Transportation
Please email Basileianynj@gmail.com with any questions
Vital Details and Directions for Basileia will NOT be sent to you via the U.S. Postal Service. We are posting these documents here for you to download from our website.
If you have problems and need a hard copy sent to you, send an email to BasileiaNYNJ@gmail.com and we’ll get it out to you. Please be sure to include your current mailing address. You may also want to try to get a copy from a friend in your InterVarsity chapter.
Charter Bus Service
The total cost of the bus will be $85.00. This fee will be added to your registration deposit when you register. The deadlines for seats on the charter bus are the same deadlines we have for regular registration. When you go to our online registration page, there is a place for you to reserve a spot on the bus.
The Charter Bus for Week 1 will leave from 10th Ave (Manhattan), between 32nd & 33rd St. – at 10:00am on Saturday, May 11th. It will leave Saranac Village at 3:00pm on Thursday, May 16th. The bus should arrive back at 10th Ave between 9 & 10pm.
The Charter Bus for Week 2 will leave from 10th Ave (Manhattan), between 32nd & 33rd St. – at 10:00am on Saturday, May 18th. It will leave Saranac Village at 3:00pm on Thursday, May 23rd. The bus should arrive back at 10th Ave between 9 & 10pm.
The Charter Bus for Week 3 will leave from 10th Ave (Manhattan), between 32nd & 33rd St. – at 10:00am on Saturday, May 25th. It will leave Saranac Village at 3:00pm on Thursday, May 30th. The bus should arrive back at 10th Ave between 9 & 10pm.
*** Please note for the bus for Week 3 that if you register for the bus ON OR BEFORE Sunday, 5/6 we will guarantee transportation at the $85 price. If you register for the bus AFTER Sunday, 5/6 for Week 3, transportation is NOT guaranteed and NOT at the $85 price but is potentially still available ***
Please consider bringing a small tip for the bus driver, both on the trip up and back.
If you have any questions about the bus charter information, please email us at BasileiaNYNJ@gmail.com.
Other Bus and Train Transportation
Website for Metro North: www.mnr.org
Phone # for Metro North: 212-532-4900
Website for Amtrak: www.amtrak.com
Phone # for Amtrak: 1-800-872-7245
Website for Trailways: www.greyhound.com
Phone # for Adirondack Trailways: 1-800-225-6815
Basileia Office at Saranac Village: 518-891-7412
Directions
Directions from Syracuse
Take Interstate 81 north to Watertown (about 1 hour).
At Watertown take exit 45 to Highway 3 East.
Follow Highway 3 to the Village of Tupper Lake (about 1 3/4 hour).
Continue on Highway 3 east from Tupper Lake; about 4 miles out of town turn left on Highway 30.
The Camp is three miles north on Highway 30 on the right.
There is a large sign (lighted at night) beside the road.
Directions from Albany
Take Interstate 87 north to exit 30 (about 1 3/4 hour).
At exit 30 go left on Highway 9 for two miles to Highway 73.
Go left on Highway 73 toward Lake Placid.
In Lake Placid, turn left on Highway 86 toward Saranac Lake.
In village of Saranac Lake, go west on Highway 3 for about ten miles to the junction with Highway 30.
Go right on Highway 30 north 3 miles.
The camp is on the right. There is a large lighted sign by the road.
Directions from NYC and New Jersey
Take I-287 North to I-87 North (NY State Thruway),
and continue towards Albany
Note: Once in the Albany area you must take Exit 24 on I-87 N
and merge onto I-87 N/I-90 E via EXIT 24 towards ALBANY/MONTREAL. Follow ALL signs for I-87 N.
DO NOT CONTINUE ON I-90 WEST TOWARDS BUFFALO.
Once you’re on I-87, follow the directions above from Albany.