Smith Blvd. INTO YOUR GPS. It is likely that it will direct you to the wrong location. Almost all maps show the road south of the S. Gulph intersection as King of Prussia Rd instead of Bill Smith Blvd.
Google Maps shows address 160 S Gulph Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
Wed
11/27/24,
12:25-12:55 AM
Txg
Bus
Phila->Cornell
(P-C)
P-C
6
Sun
12/01/24,
11:50 AM
Bus 2
Penn DOT Park
& Ride
parking lot at
1102 Bill
Smith Blvd, King
Of Prussia, PA
19406.
The location is near the
SEPTA bus stop.
It is between
Home Depot and
the parking lot
of Lone Star
Steakhouse &
Saloon. Look at
the picture on
the Bus Stops
page.
DON'T ENTER THE PENN DOT official address: 1102 Bill Smith Blvd. INTO YOUR GPS. It is likely that it will direct you to the wrong location. Almost all maps show the road south of the S. Gulph intersection as King of Prussia Rd instead of Bill Smith Blvd.
Google Maps shows address 160 S Gulph Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
P-C
5
Sun
12/01/24,
11:50 PM
Bus 1
Amtrak Train Station - 2955
Market
St,
Philadelphia,
PA19104.
Please use a Bus Stop near what used
to be the blue Drexel
University dragon bridge.Please see Bus Stops page for details.
P-C
4
Sun,
12/01/24,
1:10 PM
Bus
1 & 2
Luk Oil Gas
Station at Plymouth Meeting Mall,
434 W Germantown
Pike, Plymouth
Meeting, PA
19462.
The passenger car
parking lot is
just behind the
gas station as
visible on the
Google Maps
shown on the Bus
Stops page.
P-C
3
Sun,
12/01/24,
2:20 PM
Bus 1 & 2
AllentownServicePlaza - There is no need to get on
the turnpike.
The employee
parking lot is
located on an
access road off
of Cetronia
Rd.
This road goes
south off of Tilghman
St.
This is how the
parents can pick
up and drop off.
If you look at
Google Maps you
can see a large
parking lot
behind the rest
area building.
We pickup at the
gate at the far
end of the lot
near the access
gate.
P-C
2
West Campus
336 West
Ave Ithaca, NY 14850
Sun,
12/01/24,
6:15-6:45 PM
Bus 1 & 2
P-C
1
North Campus
North Cross at Jessup Rd
Ithaca NY, 14850
Sun,
12/01/24,
6:20-6:50 PM
Bus 1 & 2
Chartered
Bus Rides between Cornell and
Philadelphia, PA
Bus No.
Recess
Leave Cornell (from: West Campus, North
Campus & as needed from Ithaca
College) with stop in Allentown
Leave Phila (from: King of Prussia, Amtrak Station, Plymouth
Meeting) with stop in Allentown
We will
accept the orders and payments for
as long as free seats are available.
Two
buses are planned
for the Thanksgiving and Spring
Recesses.
There is no seat
assignment to bus 1 or 2 for the
Thanksgiving and Spring trips. There are less
than 54 students boarding/departing
the bus in KOP and Amtrak combined. While boarding the
bus at CU please ask the driver
which bus will continue to NM,
Amtrak and KOP and board that bus or
switch to it later in Plymouth
Meeting as needed. It will wait
until all students departing in NM,
Amtrak and KOP board it.