Although to appreciate the less-populated stretches of Pennsylvania you really need a car , public transportation is adequate if you organize your trip carefully. Both I-76 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike) and I-80 sweep all the way across to Ohio, nearly five hundred miles east to west. US-30 (the Lincoln Highway) also runs east-west between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, past Lancaster City, York and Gettysburg, while the prettiest north-south route is US-15, from Maryland to New York State, which follows the Susquehanna River for about fifty miles.

Amtrak crosses daily from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, stopping at Lancaster City, Harrisburg and other smaller towns. Greyhound covers all the major cities and some small towns not served by rail, but its routes can be circuitous; check arrival times when buying your ticket, especially if you need to make a connection.

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