Getting
from the airport to the university:
The
University of Pittsburgh is located in the Oakland
area of Pittsburgh. Students can travel to Oakland in a number of
ways:
1.
Take a city bus (company name: Port
Authority). Take bus number 28X, which stops at the University of Pittsburgh. The bus also stops near most major
hotels in Oakland. The cost is $2.60. The bus stop is in the airport
area called 'Ground Transportation' (on the baggage level). There is a schedule
posted near the bus stop.
2.
If you have arranged a homestay through OvECS, your homestay host will meet you at the airport.
3. Request airport pickup from Global Pittsburgh (formerly known as Pittsburgh Council for International
Visitors or PCIV). Global Pittsburgh volunteers can meet students arriving at the Pittsburgh International
Airport between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.. The fee for this is $30. Use
the Global Pittsburgh form to apply for an airport meeting. If you have requested a 3-day arrival
homestay ($100 with no additional charge for the airport pick-up), the
volunteer will drive you directly to your homestay. If you have not
requested a homestay, the volunteer can drive you to a hotel or another
address.
Students
who arrive between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. should use one of the following
forms of transportation to get to downtown Pittsburgh or Oakland:
4.
Take a Super Shuttle. The cost is approximately $23 to Oakland. Make a reservation at the Super Shuttle website or call 800-258-3826.
5.
Take a taxi: The cost is approximately $40 to get to the University
of Pittsburgh in Oakland.
Places
to stay upon arrival:
Students
who need a place to stay upon arrival and while they look for an apartment
have several options:
1.
Apply for a 3-day homestay through Global Pittsburgh (formerly Pittsburgh
Council for International Visitors or PCIV). Click
here for more information about homestay or airport meeting..
2.
Reserve a room in one of the hotels located near the university. Hotels
close to the university are in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh.
Wyndham
Garden Hotel (please ask for the special Pitt room rate)
telephone: 412-683-2040
Hampton
Inn University Center
telephone: 412-681-1000
Holiday
Inn at University Center Hotel
telephone: 412-682-6200
Quality
Inn University Center
telephone: 412-683-6100
Residence
Inn by Marriott
telephone: 412-621-2200
