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Hackathon October 2014 Logistics
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| Airlines | Ithaca, NY is hard to get to – it's a small airport served (fortunately) by 3 carriers, but ticket costs are higher than you might expect. It's just 10 minutes from downtown so very convenient when you arrive, however. Look for flights via Philadelphia (US Airways/American), Newark (United), or Detroit (Delta). Be ready for the last leg to be on a small plane – sometimes a prop plane. | |||
| Alternative airports | Syracuse is a good 1 hour and 15 minute drive north and a little east of Ithaca. Airfares are sometimes moderately and sometimes dramatically cheaper to Syracuse, but you have to use a service such as the Ithaca Airline Limousine that costs $85 one way or $130 round trip, plus has limited trips per day. If you can coordinate your arrivals with others, options like Executive Limousine and Sedan or Superior Limousine may offer a discounted group rate, or renting a car is an option (though parking on Cornell's campus is about $10/day) Elmira has surprisingly good air service (direct flights to/from Chicago) and is often cheaper than Ithaca for Delta flights. The same shuttle/limo options should apply Binghamton may be worth investigating but is likely less of a deal; Rochester is more like a 2 hour drive, but you could rent a car | |||