How to Get Around Oklahoma

Will Rogers World Airport, in Oklahoma City, and Tulsa International Airport are Oklahoma's two main air gateways, both connecting to major U.S. hubs. Oklahoma City sits at the junction of I-35, I-40 and I-44, making it a significant highway crossroads for north-south and east-west travel across the South Central United States; Tulsa lies along I-44 and the Muskogee Turnpike corridor to the southeast.

A car is close to essential for most of Oklahoma beyond its two largest cities: the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, and the small towns along the old Route 66 corridor all require driving. Within Oklahoma City, the EMBARK bus network and the free Oklahoma City Streetcar serve downtown and Bricktown; Tulsa Transit runs the city's bus system. Neither city has extensive rail transit.

By air. Will Rogers World Airport (Oklahoma City) and Tulsa International Airport are the state's main gateways.

By car. I-35, I-40 and I-44 converge on Oklahoma City; I-44 continues northeast to Tulsa. Much of the old US Route 66 alignment survives as state highway or business-loop routes across the state, from the Texas Panhandle border through Oklahoma City and Tulsa toward Kansas.

Within Oklahoma City. The EMBARK bus network and the free downtown Streetcar serve the city center and Bricktown.

Within Tulsa. Tulsa Transit operates the city's bus system; downtown and the Brady Arts District are walkable once parked.

By boat. A boat-launch permit is required at Chickasaw National Recreation Area's Lake of the Arbuckles: $4.00 a day or $30.00 annually.