{"id":180248,"date":"2026-04-30T13:27:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/180248\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:27:46","slug":"flixbus-launches-new-route-from-pittsburgh-to-new-york-city-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/180248\/","title":{"rendered":"FlixBus launches new route from Pittsburgh to New York City \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 FlixBus, an intercity bus service, has launched a new route connecting New York City to Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This expansion includes stops in Philadelphia, Reading, Harrisburg and State College.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The new service will restore direct westbound travel options for Reading, a connection that has been unavailable to the city since 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The expansion reflects increasing demand for cost-effective and reliable intercity bus service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The new service will operate five days a week, running Thursday through Monday. Passengers can expect modern onboard amenities, including free Wi-Fi, guaranteed seating and free luggage allowance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The designated stops include Midtown: 300 W 31st Street, 10001 New York, NY; 199 Spring Garden St, 19123 Philadelphia, PA; Reading BARTA Transportation Center: 701 Franklin Street, 19602 Reading, PA; Harrisburg Train Station: 411 Market St, 17101 Harrisburg, PA; State College Regional Airport: 2493 Fox Hill Rd, 16803 State College, PA; and Pittsburgh Intermodal Center: 55 11Th St, 15222 Pittsburgh, PA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Karina Frayter, head of communications for Flix North America, commented on the significance of the expansion. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cExpanding service between New York City and Pittsburgh, with stops in key Pennsylvania communities, marks an exciting step in FlixBus\u2019 continued growth across the Northeast,\u201d Frayter said. \u201cAs a leading provider of intercity bus service, we\u2019re focused on expanding access to affordable and reliable travel options for all. This new route is especially meaningful for Reading, restoring direct westbound service for the first time in years and giving travelers seamless access to Pittsburgh and our broader national network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">From Pittsburgh, the service provides connections to other cities as well, including Cleveland, Detroit and Columbus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 FlixBus, an intercity bus service, has launched a new route connecting New York City to Pittsburgh.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180249,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[48358,28423,37,237,238,69,73,75,74,736,13189],"class_list":["post-180248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-bus-service","tag-flixbus","tag-harrisburg","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-philadelphia","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-reading","tag-state-college"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}