As a major gateway to the Northeast, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania is strategically located on the I-80/I-81 Corridor.
If you don’t want to drive, then fly out of the state- of-the-art Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport offering daily direct service to Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Newark, Orlando and Philadelphia. In addition, the international airport offers one-stop service to hundreds of destinations worldwide.
The airport first opened in 1959. In 2006, the Joseph M. McDade Terminal Building replaced the old terminal building. The airport offers 23 daily departures to eight major hubs.
Ground Transportation
County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS)
www.coltsbus.com
Martz Bus Trailways
martztrailways.com
Greyhound Bus Lines
www.greyhound.com
McCarthy Flowered Cabs
Yellow Cab of Scranton
Burgit’s Electric City Taxi
Pioneer City Cab
Road Transportation Times
Distance from the Scranton Metro Area
| Binghamton, NY | 60 miles |
| Allentown, PA | 75 miles |
| Sparta, NJ | 78 miles |
| Morristown, NJ | 99 miles |
| New York, NY | 121 miles |
| Harrisburg, PA | 122 miles |
| Philadelphia, PA | 125 miles |
| Syracuse, NY | 130 miles |
| Wilmington, DE | 142 miles |
| Hartford, CT | 192 miles |
| Baltimore, MD | 202 miles |
| Washington, DC | 241 miles |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 280 miles |
| Buffalo, NY | 280 miles |
| Boston, MA | 294 miles |
| Erie, PA | 324 miles |
| Toronto, ON | 373 miles |
| Cleveland, OH | 375 miles |
| Montreal, QE | 381 miles |
