International Travel:Main AirportsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL) (website:
www.phl.org) is 13km (8 miles) southwest of the city (journey time - 25 minutes).
To/from the airport: The cheapest way to reach the city center is the
SEPTA Airport Express Train. Taxis are also available.
Facilities: Bank, car hire and post office.
Greater Pittsburgh Airport (PIT) (website:
www.pitairport.com) is 22.5km (14
miles) west of the city center.
To/from the airport: Port Authority Transit public buses run to Oakland via Robinson and downtown Pittsburgh. The
Airlines Transportation shuttle runs to downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland. Taxis are also available.
Facilities: Bank, car hire and post office.
Journey TimesApproximate driving timesFrom Philadelphia to New York is 2 hours, to Washington, DC is 3 hours, and to Pittsburgh is 6 hours. From Pittsburgh to Niagara Falls is 4 hours and to Chicago is 8 hours. All times are based on non-stop driving at or below the applicable speed limits.
Approximate bus journey timesFrom Philadelphia to Miami is 30 hours, to Dallas is 37 hours, and to Seattle is 74 hours.
Getting There by WaterMain ports: Pennsylvania has three of the country’s busiest ports within its borders.
Philadelphia is the largest freshwater port in the world.
Erie is one of the major Great Lakes ports and
Pittsburgh is one of the nation’s largest inland ports, providing access to the extensive 1,400km (900 mile) USA inland waterway system.
Getting There by RailPennsylvania has dozens of passenger railroads (website:
www.parailways.com) in addition to mainline
Amtrak (tel: 1800 872 7245; website:
www.amtrak.com) services. Philadelphia is home to one of Amtrak’s busiest stations, at 30th Street, which is served by the ‘Acela Express’ service linking Washington, DC (journey time – 1 hour 35 minutes) with New York City (journey time - 1 hour) and Boston (journey time - 5 hours). Free transfers to the urban transportation system, run by
SEPTA, are available to
Amtrak passengers (request upon ticket purchase). Pittsburgh has daily
Amtrak services to Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
Getting There by RoadBus: Greyhound (tel: 1800 231 2222; website:
www.greyhound.com) is the main service provider.
Getting Around Towns and CitiesIn
Philadelphia, the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) (tel: (215) 580 7800; website:
www.septa.org) has interconnecting
buses,
trolleys (streetcars),
subways and elevated
railways. The distinctive
PHLASH buses connect most of the city’s major attractions. Exact change is required on all services.
Pittsburgh has an efficient network of buses serving the various districts. The
PAT subway service is rather modest but is free in downtown Pittsburgh.
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