There are 10 ways to get from Ithaca to Staples by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Ithaca, NY to Syracuse Airport, NY
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)SYR - BRD
- Take the bus from Brainerd to Staples
11h 53m$182–817Bus, train via Cleveland
cheapest- Take the bus from Ithaca to Buffalo
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Take the bus from Gary, IN to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Staples Station
29h 45m$147–462Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Station
- Take the train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Staples Station
27h 27m$192–441Drive 1,197.6 mi
- Drive from Ithaca to Staples1,197.6 mi
20h 50m$219–316Bus to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ithaca, NY to Syracuse Airport, NY
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)SYR - MSP
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Staples Station
9h 48m$210–1,035Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ithaca, NY to Buffalo, NY
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)BUF - MSP
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Staples Station
11h 4m$180–898Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Ithaca, NY to Buffalo, NY
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)BUF - BRD
- Take the bus from Brainerd to Staples
13h 27m$152–730Bus to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ithaca - Tioga Street and Seneca Street to Transit Center - PO Side
- Fly from Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)ELM - MSP
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Staples Station
13h 3mBus to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly to Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Ithaca, NY to Syracuse Airport, NY
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport (BJI)SYR - BJI
- Take the bus from Bemidji to Brainerd
- Take the bus from Brainerd to Staples
14h 35m$195–920Bus, train via Detroit
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Toronto
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Staples Station
34h 55m$171–480
Ithaca to Staples by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ithaca to Staples is to drive which costs $210 - $320 and takes 20h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Ithaca to Staples is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 48m and costs $210 - $1,100.
The distance between Ithaca and Staples is 1017 miles. The road distance is 1204.6 miles.
The best way to get from Ithaca to Staples without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 27m and costs $190 - $450.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Ithaca to Staples, including transfers.
Staples is 1h behind Ithaca. It is currently 6:08 PM in Ithaca and 5:08 PM in Staples.
Yes, the driving distance between Ithaca to Staples is 1205 miles. It takes approximately 20h 50m to drive from Ithaca to Staples.
There are five+ hotels available in Staples.
What companies run services between Ithaca, NY, USA and Staples, MN, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ithaca to Staples. However, you can take the bus to Syracuse Airport, NY, walk to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) airport, fly to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD), take the taxi to Brainerd, then take the bus to Staples. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ithaca to Staples Station via Syracuse Bus Station, Syracuse Regional Transportation Center, and Chicago Union Station in around 27h 27m.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via New York La Guardia, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Nashville, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Baltimore, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Elmira/Corning Regional Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Elmira/Corning Regional Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit, Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Elmira/Corning Regional Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit, Grand Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Elmira/Corning Regional Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Detroit, Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Bemidji-Beltrami County Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Syracuse Regional Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Staples Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $55–140
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $70–180
- Business - advance purchase
- $95–400
- Business Class
- $150–420
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Staples Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $22–40
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $18–80
- Business - advance purchase
- $24–140
- Business Class
- $40–210
Train from Milwaukee to Staples Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $45–120
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $60–160
- Business - advance purchase
- $80–350
- Business Class
- $130–380
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Ithaca, NY to Syracuse Airport, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
Bus from Ithaca, NY to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Brainerd to Staples
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Bemidji to Brainerd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–60
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ithaca to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ithaca to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Ithaca to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–100
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $28–95
- Flexible
- $55–100
Bus from Ithaca to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $40–160
- Flexible
- $75–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Gary, IN to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Gary, IN to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $8–45
- Phone
- +1 607-734-5211
- Website
- ridectran.com
Bus from Ithaca - Tioga Street and Seneca Street to Transit Center - PO Side
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ridectran.com
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