Lincoln Municipal Airport is served by three commercial air carriers with regularly scheduled daily direct and connecting flights from major United States cities as well as points throughout the world. Commuter service is also provided from cities in central and western Nebraska. Amtrak provides railway transportation into Lincoln, and Greyhound provides bus transportation.
An efficient highway system permits easy access into Lincoln. I-80 approaches from the northeast and exits due west; U.S. 6 also bisects the city from northeast to west. U.S. 34 runs northwest to south, in the center of downtown joining U.S. 77, which extends from the south, and joining Nebraska Highway 2, which approaches from the southeast.
Lincoln's streets are laid out on a grid pattern, with lettered streets running east and west and numbered streets running north and south. The main east-west thoroughfare is O Street. Public bus service is provided by StarTran with 60 full-size coaches and 9 vans.