Pittsburgh to Cincinnati

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. From €30.97, fastest 4h 7m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati costs €30.97 at the cheapest and takes 4h 7m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 425 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
425 km
Fastest
4h 7m
Average
4h 9m
Services per day
3
Cheapest
€30.97
CO2 per passenger
104.5 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 12m1h 2m3h 10m€49.70104.5 kg1
  • 4h 12mFastest, by Flight
  • €49.70Cheapest, by Flight
  • 104.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 425 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€30.97
  1. Rochester Institute of Technology RI919007:305h 34m13:04DawnDayton Trotwood (Greyhound)
  2. Amtrak A283614:3345m15:18Dayton Union StationCincinnati Union Terminal

Changes at Dayton, with 89 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 8h 32mCO2 14.2 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€47.34
  1. Delta Air Lines DA798706:311h 2m07:33Pittsburgh PITCincinnati CVG

Door to door 4h 12mCO2 104.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Pittsburgh to Cincinnati
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Pittsburgh to CincinnatiFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Coach€92.03€91.48€73.33€52.98€43.08€52.43€67.83€45.83€53.53€54.08€40.33€41.43€40.33€52.43
Flight€97.49€89.23€104.57€65.04€65.04€72.12€84.51€72.12€63.27€74.48€49.70€53.24€59.14€75.07

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €30.97

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Cincinnati is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Cincinnati Union Terminal

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Pittsburgh to Cincinnati

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €33.7390 days
  2. €28.2360 days
  3. €35.9345 days
  4. €34.8330 days
  5. €44.7321 days
  6. €52.4314 days
  7. €67.837 days
  8. €73.333 days
  9. €92.031 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €28.23.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 226 percent. The most expensive point is €92.03, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€92.03€28.231371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €54.08Sun
  2. €40.33Mon
  3. €41.43Tue
  4. €40.33Wed
  5. €52.43Thu
  6. €45.83Fri
  7. €53.53Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €43.08Sep
  2. €39.23Oct
  3. €35.93Nov
  4. €34.83Dec
  5. €29.32Jan
  6. €29.87Feb

The route

PittsburghPittsburghCincinnatiCincinnati
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 425 km against 413 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Detroit, Dayton. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Pittsburgh at 06:31 and the last at 06:31, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Pittsburgh

Rail
  • Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station
  • Boyce Station
Bus
  • Dawn
  • Negley
Air
  • PIT

Cincinnati

Rail
  • Cincinnati Union Terminal
  • Cincinnati River Road station
  • Dixie Terminal
Bus
  • Zoo
  • Florence Hub
Air
  • CVG
Ferry
  • Public Landing
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Delta Air Lines€42.034h 7m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Delta Air Lines
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€24.9981%
Taxes€2.508%
Supplier fees€1.495%
Our service fee€1.996%
Total you pay€30.97100%

A day in Cincinnati hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Cincinnati Union Terminal

Most of the points near Cincinnati Union Terminal open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Pittsburgh to Cincinnati

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati?

The fastest journey from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati takes 4h 7m door to door, of which 1h 2m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 9m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati?

The cheapest fare from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati is €30.97, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €63.86. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati?

The cheapest way from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati is by Flight, at €49.70 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 4h 12m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Pittsburgh to Cincinnati?

Fares from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €28.23. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 226 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Pittsburgh to Cincinnati?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, at €40.33. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Pittsburgh to Cincinnati?

January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, at €29.32 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati?

1 operators sell services from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati across 1 modes: Delta Air Lines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati?

33 percent of the services we sell from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati are direct. The rest connect at Detroit, Dayton, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati use?

Services from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati by Flight leave from Pittsburgh PIT and arrive at Cincinnati CVG. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Pittsburgh to Cincinnati on September 10, 2026: 425 km of route against 413 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €30.97, and 4h 7m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Cincinnati afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

What to book in Cincinnati before you go

Day trips that leave Cincinnati in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.

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