There are 8 ways to get from Pittsburgh to McCook by plane, car, train (Amtrak), bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, drive
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)plane PIT - LBF
- Drive from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to McCookcar
11h$157–685Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to McCook Stationtrain California Zephyr
25h 8m$340–740Drive 1,190.6 mi
- Drive from Pittsburgh to McCookcar 1,190.6 mi
19h 38m$218–314Fly to Kearney Municipal Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane PIT - EAR
- Take the bus from Kearney to Lexington, NEbus
- Drive from Lexington, NE to McCookcar
10h 40m$183–648Fly to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)plane PIT - MCK
8h 8m$171–699Fly to Hays Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS)plane PIT - HYS
- Drive from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to McCookcar
10h 53m$176–724Fly to Denver, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Denver (DEN)plane PIT - DEN
- Take the train from Denver to McCook Stationtrain
11h 25m$238–940Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicagobus FlixBus N2640
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to McCook Stationtrain California Zephyr
27h 39m$283–580
Pittsburgh to McCook by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to McCook is to drive which costs $210 - $320 and takes 19h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to McCook is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct train from Pittsburgh station to McCook station. However, there are services departing from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station and arriving at McCook Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 8m.
The distance between Pittsburgh and McCook is 1171 miles. The road distance is 1197.5 miles.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to McCook without a car is to train which takes 25h 8m and costs $340 - $750.
It takes approximately 11h to get from Pittsburgh to McCook, including transfers.
Pittsburgh to McCook train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to McCook is to train which takes 25h 8m and costs $340 - $750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $170 - $700 and takes 8h 8m.
McCook is 1h behind Pittsburgh. It is currently 8:38 AM in Pittsburgh and 7:38 AM in McCook.
Pittsburgh to McCook train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and McCook, NE, USA?
You can take a train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to McCook Station via Chicago Union Station in around 25h 8m. Alternatively, United Airlines, Key Lime, and four other airlines fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Hays Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Hays Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Chicago Midway, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Denver via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to McCook Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Denver to McCook Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Kearney to Lexington, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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