Located about 28 miles southeast of Chicago, Gary is accessible from Interstate 65 which runs north and south, and I-94/80, which runs east and west. The Indiana Toll Road I-90 connects to the Chicago Skyway to the west and the Ohio Turnpike to the east. Greyhound Trailways, Indiana, TriState, and Vancom bus lines go into Gary. The South Shore Line is a 90 mile electric railway that can speed commuters to and from Gary and Chicago.
Gary Regional Airport, four miles east of the city on U.S. Route 12, houses Direct Air, which provides passenger service to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, and Fort Wayne. Gary Regional Airport advertises itself as an alternative to the congestion of Chicago's Midway and O'Hare airports; it is only 30 minutes from downtown Chicago.
Local bus transportation is provided by Gary Public Transit Corporation.