Whether you are heading to class on campus, making a trip to downtown Oswego, or traveling home for breaks, there are plenty of options to get you where you need to go.
SUNY Oswego partners with Centro to make campus and local transportation safe and easy. By showing a valid SUNY Oswego ID and sticker, you can access campus and city routes for free, and travel to Syracuse for a reduced rate! We also offer multiple travel services to help you get home during break so you can rest and relax.
SUNY Oswego offers students a free campus shuttle with continuous loop service. Sponsored by Auxiliary Services, supported by the transportation fee.
Local city transit service through Centro is also free to all students who have the Student Association sticker on their valid Oswego student ID. SA stickers can be paid for and picked up at the Check Cashing window of the Marano Campus Center Box Office during operating hours.
In addition to buses, Uber and Lyft ride sharing services are also available.
Centro bus service connects students between Oswego and Syracuse, stopping in Fulton, Phoenix, Liverpool, Clay shopping areas, Destiny USA, and the Regional Transportation Center.
Fare is $2 each way (cash only) with a valid Oswego student ID and SA sticker. This service is not available winter or summer breaks. Note that there is no bus service from Syracuse to Oswego after 6:45 PM. Please plan connecting travel accordingly.
If you're traveling long-distance to SUNY Oswego without a vehicle, your best route is to travel into Syracuse first. Fly into Syracuse Hancock International Airport, or take Amtrak or an intercity bus into the Syracuse Regional Transportation Center (RTC), before taking local transit or a shuttle for the final stretch to campus.
The Syracuse Hancock International Airport is the closest airport to Oswego. Centro buses to Oswego do NOT service the airport. Although there is cab service, it is very expensive all the way to Oswego.
Another option after arriving at Hancock International is to take a cab 7 miles to the Regional Transportation Center (RTC) then take a Centro bus to campus (see Centro information in the By Bus or Train section below). There is no bus service from Syracuse to Oswego after 6:45pm. Plan accordingly!
The cost for the train ranges between $52-$75 if purchased in advance. Student discounts are available. Before traveling, view the luggage policy.
There is no bus service from Syracuse to Oswego after 6:45pm. We suggest one of the following options:
Greyhound, Trailways, and MegaBus all travel into Syracuse to the Regional Transportation Center (RTC).
There is no bus service from Syracuse to Oswego after 6:45pm. Plan accordingly!
We suggest the following option:
Connects the Marano Campus Center to key destinations in Fulton, Phoenix, Liverpool, Clay shopping areas, Destiny USA, and the Syracuse Regional Transportation Center (RTC).
Fare is $2.00 each way (cash only) with a valid Oswego Student ID and SA sticker. Reduced fare is not available during summer or winter breaks. Note that there is no bus service from Syracuse to Oswego after 6:45 PM (6:50 PM on weekends). Please plan connecting travel accordingly.
Centro is our regional bus company. Syracuse-Oswego #246 departs from SYR Regional Transportation Center and arrives at Marano Campus Center (central part of campus). Note: This bus does NOT go around the campus.
There is no bus service from Syracuse to Oswego after 6:45pm. Plan accordingly!