{"id":73308,"date":"2026-06-30T09:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=73308"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:59:53","slug":"c2c-bus-wraps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/c2c-bus-wraps\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus-to-Campus Bus Designs Meld Art and Transit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We take you behind the scenes as a Big Red motorcoach is \u2018wrapped\u2019\u2014Ithaca views on one side, NYC on the other<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography & videography by Jason Koski<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might spot it on the highway\u2014breezing along Route 81 near Scranton or Route 80 in New Jersey, or rolling through the Lincoln Tunnel into NYC. It\u2019s occasionally at rest, pausing to pick up or drop off passengers on the Hill or in Manhattan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But wherever you may see it, the Campus-to-Campus Bus<\/a> evokes your alma mater. It sports not just carnelian red and the University insignia, but panoramic views of the Upstate and Downstate campuses\u2014a picturesque traveling postcard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The debut wrap at Grand Central Terminal in 2011 …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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… and a 2013 design outside Sage Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cornell launched the service (nicknamed C2C) in 2004, offering nonstop daily routes between the Ithaca campus and NYC, complete with wi-fi and comfortable seating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the fleet includes six 32-passenger buses that make 15 round trips weekly, with a reduced schedule in summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fleet includes six 32-passenger buses that make 15 round trips weekly, with a reduced schedule in summer.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The service is available to the public, though Cornell-affiliated riders pay a lower fare. In the 2026 fiscal year, C2C tallied more than 30,000 passenger trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to three stops on the Hill, the bus makes two in Manhattan: the Cornell Club in Midtown, and Weill Cornell Medicine on the Far East Side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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