Travel Information

Driving times from Niagara Falls, New York, to nearby cities:
Buffalo, New York . . . . . . . . . ... . . 0.5 hour
Rochester, New York . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 hours
Syracuse, New York . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 hours
Albany, New York. . . . . . .... . . . . . 3.5 hours
New York, New York . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 hours
Boston, Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 hours
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . . .. . . . . . 8 hours
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . 5 hours
Cincinnati, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 hours
Cleveland, Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 hours
Detroit, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 hours
Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5 hours
Toronto, Canada . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 1 hour

You must have a valid passport and possibly a visa if you want to travel into and out of Canada. Proper documentation is required to cross the border between the United States and Canada.

Getting to Niagara Falls

Flying to Buffalo, New York
Buffalo-Niagara International Airport is located 25 miles (40 km) from downtown Niagara Falls. Commercial airlines serving this airport include Air Tran, American Eagle, Continental, Continental Express, Comair/Delta, Jet Blue, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, United Express and U.S. Airways. For more information, call 716-630-6000 or log on to www.buffaloairport.com.

Transportation from Buffalo-Niagara International Airport to downtown Niagara Falls

Metro Bus service runs from the Buffalo Niagara Airport to Niagara Falls. MetroLink #210 runs from 8:00 to 20:00 with departures approximately every 2 hours. Should you take this service, get off the bus at the Portage Road Transit Center. Then Transfer to the #55 Pine Avenue Bus and get off the bus at 3rd & Old Falls St. (Casino). This is where the Conference Center and Crowne Plaza are located. Fares for the Bus service are approximately $3.00

ITA Shuttle Service is located in the airport terminal across from luggage pickup. The cost is $30 per person one way. Children less than 6 years old are free. Shuttle prices may change without notice. Call 716-633-8294 for more information. Or, log on to www.buffaloairporttaxi.com.

Majestic Transportation offers per town car pricing, not per person pricing. Call 716-285-2113 or visit www.niagaramajestic.com for more information.

Over the Falls Transportation offers charter services. Call 716-283- 8900 or visit www.overthefallstours.com.

A-1 Taxi offers taxi services. Call 716-282-1111 or visit www.a-onetaxi.com.

Most major car rental agencies are stationed in or very close to the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport.


Transportation from Toronto International Airport to downtown Niagara Falls

Niagara Airbus has shuttle service from Toronto to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Niagara Falls, USA. Go to www.niagaraairbus.com to schedule a pick up.

Other international flight arrangements can be made through these airports:

New York City area (LGA, JFK and EWR)

For those participating in the post-conference tour to Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., you may want to consider flying out of Baltimore, Maryland (BWI) or Dulles, Virginia (IAD). For those participating in the New York City post-conference tour, consider flying in and out of the New York City airports.