The Red Rose Transit Authority operates city and county buses in Lancaster. Timetables are prepared for each of the 15 RRTA bus routes. They are available at Lancaster City Hall, Lancaster County Courthouse, the Chamber of Commerce and at banks throughout the city and county. If you are unfamiliar with the areas served by RRTA, you may be interested in a system map. It shows all regular bus service and is available at any location carrying RRTA timetables. TOLL FREE: 800-892-1122

The Lancaster Municipal Airport is located on Route 501 (Lititz Pike), 6 miles north of Lancaster City. Commercial airline service is offered by Allegheny Commuter Airlines. Private aircraft services are conducted on a fixed base operation.   INFORMATION: 717-569-1221

Convenient airline service is provided by US Air/Allegheny Commuter and Eastern express with connections through Dulles International in Washington, Baltimore/Washington International, Newark International, and John F. Kennedy International airports. With the numerous flights daily, service at Lancaster Airport is convenient, economical, and practical.

The friendly and convenient Airport Restaurant, Fiorentino's (717-569-6732), provides full meals or a cup of coffee. The relaxing atmosphere makes it a popular place with locals and travelers alike. The restaurant also provides catering for corporate aircraft.

Lancaster Limousine Service, Yellow Cab, Friendly Taxi (717) 626-8294, , and several national and local rental car agencies adequately provide ground transportation.

Lancaster is on the main line of the AMTRAK system, connecting New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. Passenger trains are available on a daily basis to all AMTRAK service areas. RESERVATIONS AND SCHEDULE INFORMATION: 800-872-7245

The ConRail Freight System also serves Lancaster. Daily service is available to all points in the ConRail service territory and all connecting systems.

Not including the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the remaining major highways converge upon on the city The Turnpike travels the county in an east-west direction, fifteen miles to the north. It inter-changes at US 222 (Lancaster-Reading), PA 72 (Lancaster-Lebanon) and PA 23 (Morgantown)

US 30 (Lincoln Highway) follows an east-west direction through the center of the county, crossing the Susquehanna River at Columbia and continuing on to meet Interstate 83 at York, which continues on to Baltimore. To the east, Route 30 continues on to Downingtown and on to Philadelphia. At Gap, it connects with Hwy 41 traveling to Wilmington, DE.

US 222 to the northeast connects with Reading, Allentown, Easton, and intersects the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Exit 21), just 15 miles north of the city. The southern leg of US 222 branches off PA 272 just south of the city and rejoins PA 272 again north of the Pennsylvania – Maryland border. The combined routes 222 – 272 continue south into Maryland, crossing the Susquehanna River at the Conowingo Dam for Baltimore and Washington D.C.

PA 72 (Manheim Pike) to the northeast connects Lebanon, intersecting the PA Turnpike (Exit 20), 5 miles south of Lebanon. Its southern leg (PA 272) runs southwest to the Conowingo Dam. PA 272 is more direct and is more heavily traveled than US 222 to the south.

PA 501 (Lititz Pike) runs directly north, under the PA Turnpike and connects with Interstate 78 for Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton to the east and with Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, and Binghamton, New York via the northeast extension of the PA Turnpike to the north.

US 283 begins at US 30, 2 miles northwest of Lancaster city and runs northwesterly to Harrisburg and western Pennsylvania.

PA 23 (New Holland Avenue) runs to the east, connecting with the PA Turnpike at the Morgantown interchange (Exit 22).