Interstate 86 provides easy east-west access from New York City to Buffalo. Within 60 minutes of Chemung County, I-86 provides connections to:
- I-390 North to the New York State Thruway (I-90) and Rochester
- I-81 North to I-90, Syracuse and Canada, I-81 South to Washington, D.C.
- I-88 to Albany and Montreal
The new I-99 to the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-80 will also connect with I-86.