Directions to Cornell University

Herakles in Ithaka I, Jason Seeley '40, 1982

Directions to Ithaca from Toronto: Queen Elizabeth Highway through Niagara Falls to I-190E I-190E to I-290 (around Buffalo, NY) I-290E to I-90E I-90E to Exit 41 Make right out of exit to Rte 414 Left at first intersection to Rte 318 Rte 318 (10 miles) to Rte 89S Rte 89S to Ithaca. Directions to Ithaca from Points North: Use local roads to I-81. Go South on I-81. Take Cortland Exit, Rte 281 South, to State Rte 13. Go South on State Route 13 to Rte 366 / Varna. Follow Rte 366 onto Cornell Campus. Directions to Ithaca from Points East: Use local roads to I-90 (The New York State Thruway, portions toll). Go West on I-90 to I-88. Go West on I-88 for 76 miles to Exit 8 for State Rte 206 at Bainbridge, NY. Go West on State Rte 206 for 25 miles to State Rte 79 at Whitney Point, NY. Go West on State Rte 79 for 35 miles to Ithaca, NY. Directions to Ithaca from Points West: Use local roads to I-90 (The New York State Thruway, portions toll). Go East on I-90 (The New York State Thruway) to Exit 42 for State Rte 14. Go South on State Rte 14 for approximately one quarter mile to State Rte 96. Go South on State Rte 96 for approximately 45 miles to Ithaca, NY. Directions to Ithaca from Points South: Use local roads to I-81. Go North on I-81 to Exit 8 for State Rte 79 at Whitney Point, NY. Go West on State Rte 79 for approximately 35 miles to Ithaca, NY.

Directions to the CNF

Take Rte 13 into Ithaca and turn east onto Green Street / Rte 366 East. Follow 366 up the hill (you'll be on State Street, then Mitchell Street, then Ithaca Road, then Dryden Road, just keep following the signs for Rte 366). After the stop light intersection where Ithaca Rd meets Dryden Rd, continue straight for one more block on Dryden Rd / Rte. 366. Turn left at the stop sign onto Hoy Rd. (Do not continue following Rte 366!)

The parking garage is the first building on the right past the wooded area. Just past the parking garage is the Information kiosk where you can purchase a visitors pass ($10 for a full day) which is good for the first level, left side of the garage and there is almost always parking available there.

Once you park, walk back out onto Hoy Road, and continue to your right onto campus. As you follow Hoy Road, you'll past a curved building (Rhodes Hall), a building with yellow panels (Upson Hall), and a building with blue panels (Phillips Hall). Hoy Rd ends on Campus Rd. Turn left onto Campus Rd and walk past Phillips Hall. The next building on the left is Duffield Hall. It is easiest to find us if you continue to walk past the main entrance to Duffield, around the building and to the left, enter by the side door just off the Engineering Quad. Straight ahead of you will be the elevator. Take that (or the stairs on the left) to the second floor. We are in 250 Duffield Hall -- at the very back of the building. Walk down the hallway to your right and just before the hallway ends, there is a hallway to the left. That leads to our front door on the right. Our receptionist will be happy to help you at this point.

Parking on Cornell Campus

Responsibility for understanding Cornell parking regulations, and for any parking tickets incurred, resides with the user.

Visitor Parking Permits are available at all Cornell Information Kiosks, and cost $6 for a half-day, $10 for a full day. Parking is free from 5 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Visitor parking spaces are only available in the Hoy Road Parking Garage, first level (follow the signs).