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AIR: International airports: Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) (website: www.phl.org) is 13km (8 miles) southwest of the city (travel time – 25 minutes). The cheapest way to reach the city centre is the SEPTA Airport Express Train, running every 30 minutes to all three city centre stations, 0600-2400 daily. Taxis, hire cars and limousine services are also available.
Greater Pittsburgh Airport (website: www.pitairport.com) is 22.5km (14 miles) west of the city centre. Limousine services, taxis, hire cars, a downtown airport shuttle and Port Authority Transit buses are available.
Approximate flight times: From London to Philadelphia is 8 hours 20 minutes, and to Pittsburgh is 8 hours 55 minutes.
LAKE/RIVER: 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 1400km (900-mile) US inland waterway system.
RAIL: Pennsylvania has dozens of passenger railroads (website: www.parailways.com) in addition to mainline Amtrak (tel: (800) 872 7245; website: www.amtrak.com) services. Philadelphia is served by Amtrak’s Acela Express service linking Washington, DC (travel time – 1 hour 35 minutes) with New York City (1 hour 10 minutes) and Boston (5 hours). It also receives Amtrak trains from New Orleans, Miami and Chicago, and NJ Transit trains from Atlantic City. Pittsburgh has daily Amtrak services to Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. See the Illinois and New York sections for examples of travel times on several services passing through these cities.
ROAD: Bus: Greyhound (tel: (800) 229 9424; website: www.greyhound.com) is the main service provider.
Approximate driving times: From Philadelphia to New York is 2 hours, to Baltimore is 2 hours, to Washington, DC is 3 hours, to Pittsburgh is 6 hours, to Chicago is 14 hours, to Miami is 25 hours, to Dallas is 31 hours, to Los Angeles is 56 hours and to Seattle is 59 hours.
From Pittsburgh to Niagara Falls is 4 hours, to Washington, DC 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 travel times: From Philadelphia to New York is 2 hours, to Washington, DC is 3 hours, to Pittsburgh is 7 hours, to Chicago is 18 hours, to Miami is 30 hours, to Dallas is 37 hours, to Los Angeles is 65 hours, and to Seattle is 74 hours.
URBAN: In Philadelphia, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) (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.
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