Ship
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor receives ocean-going ships and lake vessels in addition to barge traffic. The port has recorded more than 150 ship calls in a year during the international shipping season, which goes from the end of March through December. All major shipping lines that serve the Great Lakes call on the Port of Indiana.

Barge
Indiana's three ports in Burns Harbor, Mount Vernon and Jeffersonville are all connected by the Inland Waterway System via the Ohio, Mississippi and Illinois rivers. This also gives Indiana's ports year-round access to international ships in New Orleans.

Highway

• Highway 249 provides a 4-lane, 2-mile connection from the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor to I-94.
• I-94 intersects with 3 major east-west and north-south corridors (I-80, I-90, I-65) within 10 miles.
• Near Chicago, I-55 & I-57 connect Northwest Indiana to major Midwest & southern destinations.
• Highways 12 and 20 provide heavy-haul and wide-load access directly to and from the port.

Rail
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is served by two railroads and offers direct interchange with 16 different railroads in nearby Chicago including all major Class Is. The Norfolk Southern and Indiana Harbor Belt railroads each provide direct service to all sites on port property.

Air
Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports are easily accessible from the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. The Gary/Chicago International Airport, just 14 miles away, has the second-longest runway in the Chicago metro area. Other regional airports include Porter County Municipal, Michigan City Municipal and Bannwart in Michigan City, LaPorte Municipal in LaPorte, Griffith-Merrillville in Griffith and the Hobart Sky Ranch in Hobart.