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Transportation

Northwest Ohio is at the center of an efficient, intermodal transportation network that connects local businesses to world markets. Businesses located in Northwest Ohio have convenient access to an extensive interstate highway system, one of the most active railroad centers in the country, a regional airport that serves as a major air freight transportation and distribution center, and one of the largest seaports on the Great Lakes.

Air

Toledo Express Airport (TOL)
Operated by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
11013 Airport Hwy., Box 11 Swanton, OH 43558
419-865-2351
www.flytoledoexpress.com – to book air travel www.toledoexpress.com – for general airport information

Toledo Express Airport offers area travelers passenger air service aboard four airlines (American Eagle, Allegiant Air, DirectAir, and Northwest Airlink) offering hassle free nonstop and one stop air service to destinations throughout the U.S. and around the globe.

The airport also offers a wide variety of aviation services including, three fixed based operators (National Flight Services, Grand Aire, and TOL Aviation), as well as a Cessna Citation Service center, Flight Safety Training Center, and Toledo Public Schools Aviation Center.

The airport is also home to the National Guards 180th Fighter Wing and serves as the North American Air Cargo Hub for Schenker/BAX Global, Inc., a global overnight, and second-day air cargo and logistics provider.

Toledo Express Airport is a valuable community asset, which has a $640 million dollar annual economic impact to our region and provides more than 2,700 jobs to the community.

Toledo Metcalf Airport (TDZ)
28313 Lemoyne Rd. Millbury, OH 43447
419-838-5981 419-865-2351 - flight information

Toledo Metcalf Airport, operated by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, provides general aviation services through its fixed-based operator Crow, Inc. Metcalf lies south of Toledo, near I-280, about seven miles from downtown.

Freight/Roadways

Northwest Ohio is a center for the trucking industry. Three major interstate highways serve the region: I-80 (east/west from New York to California); I-90 (east/west from Massachusetts to Washington); and I-75 (north/south from Canada/Michigan to Florida). Combinations of other connecting interstates make for direct links with major cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. The region is a major distribution point for such companies as FedEx, USF Holland, and UPS.

Nearly 100 truck lines give shippers single-line truck service to every metropolitan area in the United States and most of Canada. Common, contract, refrigerated, and liquid-bulk carriers are all available in ample supply in the area.

Mass Transit

Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA)
1127 W. Central Ave. P.O. Box 792 Toledo, OH 43697
419-243-7433
www.tarta.com

Operating the area’s bus system, TARTA is supported publicly through a tax levy, and works with public and private agencies to provide maximum service when ridership justifies it. TARTA transports almost five million people a year.

TARTA serves the communities of Toledo, Sylvania, Sylvania Township, Ottawa Hills, Rossford, Perrysburg, Maumee, Waterville, and Spencer Township with 40 regular routes and eight express routes. All TARTA buses are 100 percent wheelchair accessible and equipped with bike racks.

Toledo Area Regional Paratransit Service (TARPS) is a door-to-door service that transports disabled individuals of all ages. TARPS is available to qualified residents in the TARTA service area.

Port

Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
One Maritime Plaza Toledo, OH 43604 419-243-8251
www.toledoportauthority.org

The Port of Toledo is the third-largest deepwater port on the Great Lakes, handling an average of 10 to 15 million tons of cargo annually. The port features a 150-acre domestic and international general cargo-shipping center on the Maumee River, the largest river flowing into the Great Lakes. The Port of Toledo’s ideal geographic location can provide many Midwestern shippers with inland transportation costs that are generally lower than those of East Coast ports.

Rail

Amtrak National Rail Service
415 Emerald Ave. Toledo, OH 43602
419-246-0159 800-872-7245 - reservations/schedules
www.amtrak.com

Toledo is the third-largest rail hub in the U.S.; Norfolk Southern, CSX, Railtex, and CN provide rail service to locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Main trunk lines that traverse the region, intermodal terminals for Trailers On Flat Cars (TOFC) and Containers On Flat Cars (COFC) rail connections and break-of-bulk facilities at the Port of Toledo make the region highly accessible to the rest of the North America. The Central Union Plaza station in Toledo is the busiest Amtrak Express cargo terminal in the nation as well as the busiest station in Ohio in daily passenger volume.

DISTANCE TO OTHER AREA DESTINATIONS (in miles)

Chicago, IL — 245
Cincinnati, OH — 205
Cleveland, OH — 120
Columbus, OH — 145
Detroit, MI — 60
Indianapolis, IN — 235
New York, NY — 560
Pittsburgh, PA — 230