Pittsburgh Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Pittsburgh International Airport (412-472-3500; www.pitairport.com), 18 miles west from downtown, has direct connections to Europe, Canada and major US cities via a slew of airlines, including the new Independence Air (www.flyi.com), with low rates to NYC, DC and Atlanta.

Arriving in its station near the Strip, Greyhound (412-392-6513; 11th St & Liberty Ave) has frequent buses to Philadelphia ($44, seven hours), New York ($53, 11 hours) and Chicago, Illinois ($55, 10 to 14 hours).

Pittsburgh is easily accessible via major highways, from the north or south on I-76 or I-79, from the west on Rte 22 and from the east on I-70. It’s about an eight-hour drive from New York City and about three hours from Buffalo.

Amtrak (412-471-6171; 1100 Liberty Ave) is behind the magnificent original train station, with trains heading to cities including Philadelphia ($45 to $71, seven to eight hours) and New York ($60 to $111, nine to 11 hours).