GAP XI — Pittsburgh
Practical Information
Practical Information
The talks will be given in the Wesley W. Posvar Hall (WWPH) building, room 1500. See WWPH 1500 in a map.
Click here to get more information on the building.
A map of various landmarks on campus can be found here.
The Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is 20.5 miles away from the University of Pittsburgh (25-45 minutes driving time depending on the time of day). There are several options to get to campus from the airport.
Yellow Cab (412-321-8100). The average taxi fare from the airport to campus is approximately $45.
Express Shuttle Service (1-800-991-9890). A shuttle service between the airport and the downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland areas. The fare is $25 one way and $43 round trip.
SuperShuttle (1-800-258-3826). Another shuttle service that serves the airport and the Oakland/Downtown area.
Public Bus Transportation with Port Authority Transit 28X Airport Flyer. The trip cost is $3.75 one way and exact change is required. The bus runs every 30 minutes from the airport at gate #6, and the duration of the trip is typically 50 minutes. See the flyer for more details.
See this link for general driving directions to the University of Pittsburgh.
If you need to park on campus, you might want to park at the following garages:
Soldiers and Sailors (SO): The rates are 0-1 hour $4; 1-2 hours $5; 2-4 hours $7; 4-6 hours $8; 6-8 hours $10; 8-10 hours $12; Over 10 hours $14.
O'Hara (OH) : The rates are 0-1 hour $4; 1-2 hours $5; 2-4 hours $8; 4-6 hours $9; 6-8 hours $10; 8-10 hours $14; Over 10 hours $17.
All garages are listed on this map.
There are several lunch options (*). We recommend Ali Babba (Middle Eastern), Peter's Pub (American), Fuel and Fuddle (American), or the Spice Island Tea House (Asian). The locations of these restaurants are given in this map.
(*) Aknowledgement: This list, as well as most of the information on this page, was compiled by Michael Neilan for a previous conference in Pittsburgh.