There are 11 ways to get from Merrick to Syracuse University by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train, bus via Newark
best- Take the train from Merrick to New York Penn Stationtrain Babylon Branch
- Take the bus from Newark to Syracusebus Adt N882h
6h 22m$45–178Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Merrick to New York Penn Stationtrain Babylon Branch
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Syracuse Univbus 316
6h 37m$43–177Train
- Take the train from Merrick to New York Penn Stationtrain Babylon Branch
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Syracusetrain VIA Rail
8h 30m$55–143Drive 271.3 mi
- Drive from Merrick to Syracuse Universitycar 271.3 mi
5h 9m$50–72Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Take the train from Merrick to Jamaicatrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane JFK - SYR
4h 55m$81–518Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Merrick to New York Penn Stationtrain Babylon Branch
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Syracuse Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2686 / ...
8h 8m$44–90Train, subway to Laguardia Airport, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Take the train from Merrick to Jamaicatrain
- Take the subway from Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Avsubway
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane LGA - SYR
5h 20m$90–622Train, train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Take the train from Merrick to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)plane EWR - SYR
5h 43m$94–603Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rochester, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Rochester (ROC)plane JFK - ROC
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
6h 35m$113–555Fly Laguardia Airport to Rochester, train
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Rochester (ROC)plane LGA - ROC
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
6h 52m$317–779Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Merrick to Jamaicatrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)plane JFK - ITH
- Take the bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Regional Transportation Center to B14bus
7h 32m$53–281
Merrick to Syracuse University by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merrick to Syracuse University is to train and bus which costs $40 - $90 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Merrick to Syracuse University is to train and fly which takes 4h 55m and costs $80 - $550.
The distance between Merrick and Syracuse University is 276 miles. The road distance is 272.9 miles.
The best way to get from Merrick to Syracuse University without a car is to train and bus via Newark which takes 6h 22m and costs $45 - $180.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Merrick to Syracuse University, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Merrick to Syracuse University is 273 miles. It takes approximately 5h 9m to drive from Merrick to Syracuse University.
There are 106+ hotels available in Syracuse University.
What companies run services between Merrick, NY, USA and Syracuse University, NY, USA?
You can take a train from Merrick to Syracuse University via New York Penn Station, Syracuse, Regional Transportation Center, B14, A2, and Waverly Ave & University Ave in around 8h 30m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Merrick to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $7–11
- Peak
- $10–17
Train from Merrick to Jamaica
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $5–8
- Peak
- $6–11
- 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
- $55–110
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $55–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $45–60
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $20–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $20–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $19–35
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from New York Penn Station to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult Airport
- $15–19
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Newark to Syracuse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–140
- Flexible
- $70–150
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Syracuse Univ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–150
- Flexible
- $70–160
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ithaca to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 315 442-3400.
- Website
- centro.org
Bus from Regional Transportation Center to B14
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- https://www.centro.org
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