Located 500 miles from nearly half of the country’s population, getting to Cleveland is easy. Once in town, getting around is just as convenient.
Arrive by Air
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is just 12-miles from downtown Cleveland. With 156 daily nonstop departures, CLE offers service to more than 60 destinations from nine different airlines including Air Canada, American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit and United. In 2019, the airport welcomed more than 10 million passengers.
CLE offers a variety of airport ground transportation options including rideshare such as Lyft and Uber, taxi and limo services or car rental. Plus, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (RTA) Red Line provides light rail service between the airport and downtown Cleveland via the Tower City Station. The trip takes less than 30 minutes and costs less than $3. Trains depart from CLE every 15 minutes for the majority of the day.
Too Close for Discomfort
Downtown Cleveland is situated at the intersection of three major interstate highways (I-90, I-71 and I-77) making it a straight shot for those driving to town. Barons Bus and Greyhound drop off and pick up passengers in central downtown, as does Amtrak.
No Car Needed
RTA provides free trolley service around downtown Cleveland.
RTA also runs close to 50 bus routes and 4 rail lines into surrounding neighborhoods and inner-ring suburbs. Visitors can purchase a one-trip, five-trip or daily pass.
A convenient public transit route for visitors is the HealthLine, a state-of-the-art, bus-rapid transit (BRT) system that offers rail-like convenience with the flexibility of a bus. It originates in Public Square and travels along Euclid Avenue through downtown to the University Circle neighborhood, an area with a high concentration of medical facilities, museums and cultural institutions.
Walkable Downtown
Downtown Cleveland is an urban landscape designed to be walked. Guests can leave any of our 19 downtown hotels and be a short walk away (15-minutes or less) from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Great Lakes Science Center, Playhouse Square, FirstEnergy Stadium, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Progressive Field, JACK Cleveland Casino and numerous restaurants. Heads-up mapping found throughout downtown provides guidance for pedestrians.
Cycle the City
Visitors within driving distance may come to town with their two wheels in tow, or bikes can be easily rented at the downtown Cleveland Bike Rack or Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op. Visitors can also take advantage of the city’s bike sharing program and hop on one of the hundred HOPR Bikes available throughout the city.