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Getting There
Pennsylvania
Approximate Flight Times
From London to Philadelphia is 8 hours 20 minutes, and to Pittsburgh is 9 hours.
Main Airports
Philadelphia 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 centre 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 centre. 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.
Getting There by Water
Main ports: Pennsylvania has three of the country's busiest ports within its borders. Philadelphia (website: www.philaport.com) is the largest freshwater port in the world. Erie (website: www.porterie.org) is one of the major Great Lakes ports and Pittsburgh (website: www.port.pittsburgh.pa.us) 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 Rail
Pennsylvania has dozens of passenger railroads (website: www.parailways.com) in addition to mainline Amtrak (tel: 1 800 872 7245, in the USA only; 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 Around Towns and Cities
In 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 purple PHLASH trolleybuses 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 subway service is rather modest but is free in downtown Pittsburgh.
Approximate Flight Times
From London to Philadelphia is 8 hours 20 minutes, and to Pittsburgh is 9 hours.
Main Airports
Philadelphia 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 centre 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 centre. 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.
Greater Pittsburgh Airport (PIT) (website: www.pitairport.com) is 22.5km (14 miles) west of the city centre. 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.
Getting There by Water
Main ports: Pennsylvania has three of the country's busiest ports within its borders. Philadelphia (website: www.philaport.com) is the largest freshwater port in the world. Erie (website: www.porterie.org) is one of the major Great Lakes ports and Pittsburgh (website: www.port.pittsburgh.pa.us) 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 Rail
Pennsylvania has dozens of passenger railroads (website: www.parailways.com) in addition to mainline Amtrak (tel: 1 800 872 7245, in the USA only; 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 Around Towns and Cities
In 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 purple PHLASH trolleybuses 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 subway service is rather modest but is free in downtown Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh has an efficient network of buses serving the various districts. The subway service is rather modest but is free in downtown Pittsburgh.
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