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Whether you’re on a journey or a jaunt—around the world or across town—Akron-Canton has the means to make your travel easy and affordable.

CAK
Located just eight miles from downtown Akron and 10 miles from downtown Canton, the Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) is big enough to boast 18 non-stop fl ights but small enough to be easily navigated. Parking is just steps away from the terminal. And no wandering long halls just to get to the baggage claims. Shorter lines and fewer people mean less confusion and easier travel. With on-site car rentals, ride share and shuttles available, your trip will be a snap. Fly from CAK on Allegiant, American, Breeze, or United, and start your adventure the moment you leave your door. CAK connects to 150+ cities with just one-stop and 99+ destinations. The airport’s free business lounge, sensory room and the kids Step2® PlayPort are just three of the amenities in the bright, clean terminal that have been expanded and renovated in recent years.

CLE
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport—about 35 miles northwest of Akron—overs over 53 nonstop destinations. It’s the busiest airport in Ohio and easily reached from Akron via the interstate.

AKR
The Akron Executive Airport, formerly the Fulton Airport, is on the city’s east side and serves private planes, including corporate jets. The airport is home to full hangars for corporate aircraft and condo hangars for single-engine planes. The airport is staffed from 6 a.m. until midnight seven days a week and overs first-class services including fuel, passenger and pilot lobbies, car rental, catering, aircraft repair, flight training, aircraft rental or charter, and pilot supplies.

PUBLIC TRANSIT
Akron METRO Regional Transit Authority serves Summit County and transports six million passengers a year. Real-time tracking on any mobile device allows riders to watch their bus in route. You can text your bus stop ID to 321-123 to fi nd out when the next bus is leaving from your stop or download the MyStop app and sign up for alerts. All fixed-route buses are equipped with bike racks. On weekdays, METRO’s DASH service runs a loop from the transit center through downtown Akron, to The University of Akron and back. The service is free. In 2023, METRO was awarded $37 million through the Infrastructure Act to update facilities on its Broadway campus downtown.

Greyhound Bus Lines operates out of the same transit center on Broadway as METRO. It includes a café, an ATM and a community room Amtrak has lines/stops in Cleveland and Alliance, southeast of Canton, for passenger and cargo transit.

The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority, or SARTA, has 34 fi xed routes in Alliance, Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Jackson Township, Louisville, Massillon and North Canton. SARTA Provides approximately 5,000 work rides a day and off ers high-tech rider tools such as PinPoint and EZfare. For riders with ADA recognized disabilities, SARTA operates a countywide service, Proline, that picks up riders at a point of origin and takes them to their destination. SARTA has been a leader in green transportation. Working with researchers at The Ohio State University, SARTA developed a program to promote the use of buses powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology.