How far is Ithaca, NY from Studio City, CA?

The driving distance from Ithaca, NY to Studio City, CA is about 2683.9 miles (4319.4 km), with a travel time of about 48h 01m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 2318.2 miles (3730.8 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 96h 02m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT.
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Quick Snapshot
Road
2683.97 mi
48h 01m
Flight
2318.19 mi
3730.77 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
2318.19 mi
Kilometers
3730.77 km
Flight Time
04h 39m

Driving Distance

Road route
2683.97 mi
Kilometers
4319.44 km
Drive Time
48h 01m

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Leave and Arrive Planner

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Drive time stays fixed at 48h 01m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Studio City
Sat, Oct 17, 10:28 AM PDT
Return by in Ithaca
Mon, Oct 19, 1:29 PM EDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Ithaca
2026-10-15T13:27
Arrive Studio City
Sat, Oct 17, 1:28 PM EDT
Route Timing
48h 01m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
3:01 AM to 4:31 AM PDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
11:58 AM EDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Ithaca
8:00 PM EDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Lexington
NE

City in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States

From Ithaca
1340 mi
24h 00m
To Studio City
1344 mi
24h 00m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
63°F
Thursday

Partly Sunny

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 6:00 AM EDT
Wind
2 to 6 mph NE
Destination
84°F
Thursday

Sunny

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 6:00 AM PDT
Wind
5 to 10 mph N

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Ithaca and Studio City.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Ithaca and Studio City.

  1. 1

    Start on East Seneca Street

    1.4 km · 2 min · East Seneca Street

  2. 2

    Turn right onto West State Street

    730 ft · 25 sec · West State Street

  3. 3

    Turn left onto Floral Avenue

    1.5 km · 2 min · Floral Avenue

  4. 4

    Continue on Five Mile Drive

    1.1 mi · 2 min · Five Mile Drive

  5. 5

    Merge slight left onto Elmira Road

    5.5 mi · 7 min · Elmira Road

  6. 6

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward Elmira Road

    37 m · 2 sec · Elmira Road

  7. 7

    Exit the roundabout onto Elmira Road

    6.6 mi · 8 min · Elmira Road

  8. 8

    Continue on State Highway 13

    8.2 mi · 9 min · State Highway 13

  9. 9

    Continue on Old Sullivanville Road

    2 mi · 2 min · Old Sullivanville Road

  10. 10

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward the route

    30 m · 1 sec

  11. 11

    Exit the roundabout

    1.5 mi · 2 min

  12. 12

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward the route

    29 m · 1 sec

  13. 13

    Exit the roundabout

    1115 ft · 14 sec

  14. 14

    Enter the roundabout and take exit 2 toward the route

    29 m · 1 sec

  15. 15

    Exit the roundabout

    1.3 km · 56 sec

  16. 16

    Keep slight right to continue on I 86 West, NY 17 West: Corning, Jamestown, Horseheads

    150 m · 14 sec

  17. 17

    Keep slight left to continue on I 86 West, NY 17 West: Corning, Jamestown

    1096 ft · 28 sec

  18. 18

    Merge slight left onto Southern Tier Expressway

    40.4 mi · 47 min · Southern Tier Expressway

  19. 19

    Keep slight right to continue on Southern Tier Expressway

    60.6 mi · 1 hr 10 min · Southern Tier Expressway

  20. 20

    Turn left onto State Highway 16

    5.7 mi · 9 min · State Highway 16

  21. 21

    Continue on North Union Street

    1829 ft · 35 sec · North Union Street

  22. 22

    Take the ramp right

    967 ft · 24 sec

  23. 23

    Keep slight left

    3230 ft · 1 min

  24. 24

    Merge slight left onto Southern Tier Expressway

    78.9 mi · 1 hr 32 min · Southern Tier Expressway

  25. 25

    Continue on Hopkins-Bowser Highway

    6.8 mi · 8 min · Hopkins-Bowser Highway

  26. 26

    Keep slight left to continue on I-90: Erie

    1.2 mi · 1 min

  27. 27

    Merge slight left onto AMVETS Memorial Highway

    89.6 mi · 1 hr 42 min · AMVETS Memorial Highway

  28. 28

    Keep slight right

    1.3 mi · 2 min

  29. 29

    Keep slight right to continue on Euclid Spur

    3.8 mi · 5 min · Euclid Spur

  30. 30

    Merge slight right onto Lakeland Freeway

    8.8 mi · 11 min · Lakeland Freeway

  31. 31

    Continue on Cleveland Memorial Shoreway

    1.9 mi · 3 min · Cleveland Memorial Shoreway

  32. 32

    Keep slight left to continue on Innerbelt

    1.9 mi · 3 min · Innerbelt

  33. 33

    Keep slight left to continue on Innerbelt

    1.7 mi · 2 min · Innerbelt

  34. 34

    Keep slight right to continue on I 90 East, I 71 South, SR 176 South

    26.2 mi · 32 min

  35. 35

    Keep slight left to continue on Ohio Turnpike Connector

    144.5 mi · 2 hr 35 min · Ohio Turnpike Connector

  36. 36

    Continue on Indiana Toll Road

    135.8 mi · 2 hr 27 min · Indiana Toll Road

  37. 37

    Take the exit slight right toward I 80 West, I 94, US 6: Des Moines

    3216 ft · 1 min

  38. 38

    Keep slight right to continue on I 94 West, I 80 West, SR 51, US 6 East

    543 ft · 13 sec

  39. 39

    Keep slight left to continue on I 94 West, I 80 West

    14.2 mi · 20 min

  40. 40

    Take the exit slight right toward US 41 North: Calumet Avenue, Hammond, Munster

    1047 ft · 16 sec

  41. 41

    Keep slight left to continue on Calumet Avenue South

    1187 ft · 18 sec

  42. 42

    Keep slight left

    1805 ft · 28 sec

  43. 43

    Merge slight left onto Borman Expressway

    2724 ft · 42 sec · Borman Expressway

  44. 44

    Continue on Kingery Expressway

    1.3 km · 1 min · Kingery Expressway

  45. 45

    Take the exit slight right toward IL 394 South, I 94 West: Danville, Chicago

    1.5 mi · 2 min

  46. 46

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 West, I 294 North

    1703 ft · 26 sec

  47. 47

    Merge slight left onto Tri-State Tollway

    4.8 mi · 7 min · Tri-State Tollway

  48. 48

    Keep slight right to continue on I 80 West: Iowa

    145.4 mi · 2 hr 41 min

  49. 49

    Keep slight left to continue on I 74 West, I 280 West: Moline, Rock Island

    9.6 mi · 10 min

  50. 50

    Keep slight left to continue on I 280 West: Des Moines

    82 mi · 1 hr 30 min

  51. 51

    Continue straight

    102 mi · 1 hr 51 min

  52. 52

    Keep slight right to continue on I 80 West: Omaha

    95.5 mi · 1 hr 43 min

  53. 53

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 West: Council Bluffs, Omaha Nebraska

    23.7 mi · 26 min

  54. 54

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 West Express: Council Bluffs, Omaha

    355.4 mi · 6 hr 3 min

  55. 55

    Keep slight right to continue on I 76 West: Denver

    188 mi · 3 hr 10 min

  56. 56

    Merge slight left

    501.7 mi · 8 hr 38 min

  57. 57

    Keep slight left to continue on I 15 South: Las Vegas

    1.2 mi · 3 min

  58. 58

    Merge slight left onto Veterans Memorial Highway

    160.9 mi · 2 hr 40 min · Veterans Memorial Highway

  59. 59

    Continue on Las Vegas Freeway

    123.8 mi · 2 hr 10 min · Las Vegas Freeway

  60. 60

    Continue on Barstow and Mojave Freeway

    5.7 mi · 6 min · Barstow and Mojave Freeway

  61. 61

    Keep slight left to continue on Barstow and Mojave Freeway

    1.4 km · 57 sec · Barstow and Mojave Freeway

  62. 62

    Merge slight right

    151.2 mi · 2 hr 43 min

  63. 63

    Continue on CHP Officer Larry L. Wetterling and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Lieutenant Alfred E. Stewart Memorial Highway

    5.6 mi · 6 min · CHP Officer Larry L. Wetterling and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Lieutenant Alfred E. Stewart Memorial Highway

  64. 64

    Continue on Barstow and Mojave Freeway

    6.3 mi · 7 min · Barstow and Mojave Freeway

  65. 65

    Take the exit slight left

    8.6 mi · 9 min

  66. 66

    Take the exit slight right toward CA 210 West: Pasadena

    1.5 km · 2 min

  67. 67

    Merge slight left onto Foothill Freeway

    11 mi · 13 min · Foothill Freeway

  68. 68

    Keep slight right to continue on Foothill Freeway

    1.2 mi · 1 min · Foothill Freeway

  69. 69

    Keep slight right to continue on Foothill Freeway

    2.4 mi · 3 min · Foothill Freeway

  70. 70

    Keep slight right to continue on Foothill Freeway

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Foothill Freeway

  71. 71

    Keep slight right to continue on Foothill Freeway

    1.8 mi · 2 min · Foothill Freeway

  72. 72

    Keep slight right to continue on Foothill Freeway

    20 mi · 23 min · Foothill Freeway

  73. 73

    Keep slight left to continue on Ventura Freeway

    6.4 mi · 7 min · Ventura Freeway

  74. 74

    Keep slight right to continue on Ventura Freeway

    1.1 mi · 1 min · Ventura Freeway

  75. 75

    Keep slight right to continue on Ventura Freeway

    2776 ft · 36 sec · Ventura Freeway

  76. 76

    Take the exit slight right toward I 5: Golden State Freeway, Los Angeles, Sacramento

    1862 ft · 24 sec

  77. 77

    Keep slight right to continue on I 5 North, CA 134 West: Golden State Freeway, Sacramento, Ventura Freeway, Ventura, Zoo Drive

    98 m · 4 sec

  78. 78

    Keep slight right to continue on CA 134 West: Ventura Freeway, Ventura, Zoo Drive

    1317 ft · 17 sec

  79. 79

    Keep slight left to continue on CA 134: Ventura

    715 ft · 9 sec

  80. 80

    Merge slight left onto Ventura Freeway

    1 km · 44 sec · Ventura Freeway

  81. 81

    Keep slight right to continue on Ventura Freeway

    1.9 mi · 2 min · Ventura Freeway

  82. 82

    Keep slight right to continue on Ventura Freeway

    1.2 km · 53 sec · Ventura Freeway

  83. 83

    Keep slight right to continue on Ventura Freeway

    2.9 mi · 3 min · Ventura Freeway

  84. 84

    Take the exit slight right toward Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Studio City

    1249 ft · 38 sec

  85. 85

    Turn left onto Laurel Canyon Boulevard

    2282 ft · 60 sec · Laurel Canyon Boulevard

  86. 86

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Laurel Canyon Boulevard

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Ithaca and Studio City.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
86 steps
13 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
28
12 merges, 16 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
3.2 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 76 West
690 mi · 26%
I 80 West Express
355 mi · 13%
I 80 West
266 mi · 10%
I 280 West
184 mi · 7%
Southern Tier Expressway
180 mi · 7%
Barstow and Mojave Freeway
173 mi · 6%
Longest Stretch

I 76 West

Merge slight left

502 mi · 08h 38m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
48h 01m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
96h 02m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+365.7 mi
2318.2 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Lexington
24h 00m from Ithaca
Leave By
11:58 AM EDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Partly Sunny leaving Ithaca and Sunny near Studio City.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Ithaca to Studio City?

The road trip is about 2683.9 miles (4319.4 km) and usually takes 48h 01m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Lexington is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1340 miles from Ithaca and 1344 miles from Studio City.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 2318.2 miles (3730.8 km), while the road route adds roughly 365.7 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM EDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $421.27 one way or $842.54 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 841.7 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 3 hour time difference between Ithaca and Studio City, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Partly Sunny around Ithaca and Sunny near Studio City.

Stop Ideas Near Lexington

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Lexington, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Lexington.

RAIL

Holdrege

49 mi away
100 West Ave.
RAIL

McCook

99 mi away
101 Norris Ave.
RAIL

Hastings

116 mi away
501 West First St.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Ithaca and Studio City. Straight-line distance: 2318.19 mi (3730.77 km).

Ithaca

#1 Ithaca

City in New York, USA

Population30,981
Coordinates42.4406300, -76.4966100
Altitude125
CountryUnited States
Photo coming soon

#2 Studio City

Situated in the southeast San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, this neighborhood lies at an elevation of 610 feet just north of the Hollywood Hills.

Population0
Coordinates34.1486200, -118.3964700
Altitude186
CountryUnited States
Start: Ithaca (-76.49661, 42.44063)
End: Studio City (-118.39647, 34.14862)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 4319 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)89h 25m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)67h 06m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)53h 40m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)44h 43m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)38h 20m
80 mph (129 km/h)33h 29m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
94.71 gal
358.51 L · about $421.27
Round trip
$842.54
189.42 gal · 717.02 L
Estimated CO2
841.7 kg one way
Round trip: 1683.4 kg / 3711 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.45 $421.27 $842.54
Mid-grade $4.98 $471.85 $943.69
Premium $5.38 $509.73 $1,019.46
Diesel $6.51 $616.47 $1,232.93

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in New York · Oct 15, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 3 hours time gap between Ithaca, NY and Studio City, CA. The current time in Ithaca is 13:27:02, although it is 10:27:02 in Studio City.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.