Ohio

Akron-Canton Regional Airport

Akron-Canton Regional Airport IATA:CAK is a small, easy to navigate, quick in-and-out airport. In recent years, the airport has become home to low-fare airlines such as AirTran and Frontier.

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport IATA:CVG is on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, so you'll have to cross the bridge to get to Cincinnati itself. Delta has a small hub here.

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport IATA:CLE is Cleveland's main airport and by far Ohio's largest located on the west side of the city. The airport is served by all of the major domestic airlines, some international airlines, and it is one of Continental Airlines' three U.S. hubs as well. The RTA Red Line Rapid Transit see, below provides frequent and fast rail service from inside the airport to the heart of downtown in roughly 22 minutes for $1.75.

James M. Cox Dayton International Airport

James M. Cox Dayton International Airport IATA:DAY is located in the northern part of the metropolitan area. Nonstop service is available to Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Newark, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. Dayton is the nation's number one 90-minute air market, meaning the city can be reached in 90 minutes or less by 55 percent of the population. Even if your destination is in a different part of the state, it is often cheaper to fly into the smaller Dayton airport, so it is worthwhile it to compare fares.

By ship

Many boaters utilize the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway and their connection points as a travel route. There are many marinas and public boat ramps available for this purpose. Also, the Great Lakes Cruising Company (http://www.greatlakescrui...) and the American Canadian Caribbean Line (http://www.accl-smallship...) provide cruises that include Cleveland on the itineria. There are also steamboat and cruise options connecting points along Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

Amtrak

(http://www.amtrak.com). Amtrak serves Alliance, Bryan, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Elyria, Sandusky and Toledo.

By car

The State of Ohio is served by the following interstate highways:

I-70

splits the state in half, linking Columbus, Dayton and Springfield beyond Pennsylvania to the east and beyond Indiana to the west.

I-71

connects the three big cities, starting in Cleveland and running southwest through Columbus and Cincinnati, then beyond Kentucky.

I-75

runs along the western part of the state, serving Cincinnati, Dayton, and Toledo and connecting them to Michigan to the north and beyond Kentucky to the south.

I-76

serving Akron and Youngstown and connecting to Pennsylvania to the east.

I-77

starts in Cleveland and runs south through Akron, Canton, New Philadelphia and Marietta and continues beyond West Virginia.

I-80

is the Ohio Turnpike a toll road that runs across the northern part of the state, serving Cleveland, Akron, Toledo and Youngstown where I-80 and I-76 criss cross and beyond Pennsylvania to the east and Indiana to the west.

I-90

also serves the far northern part of the state, including Cleveland and Toledo, merges with the Ohio Turnpike I-80 for a stretch and continues beyond Pennsylvania to the east and Indiana to the west.