Short Line Bus Tickets

TGIF Discounted Fares for Students

2010 - 2011 TGIF Schedule

Every Friday beginning September 3rd, 2010 through April 29th 2011

Pricing (To NYC/NJ): Effective September 3rd, 2010 - April 29th, 2011
One-Way: $44
Round Trip: $85
(we do not sell one-way tickets from NY to Ithaca. Tickets need to be purchased in New York at the Port Authority bus terminal.)

Extended TGIF Fares for breaks as follows:

 Holiday/Break

 Departure Dates

 Roshashanah

 Sept. 9th & 10th

 Fall Break

 Oct. 7th & 8th

 Thanksgiving Break

 Nov. 23rd & 24th

 **Winter Break

 Dec. 15th, 16th & 17th

 Spring Break

 March 16th, 17th & 18th

**Winter Break-ticket is valid for RETURNING ANY day through January 19th, 2011

Collegetown Student Services is pleased to offer TGIF special discounted fares to all students at Cornell University with valid college identification. These fares are available when students travel to New York City, Ridgewood, NJ, Westchester County, and points on Long Island from campus any Friday (1 am bus on Saturday also included) throughout the school semester and return the following Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday (extended for school breaks).  CSS does not sell Shortline tickets for passage on any other days; tickets for weekday travel can be purchased at the Downtown Ithaca Bus Terminal.

Important Fare Rules & Restrictions
•Passenger must have valid college identification
•Faculty and other college/university employees are not eligible for these discounts
•TGIF fares can only be purchased from Collegetown Student Services or online at
www.shortlinebus.com
•When purchasing a ticket online, student MUST bring the email confirmation (receipt) to our service desk to redeem for bus ticket.  Email confirmations will NOT be accepted on the bus.

View the bus schedule.

 General Information about our Boston Charter Bus Service for Cornell Students:

CSS and CoachUSA offer special charter bus service to Ludlow and Boston for most Cornell breaks. Tickets typically go on sale a few weeks prior to the
breaks and information will be posted on our website at that time about
specific details of the bus service (i.e., dates, times, costs, etc.).   If you are on the email listserve, you will be notified when the tickets go on sale.

If you are not on the listserve and would like to be notified by email when the seats go on sale, you can email csscharters@gmail.com and ask to be added to our Boston Listserve.

Tickets must be purchased, in advance, through this website and buses do sell out so reserve your seat early.

General Information about our Philadelphia/Baltimore/Bethesda Charter Bus Service for Cornell Students:

CSS and CoachUSA offer special charter bus service to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Bethesda for most Cornell breaks. Tickets typically go on sale a few weeks prior to the breaks and information will be posted on our website at that time about specific details of the bus service (i.e., dates, times, costs, etc.).  If you are on the email listserve, you will be notified when tickets go on sale.

If you are not on the listserve and would like to be notified by email when the seats go on sale, you can email csscharters@gmail.com and ask to be added to our Philadelphia/Bethesda Listserve.

General Information about our Hartford, CT and Providence, RI Charter Bus Service for Cornell Students:

CSS and CoachUSA offer special charter bus service to Hartford, CT, and Providence, RI for most Cornell breaks. Tickets typically go on sale a few weeks prior to the breaks and information will be posted on our website at that time about specific details of the bus service (i.e., dates, times, costs, etc.). If you are on the email listserve, you will be notified when tickets go on sale.

If you are not on the listserve and would like to be notified by email when the seats go on sale, you can email csscharters@gmail.com and ask to be added to our Hartford/Providence Listserve.

General Information about our Princeton, NJ Charter Bus Service for Cornell Students:

CSS and CoachUSA offer special charter bus service to Princeton, NJ for most Cornell breaks. Tickets typically go on sale a few weeks prior to the breaks and information will be posted on our website at that time about specific details of the bus service (i.e., dates, times, costs, etc.). If you are on the email listserve, you will be notified when tickets go on sale.

If you are not on the listserve and would like to be notified by email when the seats go on sale, you can email csscharters@gmail.com and ask to be added to our Princeton Listserve.


NEW! Friday Express Service to Long Island

Cornell Students can now travel EXPRESS to Long Island every Friday

Pick Up:
North Campus at 2:15 PM
West Campus at 2:20 PM
Theater Arts Building at 2:25 PM

Arrives:
Hempstead, Long Island at 9:05 PM
Mineola, Long Island at 9:15 PM
Tickets prices are $46 One Way & $88 Round Trip (regular TGIF Price).

Please click here to purchase a ticket for any Break charter bus

Short Line TGIF Bus Schedule

From Ithaca to New York City

Paramus, NJ/Ridgewood, NJ

  Daily Daily Daily Daily  Daily  Daily  Daily Daily
North Campus

 1:10am

 4:15am

 6:40am

 9:05am

 12:05pm

2:15pm

4:10pm

 6:05pm

West Campus

1 :15am

 4:20am

 6:45am

 9:10am

 12:10pm

 2:20pm

 4:15pm

 6:10pm

Theatre Arts Center

 1:20am

 4:25am

 6:50am

 9:15am

 12:15pm

 2:25pm

 4:20pm

 6:15pm

ITHACA Terminal

 1:30am

 4:50am

 7:20am

 9:40am

 12:40pm

 2:50pm

 4:45pm

 6:45pm

Ridgewood Park & Ride

 No stop

 9:20am

 11:48am

 2:15pm

 5:20pm

 7:15pm

 9:15pm

 11:23pm

NEW YORK CITY

 6:50am

 9:50am

 12:20pm

 2:50pm

 5:55pm

 7:50pm

 9:50pm

 11:59pm

From New York City to Ithaca

  Daily Daily Daily  Daily  Daily Daily  Daily Daily
NEW YORK CITY 8:00am 10:15am 12:30pm 2:30pm  4:30pm  6:30pm  8:30pm 11:00pm
Ridgewood Park & Ride 8:25am 10:40am 12:55pm 2:55pm  4:55pm  6:55pm  8:55pm 11:25pm
ITHACA Terminal 12:50pm 3:15pm 5:25pm 7:25pm  *9:40pm  *11:40pm  *1:40am  *4:15am
Theatre Arts Center 12:55pm 3:20pm 5:30pm 7:30pm  9:35pm  11:35pm  1:35am 4:10am
West Campus 1:00pm 3:25pm 5:35pm 7:35pm  9:30pm  11:30pm  1:30am 4:05am
North Campus 1:05pm 3:30 pm 5:40 pm 7:40pm  9:25pm  11:25pm  1:25am 4:00am

* Serves Cornell Campus First

To Westchester & Long Island From Ithaca

  Daily Daily Daily
North Campus 4:15am 9:05am 12:05pm
West Campus 4:20am 9:10am 12:10pm
Theatre Arts Center 4:25am 9:15am 12:15pm
ITHACA Terminal 4:50am 9:40am 12:40pm
Nanuet 10:00am 2:45pm 6:00pm
White Plains 10:25am 3:10pm 6:25pm
Queens Village 11:10am 3:55pm 7:10pm
Hempstead 11:35am 4:20pm 7:35pm
Carle Place/Mineola 11:45am 4:30pm 7:45pm
Melville/Huntington (exit 49) 12:02pm 4:47pm 8:02pm
Islip (exit 55) 12:13pm 4:58pm 8:13pm
Lake Ronkonkoma 12:22pm 5:07pm 8:22pm
PATCHOGUE 12:34pm 5:19pm 8:34pm

To Ithaca from Westchester & Long Island

  Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily
PATCHOGUE 7:19am 11:56am 3:15pm 6:05pm 8:53pm
Lake Ronkonkoma 7:31am 12:08pm 3:26pm 6:17pm 9:05pm
Islip (exit 55) 7:40am 12:17pm 3:38pm 6:26pm 9:14pm
Melville/Huntington (exit 49) 7:51am 12:28pm 3:56pm 6:37pm 9:25pm
Carle Place/Mineola 8:08am 12:45pm 4:21pm 6:54pm 9:42pm
Hempstead 8:18am 12:55pm 4:46pm 7:04pm

No stop

Queens Village 8:43am 1:20pm 5:14pm 7:29pm 10:22pm
White Plains 9:40am 2:05pm 6:01pm 8:14pm 11:07pm
Nanuet 10:05am 2:30pm 6:31pm 8:27pm

No stop

ITHACA Terminal 3:15pm 7:25pm 11:40pm 1:40am 4:15am
Theatre Arts Center 3:20pm 7:30pm 11:35pm 1:35am 4:10am
West Campus 3:25pm 7:35pm 11:30pm 1:30am 4:05am
North Campus 3:30pm 7:40pm 11:25pm 1:25am 4:00am