Start from the dates, then book backward. Three big upstate family weekends fall within a month of each other in 2026: Binghamton University on September 18–20, Cornell on September 25–27, and Syracuse on October 16–18. OurBus runs from NYC to all three campuses, with fares starting at $18 to Binghamton and $25 to Ithaca or Syracuse, and the bus solves the two problems these weekends always create: event-weekend parking and a tired Sunday drive home. Every schedule figure below comes…
Students are choosing OurBus this back-to-school season because it’s cheaper than owning a car, simpler than flying, and it stops right where they need to be, on or near campus. Add free Wi-Fi, power outlets, live bus tracking, and flexible booking, and student bus travel becomes the easiest way to get between home and school without the cost or stress of a car. Why Is Student Bus Travel Booming This Back-to-School Season? Student bus travel is booming because the cost…
To make the most of the OurBus student discount, verify your student status, book early on the OurBus app, and stack the discount with off-peak departures, referral credit, and OurBus Rewards. Students already ride for less than they would pay to drive or fly, so a few smart habits turn an everyday trip home into real savings across a semester. What is the OurBus student discount, and who qualifies? The OurBus student discount is a reduced fare for verified college…
The most scenic bus routes in the Northeast US trade highway monotony for real views: the Finger Lakes on the way to Ithaca, Vermont’s Green Mountains toward Burlington, the Hudson River north of NYC, the Berkshires across western Massachusetts, and the rocky coast up to Portland, Maine. Best of all, let someone else drive, so you actually get to look out the window. Key Takeaways The Northeast packs mountains, coastline, wine country, and river valleys into short intercity hops. Riding…
Yes, for most college students, the bus is one of the best ways to get home for a break. A bus for college students traveling home is the cheapest option that doesn’t require owning a car. It reaches campus towns that flights and trains skip, with services like OurBus starting near $25, adding a student discount, and providing a guaranteed seat with Wi-Fi so the ride home can double as nap-or-study time. Break starts, and the same question hits every…
The coolest mountain trips by OurBus that you can reach by bus from the Northeast are Ithaca, Harrisonburg, and Blacksburg in Virginia’s Blue Ridge and Shenandoah country. OurBus offers a bus route for each of these trips, with fares starting at about $24. When a heat wave settles over the city, the cheapest air conditioning is altitude. You don’t need a flight or a rental car to find it. All you need is a bus seat and a few hours.…
Current Intercity Bus Routes from OurBus Niagara Falls – Ithaca – New York City: NYC – Fort Lee, NJ – Binghamton – Ithaca – Geneva / Waterloo – Rochester – Buffalo – Niagara Falls, NY Syracuse route : NYC – Fort Lee, NJ – Binghamton – Cortland – Syracuse (transfer at Binghamton) Ithaca – Syracuse route : Ithaca – Cortland – Syracuse Berks County Pennsylvania route: Douglassville – Reading, PA – Kutztown – Allentown / Wescosville – Hellertown – NYC Lancaster…
Update as on 8/12/20: online sales have ended but there is still availability. You must call the hotel and book over the phone, and ask for the OurBus group rate. On July 30, 2020, Cornell University announced a mandatory 14-day Cornell University Student quarantine before coming to campus for those traveling to Cornell from a state on the NY State COVID-19 Travel Advisory list of Restricted States. For Cornell University students coming from COVID-19 hot spot states, hotel rooms in Ithaca…