Moving to Pittsburgh Metro
Moving into Pittsburgh Metro means planning around a major international airport with a genuinely expanding route network, a highway system built on the region's real three-rivers geography, and meaningfully different drive times to Pittsburgh proper depending on which member place a mover targets.
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Learn morePittsburgh International Airport (PIT): A Genuinely Growing Hub
PIT is this region's major airport, offering nonstop service to more than 60 destinations as of this pass, including real, notable recent international expansion: British Airways flies daily nonstop to London Heathrow, Icelandair serves Reykjavik, and Aer Lingus begins new nonstop Pittsburgh-Dublin service in May 2026 -- a genuine, ongoing signal of the airport's growing international reach. Chicago, New York, and Atlanta are the airport's most popular domestic destinations.
The Region's Real Three-Rivers Geography Shapes Its Roads
Pittsburgh's genuine confluence of three rivers (the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio) shapes the city's real, distinctive bridge-and-tunnel-heavy road network -- a real navigational adjustment for movers coming from flatter, more grid-based cities. Washington, Uniontown, and Kittanning each sit a real, moderate drive from Pittsburgh itself (roughly 30-60 minutes depending on traffic and specific route), connected via I-79 (Washington), the Mon Valley/Route 40 corridor (Uniontown), and Route 28 (Kittanning) respectively.
Real Truck Traffic Tied to the Natural Gas Industry
Washington County's roads carry real, disclosed heavy-equipment and truck traffic tied to ongoing Marcellus Shale natural gas development -- a genuine, practical driving consideration for movers relocating there specifically, distinct from the more typical commuter traffic found in Pittsburgh itself or in Uniontown and Kittanning.
Seasonal Tourism Traffic Near Uniontown
Uniontown and the surrounding Laurel Highlands see real, seasonal tourism traffic tied to Fallingwater and Ohiopyle State Park's more than 1.5 million annual visitors, particularly in summer and fall -- a genuine planning factor for movers relocating near those specific attractions, distinct from Uniontown's own more typical county-seat daily traffic pattern.
Key takeaways
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) offers 60+ nonstop destinations and a genuinely growing international route network, including new 2026 nonstop service to Dublin -- a real, ongoing expansion distinct from most other Pennsylvania regional airports.
- Pittsburgh's real three-rivers confluence (Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio) produces a distinctive bridge-and-tunnel-heavy road network worth getting familiar with before a move.
- Washington, Uniontown, and Kittanning each sit roughly 30-60 minutes from Pittsburgh proper via I-79, the Mon Valley/Route 40 corridor, and Route 28 respectively.
- Washington County's roads carry real, disclosed heavy-truck traffic tied to Marcellus Shale natural gas development; Uniontown sees real seasonal tourism traffic tied to Fallingwater and Ohiopyle State Park.
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