Directions
Driving Directions
Modes of Transportation
Map
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 until McKee Place. Turn left on McKee Place until Forbes, cross Forbes and continue to Fifth Avenue., cross Fifth Avenue and go up the hill on Darragh. First light up the hill is Terrace Street. School of Dental Medicine is directly across from the light.
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 279 into the city to the I-376 Monroeville Exit. Follow 376 to the Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit. Continue on Forbes Avenue for three lights. At 3rd light turn left on McKee Place. Continue and cross Fifth Avenue and up the hill on Darragh Street to the 1st light at Terrace Street. School of Dental Medicine is directly across from the light.
From the North
Take I-79 south to I-279 south (you exit to the left off I-79). Follow 279 into the city to the I-376 Monroeville Exit. Follow 376 to the Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit. Continue on Forbes Avenue for three lights. At 3rd light turn left on McKee Place. Continue and cross Fifth Avenue and up the hill on Darragh Street to the 1st light at Terrace Street. School of Dental Medicine is directly across from the light.
From the South or Pittsburgh International Airport
Follow I-79 north to the I-279 North Exit. Take 279 through the Fort Pitt Tunnels and across the bridge to the I-376 Monroeville Exit (first exit on the right). Follow 376 to the Forbes Avenue/Oakland Exit. Continue on Forbes Ave. for three lights. At 3rd light turn left on McKee Place. Continue and cross Fifth Avenue and up the hill on Darragh Street to the 1st light at Terrace Street. School of Dental Medicine is directly across from the light.
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
The Greyhound bus station in Pittsburgh located at 11th Street and Liberty Avenue, downtown and can be reached by local PAT buses or by taxi service. Call (800)231-2222 for fare and schedule information.
Port Authority Transit System (PAT bus)
PAT 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 a quarter, 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 7:00 p.m. After 7:00 p.m., pay as you enter on all trips. Local buses numbered 71 (1, 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.
Yellow Cab and People's Cab
These provide service to the Oakland area.
Fares from downtown are approximately $7, and fares from the
airport are approximately $30.
Yellow Cab - (412) 665-8100 and People's Cab - (412) 681-3131
