Latrobe is a city in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania.
Understand
[edit]Latrobe's history isn't limited to its coal mining and industrial heritage. This small city is home to the invention of the banana split ice cream treat, the first openly professional American football players, and the birthplaces of golfer Arnold Palmer and children's television titan Mr. (Fred) Rogers.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT IATA) is a common way to get in. The Pittsburgh airport is about an hour to an hour in a half away from Latrobe. Many airlines fly in and out of Pittsburgh including Air Canada, American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, and United.
1 Arnold Palmer Regional Airport was the airport closest to Latrobe; it is found in the surrounding township of Unity. Spirit Airlines was the only airline with scheduled passenger service at this small airport, so when it shut down in May 2026, all scheduled passenger service halted. The airport hoped to sign a contract with a new airline before the end of 2026.
By train
[edit]- 1 Latrobe railway station, 329 McKinley Ave.
- Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates trains throughout the United States of America. Route stopping at Latrobe:
- Pennsylvanian operates daily between Pittsburgh and New York City with stops in Greensburg, Latrobe, Johnstown, Altoona, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Harrisburg, Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Exton, Paoli, Philadelphia, Trenton, and Newark.
- Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates trains throughout the United States of America. Route stopping at Latrobe:
Get around
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See
[edit]- Mozart Hall.
Do
[edit]- Great American Banana Split Celebration. Latrobe is the home of the banana split.
Buy
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[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Latrobe |
| Pittsburgh ← Greensburg ← | W  E
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→ Johnstown → Harrisburg |
| Pittsburgh ← Greensburg ← | W  E
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→ Bedford → York |