Directions

Take I-90 (New York State Thruway) east to Exit 36 (Syracuse). Pick up I-81 north and follow to Watertown. Take Route 3 and follow it east to Saranac Lake, then follow Route 86 east to Lake Placid. Drive time from Buffalo – 5 1/2 hours; from Rochester – 4 1/2 hours; from Syracuse – 3 1/2 hours

Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) to Albany. Pick up I-787 north to Cohoes. Connect with Route 7 west to I-87 north. Follow I-87 north (Adirondack Northway) to Exit 30. Pick up Route 9 north and follow it for two miles to Route 73. Continue on Route 73 for 28 miles to Lake Placid. Drive time from Boston – 5 hours

Take Route 15 south to Champlain crossing, connecting with I-87 (Adirondack Northway) south. Take Exit 34 west, follow Routh 9N, then Route 86 to Wilmington and on to Lake Placid. Drive time from Montreal – 2 hours

When Traveling From Canada:

NEXUS
Subject to a background check, all US and Canadian citizens are eligible for NEXUS, allowing the use of NEXUS fast lanes at Champlain/Lacolle as well as accelerated clearance at Trudeau Airport for US-bound flights. And a NEXUS card is now fully valid an all non-NEXUS lane at all times in both directions.

Enhanced Driver’s Licenses
Available for US and Canadian citizens in New York State, Quebec, Ontario, and several other jurisdictions. Good at the border and always in your possession.

Passport Cards
Available only to US citizens. Easy to carry and good at the border, but do not replace passports for other international travel.

Passports
Absolutely valid at the border and always will be. But not convenient to carry, and time at the booth will be longer as unlike NEXUS and EDL’s, the info is not read as you approach but only when taken and physically scanned.

Take routes south to the Cornwall Bridge. Pick up Route 37 east to Malone. Follow Route 30 south to Paul Smiths and pick up Route 86. Continue on Route 86 to Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. Drive time from Ottawa – 3 hours.

When Traveling From Canada:

NEXUS
Subject to a background check, all US and Canadian citizens are eligible for NEXUS, allowing the use of NEXUS fast lanes at Champlain/Lacolle as well as accelerated clearance at Trudeau Airport for US-bound flights. And a NEXUS card is now fully valid an all non-NEXUS lane at all times in both directions.

Enhanced Driver’s Licenses
Available for US and Canadian citizens in New York State, Quebec, Ontario, and several other jurisdictions. Good at the border and always in your possession.

Passport Cards
Available only to US citizens. Easy to carry and good at the border, but do not replace passports for other international travel.

Passports
Absolutely valid at the border and always will be. But not convenient to carry, and time at the booth will be longer as unlike NEXUS and EDL’s, the info is not read as you approach but only when taken and physically scanned.

Take 401 east to Cornwall Bridge. Pick up Route 37 east to Malone. Follow Route 30 south to Paul Smiths and pick up Route 86. Continue on Route 86 to Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. Drive time from Toronto – 5 1/2 hours.

When Traveling From Canada:

NEXUS
Subject to a background check, all US and Canadian citizens are eligible for NEXUS, allowing the use of NEXUS fast lanes at Champlain/Lacolle as well as accelerated clearance at Trudeau Airport for US-bound flights. And a NEXUS card is now fully valid an all non-NEXUS lane at all times in both directions.

Enhanced Driver’s Licenses
Available for US and Canadian citizens in New York State, Quebec, Ontario, and several other jurisdictions. Good at the border and always in your possession.

Passport Cards
Available only to US citizens. Easy to carry and good at the border, but do not replace passports for other international travel.

Passports
Absolutely valid at the border and always will be. But not convenient to carry, and time at the booth will be longer as unlike NEXUS and EDL’s, the info is not read as you approach but only when taken and physically scanned.