Syracuse Transportation

Syracuse is known for its minimal traffic, making it easy for visitors to get around town by vehicle. Major NYS thoroughfares cross through the region, making Syracuse a connecting point for both north/south and east/west travel via NYS I-90 (the Thruway) and I-81. Smaller highways and routes connect the downtown area in all four directions and include I-481, I-690, Rt. 20 and more.

Visitors can easily walk around the entire downtown area. It’s a short distance from our main convention center, The Oncenter, to popular spots like Clinton Square and Armory Square. You can even follow along the Syracuse Creekwalk from downtown all the way to Destiny USA. Don’t miss out on some of our popular self-guided walking tours while you’re in town as well!

Syracuse has turned into a top biking and scooter town the last several years! The Syracuse area home to several biking trails and connecting paths that can bring you all around the region. The Loop the Lake Trail, in connection with the Creekwalk can bring you all the way from downtown Syracuse out to Liverpool. The Connective Corridor area connects Syracuse University to the downtown area campus and more. In addition, the Syracuse region is a part of both the Erie Canal Trail and has a 6-mile portion of the Empire State Trail, running from Syracuse to Dewitt. For those looking for a more relaxing mode of bicycling transportation, rent an electric bike or scooter via the Veo app and travel anywhere within Syracuse city limits.

Taxis, Uber and Lyft are all available in the area and ready to take you where you need to go! From concert venues to sporting events or even just a ride out of the city for some apple picking, all major services are accessible in the greater Syracuse area.

The Centro bus system provides public transportation around the city and Onondaga County as well as special routes for large events like the NYS Fair. Bus routes and times can be found on the Centro website.

The William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center is serviced by several connecting entities including, Amtrak, Greyhound, Megabus, Trailways and Centro, that frequent a wider variety of destinations such as Rochester, Niagara Falls, Boston, New York City, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia.

Accessible, affordable, accommodating and fun — this is why visitors love our location. 

FLY

Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport offers 38 direct flights to over 25 major markets including Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia, Orlando, Raleigh-Durham, Tampa and Washington D.C. Major air carriers include Allegiant, Breeze, Delta, American Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest, United Airlines and Frontier.

DRIVE

Meeting planners and attendees love the accessibility of our location. Conveniently situated at the crossroads of major interstates I-81 and I-90 (New York State Thruway), it’s easy to get here and get to where you’re going. 

Drive times from surrounding cities:

Rochester — 1 hour
Albany & Buffalo — 2 hours
New York City & Toronto — 4 hours
Boston & Philadelphia — 5 hours
Washington, D.C. — 6 hours

RIDE

The multimodal William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center near Onondaga Lake brings together Amtrak service and intercity Centro bus services. Open 24/7, this hub offers limitless business and leisure transit, including the Empire Service, with frequent daily trains to New York City, Buffalo, Albany and beyond.

Getting Around While You’re Here

Unlike other cities, Syracuse is known for its minimal traffic, making it easy for visitors to get around. It's easy to walk to attractions around town, or sit back and relax in a taxi, Uber or Lyft and savor the picturesque landscapes and city streets of Central New York. Or grab a front-row seat to the city action by renting an electric bike or scooter via Veo — just download the Veo app to start cruisin’.