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By car

from the East

Cars traveling from the east via the PA Turnpike (I-76) should take Exit 6 to I-376 West. From 376 take Exit 7A, Oakland, onto Bates Street. Stay on Bates Street until it ends at Bouquet Street. Turn left onto Bouquet Street, then right at the first light onto Forbes Avenue.

From the West

Cars traveling from the west via the PA Turnpike (I-76) should take Exit 3 and follow I-79 South to I-279 South. (You exit to the left off I-79.) Follow I-279 South into the city, to the I-376 Monroeville Exit. Follow I-376 East to the Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit. Forbes Avenue then leads into the Pitt campus.

From the North

Take I-79 South to I-279 South. (You exit to the left off I-79.) Follow I-279 South into the city, to the I-376 Monroeville Exit. Follow I-376 East to the Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit. Forbes Avenue then leads into the Pitt campus.

From the South, including Pittsburgh International Airport

Follow I-79 North to the I-279 North Exit. Take I-279 North through the Fort Pitt Tunnels and across the bridge to the I-376 Monroeville Exit (first exit on the right). Follow I-376 East to the Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit. Forbes Avenue leads into the Pitt campus.

Buses

Greyhound Lines bus station in Pittsburgh is located at 11th Street and Liberty Avenue downtown and can be reached by local PAT buses or by taxi service. Call 1-800-231-2222 for fare and schedule information.

Port Authority Transit System (PAT bus) is a publicly owned mass transit system operated by Port Authority of Allegheny County. Fares vary within a five-zone system extending in all directions from downtown to the outer suburbs. Basic fare is $1.75. Exact change is required. Transfers can be purchase for $.50, and can be used for one connection in any direction within three hours of the time of purchase. Pay as you enter on inbound trips toward downtown Pittsburgh; pay as you exit on outbound trips before 7 p.m. After 7 p.m., pay as you enter on all trips. Local buses numbered 71 (A, B, C, or D), 67 (A or F), or 61 (A, B, or C) come into Oakland and may be boarded along Fifth Avenue downtown. For bus routes and times, call 412-442-2000.

Taxis

Yellow Cab (412-665-8100) and People's Cab (412-681-3131) provide service to the Oakland area. Fares from downtown are approximately $7, and fares from the airport are approximately $30.