Pittsburgh: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Pittsburgh is a city of 304,391 people in United States (Pennsylvania), 239 m (784 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre. It has 5 railway stations on record, including Union Station.
Key facts
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Daylight in Pittsburgh runs from about 9 h 20 min a day in late December to 15 h 7 min in late June (computed for 40.44° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Pittsburgh is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, whose 11,500-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE, 53 km), Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW, 89 km), John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (JST, 99 km).
Flights to Pittsburgh: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Union Station, Baltimore and Ohio Station, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, East Liberty station, Federal Street Station. Trains to Pittsburgh
Buses to Pittsburgh · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | 2,912,976 | 2017 |
The busiest is Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh at 2,912,976 visitors in 2017. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Pittsburgh
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Toronto, 366 km (Canada) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Columbus, 261 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Mississauga, 350 km (Canada) — flights
- Washington, 306 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Brampton, 361 km (Canada) — flights
- Detroit, 330 km — flights
- Baltimore, 316 km — trains
- Hamilton, 313 km (Canada) — trains · buses · car rental
- London, 301 km (Canada) — trains · buses · car rental
- Cleveland, 185 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Skopje, Fernando de la Mora, Donetsk, Zagreb, Ostrava, Prešov, Matanzas, Sofia, Sheffield, Saitama, Bilbao, Wuhan, Novokuznetsk, Hamilton.
Common questions
Which airport serves Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Pittsburgh?
About 304,391 people live in Pittsburgh, across 151 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Pittsburgh in?
America/New_York, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Pittsburgh?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Pittsburgh?
Toronto (366 km), Columbus (261 km), Mississauga (350 km), Washington (306 km), Brampton (361 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.