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Group transportation in Ithaca, NY — party buses, limos, Sprinters, shuttles and coaches, with a chauffeur. Cornell University campus and Ithaca College are the stops we run most, with pickups usually in Downtown Ithaca and Collegetown and airport runs through ITH. Dates around Ithaca Festival and Apple Harvest Festival go first. Call, chat, or send the form with your date and group size. We come back with the vehicle, the hours and one all-in total.
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Fast, No-Obligation Quote
Share the date, pickup city, and group size. We will check options and exact pricing for Ithaca, NY.
Group sizes
8–56 passengers
Sprinters, limos, party buses, shuttles, coaches
How to book
Quote → review → e-sign
A request is not a reservation until the agreement is signed
Pricing
All-inclusive, in writing
Gratuity, taxes, fuel, ordinary fees included; tolls disclosed separately
Typical lead time
28 days (median)
Across 86,891 requests on our own sites
Local planning
Where we collect you. Ithaca requests most often begin in Downtown Ithaca, Collegetown, The Commons and Fall Creek. A street address beats a neighborhood every time. Where a 40-foot vehicle can stop is a narrower question than where you live.
Where we drop. Destinations named for Ithaca include Cornell University campus, Ithaca College, State Theatre of Ithaca, Ithaca Commons and Taughannock Falls State Park. Some have a coach door away from the main entrance. Worth knowing before the group is standing outside.
Busy weekends. Local calendars around Ithaca Festival, Apple Harvest Festival, Finger Lakes Wine Trail events and Cornell Homecoming concentrate demand into a handful of weekends. Availability tightens around them, so get the date held rather than shopping it.
Itineraries groups ask about. Cayuga Lake wine trail party bus tour; Ithaca Commons bar crawl; Ithaca to Watkins Glen winery circuit; Cornell campus sightseeing tour. List the stops in the order you want them and be realistic about the finish — that is what the price is built on.
Airport groups. Ithaca trips connect to ITH. Provide flight numbers, terminal, bag counts, and one group contact; the driver meets at the commercial-vehicle zone, which is usually not the passenger curb.
Beyond Ithaca. Trips that continue into Albany, Amherst, Binghamton or Bronx are quoted as one itinerary. The New York guide covers statewide staging and long-distance planning.
Trips built around Cornell University campus and Ithaca College work best when the organizer names the exact building entrance and confirms current access rules with the school before the pickup time is set. Separate the student count from guests, allow real boarding time between scheduled activities, and for prom or graduation confirm the school's own transportation policy before booking.
Ithaca to Watkins Glen winery circuit and similar Ithaca venues usually need a written run of show: getting-ready location, ceremony, photos, reception, and hotel return, each with its own passenger count. Photo sessions and receptions run long, so build the vehicle's time block around the latest realistic end, and decide which personal items stay on board between stops.
For a Ithaca night out anchored on Ithaca Commons bar crawl and Ithaca to Watkins Glen winery circuit, fix the stop order and the last pickup time before requesting a quote, and name one group contact for the driver. Curb space is not guaranteed at busy venues, so agree on a pickup corner a short walk away, and check each venue's group entry policy so a bus full of people is not turned away at the door.
Vehicle fit
Pick by confirmed headcount, then by luggage and trip length. Your contract names the exact vehicle, its seating capacity and what is on board.
| Group size | Usual fit | Why | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–14 passengers | Stretch limo or Sprinter van | Tight downtown streets, valet-style arrivals, and shorter time blocks. | See limousines |
| 14–24 passengers | Mid-size party bus | The most-requested size on our own sites; standing room, sound, and a restroom-free footprint that fits most venue curbs. | See party buses |
| 24–40 passengers | Large party bus or mini coach | Wedding shuttles, corporate transfers, and big birthday groups that need everyone on one vehicle. | Compare large buses |
| 40+ passengers | Full-size coach bus | Luggage bays, restrooms, and highway comfort for long days, tournaments, and multi-city itineraries. | See coach buses |
How pricing is built—hours, mileage, day of week, season, stops—is explained on the pricing page. Every quote is trip-specific and all-inclusive.
From our own booking data
Ithaca does not yet have 25 company-owned-site requests with a usable city field, so we do not publish Ithaca-only group size or lead-time figures. These nationwide numbers still apply to how groups size vehicles and when they request a quote.
Comparing days, Saturday quotes have run a median $1,650 and Tuesday $1,500; the gap is real but smaller than the availability gap.
Median total quoted amount by day of week of the event. Availability, not price, is the bigger weekend constraint.
n = 15,275 requests
Our past quinceañera quotes ran a median $1,330; half of them fell between $1,050 and $1,650.
Median and interquartile quoted totals on quinceañera trips across markets and durations. Historical figures, not a price for a specific date.
n = 45 requests
The run-up on a corporate trip is a median 26 days; a quarter of groups give us 12 days or less.
Days of notice on corporate requests, at the middle value and the quartiles. 28.2% of them reach us inside two weeks of the date.
n = 177 requests
Aggregates computed 2026-09-14 over 86,891 quote requests submitted through Bus 2 Ride and sister company-owned websites. Figures describe requests, not confirmed bookings or prices. Method and full dataset.
Booking
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Date, group size, stops, and occasion for Ithaca. Call, chat, or use the form—two minutes is enough.
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We look at what we have free that night and match a vehicle to your headcount, your stops, and how long you need it.
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All-inclusive: gratuity, taxes, fuel, and ordinary fees are in the number. Tolls or disclosed exceptions are itemized.
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The vehicle is reserved when the agreement is signed. Roughly half is due as a deposit; the balance before service.
If plans change, contact Bus 2 Ride as soon as possible; rescheduling, deposit, and refund options depend on the trip and the agreement. See terms and general FAQ.
Questions
Yes. We run trips in Ithaca and right across New York with our own buses and our own chauffeurs. Booking is quick and it all happens by phone, live chat, or email, so you never have to drive anywhere to sort it out. Tell us the date, where you are starting, and where you are headed, and we will get you a price. The agreement is signed electronically once you are happy with it.
Every Ithaca quote is priced for the specific trip: vehicle type, date and day of week, hours, mileage, group size, number of stops, and season all change the number. Quotes are all-inclusive—driver gratuity, taxes, fuel, and ordinary fees are in the written price; tolls and any specifically disclosed exceptions are listed separately. Ask for a written quote rather than relying on a range.
Party buses on the Bus 2 Ride fleet pages seat 8–45 passengers, limousines seat 8–22, shuttle and coach buses run 8–56. Go one size up from your headcount. Between the coolers and the coats it fills faster than people expect; Sprinters handle 8 to 14.
Yes. Multi-stop itineraries are the most common request in Ithaca—for example, Cayuga Lake wine trail party bus tour or Ithaca Commons bar crawl. List every stop in order with an expected wait time at each so the quote covers the full time block rather than a point-to-point estimate.
Yes. For ITH transfers, share flight numbers, terminal, passenger and bag counts, and one group contact. Airports assign commercial-vehicle pickup zones that differ from the passenger curb, so the driver will confirm the exact meeting point, and the quote should state how flight delays and wait time are handled.
Wine trail peak is Sept–Nov (harvest + foliage); Cornell graduation (May) and Grassroots Festival (July) spike demand. Across Bus 2 Ride's own sites, groups request quotes a median of 30 days ahead, but Friday and Saturday dates around major local events tighten first. For Ithaca Festival and Apple Harvest Festival, request a quote as soon as the date is fixed—4–8 weeks out is comfortable, and wedding groups typically ask three months or more ahead.
No. Sending the form starts it. We check what we have free on your date, send a written price, and the bus is yours once you sign. Roughly half up front, the rest before the trip — your agreement spells out the exact terms for Ithaca.
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