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Driving Directions

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Driving Directions from New York City metropolitan area

  1. Take the New York State Thruway (I-87) north to exit 16.
  2. Take Rt. 17 west to Binghamton and merge onto I-81.
  3. Follow directions from I-81 below.

Driving Directions from I-81 N–Points south and east

  1. Take Interstate 81 North to Exit 8 (Whitney Point).
  2. At the exit ramp, turn right at Rt. 26, then left at Rt. 11.
  3. Travel 2.3 miles and merge onto Rt. 79.
  4. Travel on Rt 79 for 26 miles.
  5. Turn right onto Pine Tree Rd., then travel 1.6 miles.
  6. Turn left at Rt. 366. Rt. 366 becomes Hoy Rd. as you enter the Cornell central campus. You will pass the parking garage on the right as you approach the traffic booth.
  7. Obtain your free visitor parking pass by telling the booth operator that you are a Johnson School recruiter.
  8. Travel back from the booth to the parking garage and park in any visitor parking space on the first floor. Walk to Sage Hall-follow Hoy Rd. to Campus Rd. and make a right. Walk one block to the intersection of Campus Rd. and East Ave.

Driving Directions from the New England area

  1. Take I-90/New York State Thruway west to exit 25A and merge onto I-88.
  2. Take I-88 west to I-81 N (117 miles).
  3. Follow directions from I-81 above.

Driving Directions from points west

  1. Take the New York State Thruway (I-90) east to exit 42 (Geneva).
  2. Take Rt. 96 south to Ithaca.

Driving Directions from Syracuse and points north

  1. Take Interstate 81 south to Exit 12 (Homer/Cortland).
  2. Follow Rt. 281 to Rt. 13 south. Follow Rt. 13 south approximately 15 miles to the intersection with Warren Rd.
  3. Turn left onto Warren Rd. and follow directions from Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport below.

Driving Directions from Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport
Campus Map with Driving Directions (PDF)

  1. As you leave the airport, turn right on Brown Road, then turn left at the light onto Warren Road. Continue straight through the light at Rt. 13, and stay on Warren Road, passing the Cornell golf course.
  2. At the next stop sign (after a brief downhill curve), turn left onto Forest Home Drive, which becomes Caldwell Road. Follow the road around a narrow curve, over a one-lane bridge, and up a steep hill to a traffic light at Rt. 366.
  3. Turn right on Rt. 366 (Dryden Road) and travel one mile. Rt. 366 becomes Hoy Road as you enter the central campus. You will pass the parking garage on the right as you approach the traffic booth.
  4. Obtain your free parking pass by telling the booth operator that you are a Johnson School recruiter.
  5. Travel back from the booth to the parking garage and park in any visitor parking space on the first floor. Walk to Sage Hall-follow Hoy Rd. to Campus Rd. and make a right. Walk one block to the intersection of Campus Rd. and East Ave.