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Welcome to Lodestar Bus Lines & Tours, Inc....

Gloria Alt Welcome... I would like to thank you for visiting our web site. My name is Gloria Alt and I am the Tour Manager for Lodestar Bus Lines and Tours. For the past 40 years I have worked in the travel industry and many people in the area are familiar with my experience and knowledge of travel and my reputation for wanting the very best for my customers. The owner of Lodestar, Mr. Harry Oppy, has been in the motor coach business since 1983 and has earned a reputation of a quality motor coach company with the very best equipment in the industry.

Voted "Simply The Best" with the Tribune Democrat in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 ....

Lodestar Bus Lines was voted "Simply the Best Motorcoach" by the Tribune Democrat readers every year since this nomination first came out in 2003. We are very proud of this honor and feel that we have earned it because our customers are Simply the Best! Our bus tours and cruises are escorted by our office staff and several other Tour Guides and we always have a great time traveling with our customers. So many of you are now like family to us.

Please feel free to contact our office and we would be more than happy to assist you in setting up your own Group Tour for your club or organization; or why not join Lodestar on one of our many Bus tours and Cruises that you will find in our book or on this website. Keep in mind that we are always adding on new tours, so give us your e-mail address and we will be happy to send you updates. If E-mailing us, please provide us with your contact information, including your address and phone number if necessary, so we will be able to reach you. Your personal information will not be shared with any other companies. We will be happy to add your e-mail address to our mailing list for updates and future tour and cruise additions. If you would like to opt out of receiving future emails from us, please let us know that when you contact us.

We can also help you plan your honeymoon, tropical vacation, or even a tour to Europe. We are here to help you with that “dream” vacation. We welcome you to stop and visit us at our office anytime you are in the area!

~Gloria Alt~

2012 Day Trips

Lodestar Day Trip Tours 2012
Date	Day	Departs	Returns	Tour	Click
February 12, 2012	Sunday	8:30 AM	6:00 PM	Benedum Center "Billy Elliot" Pittsburgh, PA	Details
February 14, 2012	Tuesday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
February 15, 2012	Wednesday	3:30 PM	Approximate 11:30 PM	Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Anaheim Ducks	Details
March 10, 2012	Saturday	6:00 AM	11:30 PM	Philadelphia Flower Show "Hawaii: Islands of Aloha"	Details
March 17, 2012	Saturday	9:00 AM	8:00 PM	"Luck of the Irish" Rivers Casino	Details
March 29, 2012	Thursday	7:30 AM	9:30 PM	Sight & Sound Theatre "JONAH"	Details
March 31, 2012	Saturday	7:30 AM	10:30 PM	Cherry Blossoms with Tour of Nation's Capitol Washington, DC	Details
April 1, 2012	Tuesday	7:00 AM	10:30 PM	Cherry Blossoms Cruise Washington, DC	Details
April 3, 2012	Tuesday	7:30 AM	10:30 PM	Cherry Blossoms with Tour of Nation's Capitol Washington, DC	Details
April 7, 2012	Saturday	8:30 AM	6:30 PM	Beauty and the Beast Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh	Details
April 14, 2012	Saturday	5:00 AM	3:00 AM	New York City	Details
April 19, 2012	Thursday	7:30 AM	9:30 PM	Sight & Sound Theatre "Jonah"	Details
April 19, 2012	Thursday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
April 25, 2012	Wednesday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
April 26, 2012	Thursday	7:15 AM	8:30 PM	Rainbow Dinner Theatre "Dixie Swim Club"	Details
May 5, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	8:00 PM	Pittsburgh Strip District and Waterfront	Details
May 6, 2012				Pittsburgh Pirate Game vs the Reds	Call for Details
May 9, 2012	Wednesday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
May 19, 2012	Saturday	5:30 AM	9:30 PM	Amish Brown Bag Middlefield, Ohio	Details
May 19, 2012	Saturday	9:00 AM	9:30 PM	DC National Zoo	Details
May 20, 2012	Sunday	8:30 AM	6:00 PM	Benedum Center "Blue Man Group"	Details
May 26, 2012	Saturday	5:00 AM	Approximate 2:00 AM	New York City 9/11 Memorial Tour	Details
May 26, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	11:00 PM	Baltimore Inner Harbor	Details
May 27, 2012	Sunday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
June 2, 2012	Saturday	7:00 AM	11:00 PM	Longwood Gardens Wine & Jazz Festival	Details
June 2, 2012	Saturday	9:00 AM	8:00 PM	Strip District Three Rivers Arts Festival	Details
June 8, 2012	Friday	2:30 PM	12:30 AM	Gateway Clipper Oldies Cruise Pittsburgh, PA	Details
June 9, 2012				Pittsburgh Pirate Game vs the Royals	Call for Details
June 13, 2012	Wednesday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
June 15, 2012	Friday	5:00 AM	3:00 AM	New York City Spinner	Details
June 16, 2012	Saturday	7:00 AM	10:00 PM	The Smithsonian Institute Museums	Details
June 23, 2012	Saturday	4:00 AM	Approximate 1:00 AM	Brooklyn Pizza Tour	Details
June 29, 2012	Friday	2:30 PM	Approximate 12:30 AM	Gateway Clipper The Ole 97 (Johnny Cash Tribute Band)	Details
June 30, 2012	Saturday			Kenny Chesney Concert (Bus Only)	Call for Details
July 8, 2012	Sunday			Pittsburgh Pirate Game vs the Giants	Call for Details
July 8, 2012	Sunday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
July 14, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	8:00 PM	Birds of a Feather Pittsburgh, PA	Details
July 18, 2012	Wednesday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
July 21, 2012	Saturday	6:00 AM	10:00 AM	Progressive Wine Tour Ashtabula, Ohio	Details
July 21, 2012	Saturday	7:00 AM	12:00 AM	Hershey Park	Details
July 28, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	10:00 PM	Holocaust Museum Washington, DC	Details
August 2, 2012	Thursday	7:15 AM	8:30 PM Departs Casino	Rainbow Dinner Theatre "Things My Mother Taught Me"	Details
August 3 2012	Friday	8:00 AM	11:00 PM	Sight & Sound Theatre "JONAH" and a Behind the Scenes Tour	Details
August 4 2012	Saturday	5:00 AM	3:00 AM	New York City	Details
August 4 2012	Saturday	8:30 AM	11:00 PM	Williamsport	Details
August 8, 2012	Wednesday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
August 10, 2012	Friday	2:30 PM	12:30 AM	Gateway Clipper "Elvis Lives" Pittsburgh, PA	Details
August 11, 2012	Saturday	6:00 AM	2:30 AM	Atlantic City	Details
August 11, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	9:30 PM	Shakerwoods Festival Columbiana, OH	Details
August 14, 2012				Pittsburgh Pirate Game vs the Dodgers	Call for Details
August 18, 2012	Saturday	6:00 AM	9:30 PM	?? Mystery Day Trip ??	Details
August 18, 2012	Saturday	6:00 AM	10:00 PM	Philadelphia Zoo Independence Hall	Details
August 18, 2012	Saturday	9:00 AM	9:00 PM	Tanger Outlets Meadowlands	Details
August 25, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	11:00 PM	Baltimore Inner Harbor	Details
August 26, 2012	Sunday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
September 8, 2012	Saturday	5:30 AM	9:30 PM	Amish Brown Bag Sugarcreek, Ohio	Details
September 8, 2012	Saturday	10:00 AM	11:00 PM	Annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival	Details
September 12, 2012	Wednesday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
September 14, 2012	Friday	2:30 PM	12:30 AM	Gateway Clipper "Hawaiian Luau" Pittsburgh, PA	Details
September 15, 2012	Saturday	5:00 AM	Approximate 2:00 AM	New York City 9/11 Memorial Tour	Details
September 15, 2012	Saturday	5:00 AM	10:00 PM	Amish Harvest Middlefield, Ohio	Details
September 20, 2012	Thursday	7:30 AM	9:30 PM	Sight & Sound Theatre "Jonah"	Details
September 22, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	8:00 PM	Pittsburgh Strip District & Waterfront	Details
September 26, 2012	Wednesday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
September 29, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	10:00 PM	Mumfest Barberton, Ohio	Details
October 6, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	7:00 PM	Allenberry Play House "Smokey Joe's Cafe" Boiling Springs, PA	Details
October 6, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	7:30 PM	National Apple Harvest Festival Arendtsville, PA	Details
October 6, 2012	Saturday	9:00 AM	10:30 PM	Gettysburg, PA	Details
October 11, 2012	Thursday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
October 13, 2012	Saturday	5:00 AM	3:00 AM	New York City	Details
October 13, 2012	Saturday	7:00 AM	10:00 PM	PA Grand Canyon Tour	Details
October 13, 2012	Saturday	7:00 AM	6:00 PM	Gateway Clipper Fall Foliage Cruise	Details
October 13, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	9:30 PM	Christmas in the Woods Columbiana, OH	Details
October 20, 2012	Saturday	7:00 AM	Midnight	Mount Vernon National Treasure 2 Tour Alexandria Ghost Tour	Details
October 25, 2012	Thursday	7:00 AM	9:30 PM	Witch's Brew & Train Ride Too Cambridge, Ohio	Details
October 28, 2012	Sunday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
November 3, 2012	Saturday	7:30 AM	6:30 PM	Good Taste Pittsburgh Food and Cooking Show	Details
November 8, 2012	Thursday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
November 10, 2012	Saturday	7:15 AM	9:00 PM	Rainbow Dinner Theatre "Christmas in Paradise" Paradise, PA	Details
November 16, 2012	Friday	2:30 PM	12:30 AM	Gateway Clipper Light Up Night	Details
November 24, 2012	Friday	8:00 AM	11:30 PM	Christmas Story House Cleveland, Ohio	Details
December 1, 2012	Saturday	7:00 AM	8:30 PM	Pennsylvania Christmas and Gift Show Harrisburg, PA	Details
December 1, 2012	Saturday	8:00 AM	7:00 PM	Allenberry Play House "Christmas Show" Boiling Springs, PA	Details
December 1, 2012	Saturday	10:00 AM	10:30 PM	Strip District Waterfront Hartwood Acres	Details
December 6, 2012	Thursday	9:00 AM	6:00 PM Departs Casino	Rivers Casino	Details
December 8, 2012	Thursday	5:00 AM	3:00 AM	New York City	Details

2012 Overnight Trips

Lodestar Overnight Tours 2012
Departs	Returns	Tour	Click
March 11, 2012	March 12, 2012	Mountaineer Gambling Casino	Details
April 28, 2012	April 29, 2012	Richmond International Raceway	Details
May 20, 2012	May 21, 2012	Atlantic City	Details
May 21, 2012	May 22, 2012	Pigeon Forge and Asheville	Details
May 26, 2012	May 27, 2012	Springtime in New York City	Details
June 10, 2012	June 15, 2012	Cape Cod Including tour of Boston, Plymouth, Hyannis and Martha's Vineyard	Details
June 24, 2012	June 25, 2012	Niagara Falls, NY Featuring the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel	Details
June 24, 2012	June 25, 2012	The 10th Annual Mystery Trip	Details
June 30, 2012	July 1, 2012	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the Kentucky Speedway	Details
July 27, 2012	July 29, 2012	Mystery Trip - 2 Nights	Details
August 5, 2012	August 6, 2012	Niagara Falls, NY Featuring the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel	Details
August 12, 2012	August 13, 2012	Pocono Mountains	Details
August 24, 2012	August 26, 2012	Bristolrace Bristol, Tennessee	Details
August 27, 2012	August 31, 2012	Mackinac Island, Michigan	Details
September 9, 2012	September 10, 2012	Niagara Falls, NY Featuring the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel	Details
September 14, 2012	September 16, 2012	Niagara on the Lake Featuring Winery Tours and Niagara Falls	Details
September 21, 2012	September 23, 2012	Ocean City, MD Sunfest 2012	Details
September 22, 2012	September 23, 2012	New York San Gennaro Festival	Details
September 25, 2012	September 30, 2012	New England Fall Foliage Harvest Tour	Details
September 30, 2012	October 1, 2012	Pocono Mountains	Details
October 3, 2012	October 11, 2012	Ireland	Details
October 5, 2012	October 8, 2012	Lake George Featuring Rachel Ray's favorite spots	Details
October 7, 2012	October 8, 2012	Niagara Falls, NY Featuring the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel	Details
October 14, 2012	October 15, 2012	Atlantic City	Details
October 21, 2012	October 22, 2012	Mountaineer Gambling Casino	Details
October 27, 2012	October 28, 2012	Autumn in New York City	Details
November 11, 2012	November 12, 2012	Mountaineer Gambling Casino	Details
December 1, 2012	December 3, 2012	Colonial Williamsburg	Details
December 8, 2012	December 9, 2012	Peddlers Village	Details
December 11, 2012	December 13, 2012	New York City Christmas Time in New York	Details
December 15, 2012	December 16, 2012	New York City Family Christmas in New York	Details

2012 Cruises

Lodestar Tours Cruises 2012
Departs	Returns	Tour	Click
June 15, 2012	June 23, 2012	Carnival Miracle Eastern CAribbean Cruise	Details
August 30, 2012	September 9, 2012	Royal Caribbean Caribbean Cruise	Details
September 3, 2012	September 8, 2012	Carnival Glory Canada	Details
September 9, 2012	September 16, 2012	Carnival Pride Eastern Caribbean Cruise	Details
September 27, 2012	October 5, 2012	Carnival Miracle Eastern Caribbean Cruise	Details
September 28, 2012	October 4, 2012	Royal Caribbean Caribbean Cruise	Details
October 14, 2012	October 21, 2012	Carnival Pride Bahamas	Details