Local Public Transportation
Air Transit
Interstate System
Rail
Port of Cleveland
Local Public Transportation
The Regional Transit Authority (RTA) links Wickliffe and western Lake County to Cuyahoga County and downtown Cleveland with a series of convenient bus routes. Laketran, Lake County’s regional transit organization has bus routes throughout the city and county. It also provides “park-and-ride” lots that shuttle commuters to various Downtown Cleveland locations.
Laketran
555 Lakeshore Blvd., Mentor 44060
440-350-1000; for transit information and reservations, call 440-354-6100 or 942-1300 from western Lake County.
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
1240 W. 6th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1331
216-566-5100
Customer Service
216-566-5227
Air Transit
When corporations or small businesses search for new locations, airport facilities rank among the top three most important considerations.
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
5300 Riverside Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44135
- Cleveland Hopkins accommodates nearly 11 million passengers annually, divided nearly evenly between business and leisure travelers.
- Airport System serves 16 counties in the Greater Cleveland Area
- Burke Lakefront Airport serves as reliever airport in the System
- International air service
- Hub for Continental Airlines
- 111,848 tons of cargo per year
- 262,108 operations for 2002
- 38th Busiest Airport
- 1,900 acres
Burke Lakefront Airport
1501 North Marginal Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Burke Lakefront Airport is a vital part of Cleveland’s airport system. Burke's proximity to downtown gives Cleveland! a strong selling point in the city's continuing efforts to attract new business to the area and encourage existing business to remain in the area and expand locally.
Burke serves as a reliever airport to Cleveland Hopkins, handling about 25 percent of the volume handled at Hopkins. Easy access to interstate highways makes the airport convenient to corporate air traffic. To keep up with the area’s economic revitalization, facilities at Burke are being upgraded, making it even more attractive for corporate aircraft.
Cuyahoga County Airport
355 Richmond Road
Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143
216-289-4111
Lost Nation Municipal Airport
1885 Lost Nation Road
Willoughby, Ohio 44094
tng@lostnation.com
Concord Air Park
12361 Concord-Hambden Road
Concord Township, Ohio 44077
Interstate System
Interstate 90, U.S. Routes 6 and 20 as well as State Routes 2 and 84 cross the county east and west. Interstate 271, along with State Routes 44, 86, 174, 306, 528 and 608, run to the north and south.
Rail
The Norfolk Southern and CSX rails
Lake County is served by two railroad systems — CSX and Norfolk Southern. On average 70 to 100 trains travel through the city each day. Passenger train service by Amtrak is available at the downtown Cleveland station.
Port of Cleveland
The Port of Cleveland is served by more than 130 ships each year. The shipping season is eight months long. Ten docks operate in a Free Trade Zone. Ports are also available in Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula and Conneaut.
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