There are 9 ways to get from Cary to Ithaca by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)RDU - ITH
7h$60–373Bus via New York
- Take the bus from Raleigh, NC to New York, NYAugusta
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Ithaca, NYOurBus
15h 9m$103–191Train, bus
- Take the train from Cary to Newark Penn StationCarolinian
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to IthacaFlixBus 2683
15h 42m$196–586Drive 562.1 mi
- Drive from Cary to Ithaca562.1 mi
11h 15m$103–149Fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)RDU - SYR
- Take the bus from Syracuse Airport, NY to Ithaca, NY
6h 32m$260–958Fly to Rochester, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Rochester (ROC)RDU - ROC
- Take the bus from Rochester, NY to Ithaca, NY
7h 12m$80–453Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Newark Penn StationGreyhound US0670 / ...
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to IthacaFlixBus 2683
16h 26m$117–362Train, bus via Washington
- Take the train from Cary to Washington Union StationFloridian / ...
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to IthacaFlixBus 2682
17h 27m$128–320Train, bus via Syracuse
- Take the train from Cary to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Syracuse
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithaca
19h 28m$204–586
Cary to Ithaca by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cary to Ithaca is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 11h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cary to Ithaca is to fly and bus which takes 6h 32m and costs $260 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cary to Ithaca. However, there are services departing from Cary Depot and arriving at Ithaca via GoRaleigh Station, Raleigh Bus Station and Newark Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 26m.
The distance between Cary and Ithaca is 498 miles. The road distance is 565.4 miles.
The best way to get from Cary to Ithaca without a car is to bus via New York which takes 15h 9m and costs $100 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Cary to Ithaca, including transfers.
Cary to Ithaca bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
The best way to get from Cary to Ithaca is to fly which takes 7h and costs $60 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus via New York, which costs $100 - $200 and takes 15h 9m.
Cary to Ithaca bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cary to Ithaca is 565 miles. It takes approximately 11h 15m to drive from Cary to Ithaca.
What companies run services between Cary, NC, USA and Ithaca, NY, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue Airways fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Raleigh, NC to Ithaca, NY via New York, NY, East Broadway, 23 St, and New York, NY in around 15h 9m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- aveloair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cary to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cary to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from New York Penn Station to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $50–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $50–85
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Raleigh, NC to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from New York, NY to Ithaca, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–80
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Airport, NY to Ithaca, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
Bus from Rochester, NY to Ithaca, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ithaca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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