How to get to Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh and the Hotels

Directions to Carnegie Mellon.

Directions on how to get to Carnegie Mellon University

from the Pittsburgh International Airport as well as by

car from various directions.

Maps to Carnegie Mellon.

Maps of the highway system around the Pitsburgh area,

as well as a campus map of Carnegie Mellon.

Maps of Univeristy of Pittsburgh/Hotels.

A map of the Universtiy of Pittsburgh Area showing

the Physics department (Allen Hall), Thaw Hall,

the two conference hotels, as well as

the local stop for the 28X bus from the airport.

Follow 279/376 North toward Pittsburgh. Just follow the signs to

Pittsburgh. You will come to a tunnel which exits onto a bridge.

Approaching the tunnel, stay in the left two lanes.

You want to be in the far right lane when you get on the bridge.

You are now forced to Exit onto 376 East to Monroville. Stay in the

right most lane on 376, and exit at exit 5, Forbes Ave/ Oakland.

On Forbes stay in one of the left two lanes and continue about

1 mile through the Oakland business district.

At S. Bellefield Ave. you will be forced to turn left because

the street becomes a two-way street. Make this left turn.

Proceed to 5'th avenue, and turn right onto 5'th. Then get into

the far right lane.

For the holiday Inn, turn right onto Lytton after about 3 blocks on 5'th.

For the University CCLub, turn right onto University Place

after about 6 blocks.

Public Transportation to the Hotels.

Taxis from the Pittsburgh Airport cost about $35.00 plus

tip each way.

The Airport Express runs a $10.00 shuttle from the airport directly to the Holiday

Inn. The Holiday Inn is only about 2 blocks from the University Club,

so this is suitable for both hotels.

airport to Carnegie Mellon. The bus is known as the Airport Flyer

or the 28X and costs $1.95. The very last stop is at Carnegie Mellon

University, while the next-to-last stop is at the University of Pittsburgh,

quite near the hotels.

The Bus Schedule is here.

Last Updated on the 5'th of February 1998 by Curtis A. Meyer.