Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT airport code) is the normal way in, although the area is also served by the smaller Allegheny County Airport, primarily used by private and corporate airplanes. The International Airport is located in Findlay, about 20 miles west of downtown, which translates to about a $45 cab ride. Hotel shuttles and buses are also available, and can be cheaper (the city bus, route 28X, is only $2.25, and takes a reasonably fast route to downtown, mostly along freeways and dedicated busways).

The airport terminal is relatively new and when built was the first "airport mall" in the country, which contains many shops and restaurants such as TGI Fridays, McDonalds, Nine West, The Body Shop, Ben and Jerry's, and many, many others. It has been much copied since it was completed.

When you come in you will arrive in the "air-side" building. If you are transiting to another destination you don't have to leave this building, and this is where most of the "mall" shops are which makes window shopping a pleasant way of passing the time. If you are going to the Pittsburgh area though, you will take a light rail shuttle a short distance underground to the "land-side" building where you will find the baggage claim and the various transportation modes to the city and other regional locations.

This airport is served by US Airways and a number of other airlines as well, but US Airways is predominant.

By bus

Pittsburgh is served by Greyhound Bus which maintains a station at 11th and Liberty, Downtown. Phone 412-392-6513 or 800-231-2222 for routes and schedules. Currently, the Greyhound station is undergoing maintenance; the temporary station is at 990 2nd Ave. You can also get information from the Port Authority web site.

By train

Amtrak services Pittsburgh and has a station just across the street from the Greyhound station at Grant and Liberty Downtown.