It is home to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and the Syracuse Opera Company, as well as numerous professional and amateur art, dance, and theater groups. Bus service is reasonably inexpensive and convenient. Information concerning housing opportunities is available through the student housing office. Syracuse is roughly a 5 hour drive from Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Toronto. It has excellent air connections from almost all the major US carriers.
Several trains run to New York City, one to Boston and one to Chicago.