Travel and Transportation

Rochester International Airport

Served by all major airlines and is approximately 1.5 hours from campus. Over time, our students have learned that the Rochester Airport most commonly offers the best balance of geographic convenience, flight options, and price. To help connect our students with this airport to make air travel an option, we offer a Rochester Airport Shuttle on dates consistent with the express bus services mentioned above.

For more information on the Rochester Airport Shuttle, dates of departures and returns, and how to request transportation, please visit our Rochester Airport Shuttle tab below.

Alternative airport options: students can access flights to both the Buffalo and Corning/Elmira airports. However, please note that the college does not supply airport shuttles to these airports, and students choosing to book itineraries to these airports shall make their own arrangements to reach campus (e.g. friends, family, hired driver service). Buffalo is served by all major airlines (approximately 2.25 hours from campus. Elmira is only served by Delta, United, and Allegiant with limited flights and connecting airports (approximately 1.5 hours from campus.)
 

Alfred State Rochester Airport Shuttle to Rochester International Airport will only operate during periods of campus closings and openings and its primary purpose is to provide long term planning opportunity for out-of-state and international students for the start of the semester arrivals and end of the semester departures from Rochester International Airport exclusively.

Guidelines of the Rochester Airport Shuttle:

• The Rochester Airport Shuttle only serves the Rochester International Airport, for other departure locations please see the Alternative airport options section in the Air Travel to Alfred tab on this page.
• Request for transport must coincide with the days offered.
• Requests for transport must be made two weeks prior to departure or arrival dates provided can be made by filling out the Online Travel Request Form.
• Arrival pickup times at the Rochester International Airport will be at 5 p.m. each day.
• Departures from Alfred to Rochester International Airport at 6 a.m. each day.
• Requests are not finalized until you receive a confirmation email that you have secured a seat in the transport.
• There are limited available in any transit vehicle, space is on first request bases until filled.

The free campus shuttle is available every school day for students to utilize around the loop road in Alfred. There are also free shuttle buses for students attending classes on the Wellsville campus. Another shuttle provides service from the Alfred campus to the college farm, motorcycle technology, and veterinary technology. Hours of operation for the free campus shuttles can be found on the ACES website.

Getting around our area (Hornell, Wellsville, immediate region)

In Allegany County (e.g. Wellsville Village): Access Allegany has several scheduled bus routes throughout Allegany County. Schedules are posted on the Access Allegany Web site. You may contact them by phone at 585-593-1738. 

In Steuben County (e.g. City of Hornell): Hornell Area Transit (HAT) runs a bus to the Alfred campus Monday through Friday. The HAT schedule is also available by calling 607-324-7910.

How to Arrange a Bus Trip

Use the ACES bus request form (pdf) to request bus service for your club or organization.

Livery Services (taxi, Uber, Lyft)

Services in our rural region are limited. Please consult your preferred ride-share service or search for livery options in advance before relying on them to be available on demand (as might be normal in urban areas).

New Local Shuttles for Students

Students can get to Tinkertown Hardware and Dollar General on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday by taking the campus hourly shuttle. There is also a weekly trip to the Hornell Wegmans/Walmart on Sunday. See the ACES website for complete details.

Students may enjoy free shopping shuttles every Sunday from Alfred to Hornell's largest shopping plaza where you will find Wegmans Grocery Store, Wal-Mart, McDonald's, Lowe's, Dunkin Donuts, Dollar Tree, AutoZone, Applebee's, and more. Catch the shopping shuttle from any bus stop on campus by showing your Alfred State ID. No large purses or backpacks are allowed on the bus. See the ACES website for complete details.