By plane
The Southern Tier is served by two regional airports with limited flights:
Elmira-Corning Airport
(http://www.ecairport.com/...) in Elmira.Greater Binghamton Airport
(http://www.binghamtonairp...) in Binghamton.The nearby airports of Syracuse, Scranton, and somewhat farther away, Albany are considerably larger and offer more in the way of connections and services to the eastern portion of the Southern Tier. The western portion may be better served by airports in Buffalo and Erie, PA:
Syracuse-Hancock International Airport
(http://www.syrairport.org/) in Syracuse.Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
(http://www.flyavp.com/) in Scranton, PA.Albany International Airport
(http://www.albanyairport.com/) in Albany.Buffalo International Airport
(http://www.buffaloairport.com/) in Buffalo.Erie International Airport
(http://www.erieairport.org/) in Erie, PA.
By train
There currently is no passenger rail service offered in the Southern Tier, although there are some efforts to change this. (http://www.fighting29th.c...). However, there are Amtrak stations in nearby cities of Syracuse, Buffalo, and Erie.
Shortline Bus
(http://www.coachusa.com/s...) is a regional busline. They specialize in student travel and visit every large city in the Southern Tier. They provide links to many metropolitan and tourist areas of the North-East and have at least 6 round trip buses from NYC to Binghamton daily.