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Carnegie Mellon University - Transportation - College ProwlerCollege Prowler3.85

Transportation

B+
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Best Ways to Get Around Town
  • A bike
  • A mean set of sneakers
  • Pittsburgh city buses — they are free with your student ID
  • Weasel a friend into a ride
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • A cab ride to the airport costs $35.
  • Airlines Transportation Company Inc. - (412) 471-8900
  • Airport Flyer Port Authority Transit’s 28X Airport Shuttle - (412) 442-2000 The bus stops in front of Carnegie Mellon, and the trip takes about forty minutes. Free with student ID.

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Public transportation is the only way to travel for most students. Every student gets free access to the bus system, and most students take full advantage of this. Pittsburgh, as a city, is spread out among a number of distant areas. To get to most of these places, you’ll need to take the bus, especially since driving can get a little confusing. Though it sometimes can be a pain to wait 50 minutes for a bus that doesn’t seem like it’s ever going to come, off-campus life would be crippled without the bus system.

It only takes a few weeks to learn the bus system, and once you’ve familiarized yourself with it, you’re golden. Your CMU bus pass is your key to exploring all areas of the city. The PAT buses are some of the cleanest and safest around.

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Transportation at Carnegie Mellon University

avurgait

'15

Civil Engineering

4.2
A-

Theres Enough

Theres plenty of shuttles and buses to get around pittsburgh. You dont need take a bus to get from place to place on campus, its a small campus

Jan 18, 2012

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Transportation at Carnegie Mellon University

e4knee

'12

Language Studies and Linguistics

4.2
A-

Getting Around Pittsburgh

CMU makes sure to provide fantastic opportunities for getting around Pittsburgh. CMU ID cards double as bus passes for a fee included in tuition. The buses go to all the nearby neighborhoods (Oakland, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, The Waterfront, Downtown, The Strip District) and to farther destinations like the Pittsburgh Airport and nearby towns. CMU also has a shuttle service to bring students to nearby popular apartments and grocery stores on a very regular schedule. The only downsides are that occasionally the Pittsburgh bus system can be behind or unreliable, but not as often as people like to complain.

Jan 18, 2012

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Transportation at Carnegie Mellon University

kca

'15

Mechanical Engineering

2.7
C+

Ok

Don't get much opportunity to go off campus but when i do it takes up the whole day. Buses aren't great

Jan 18, 2012

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Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

CMU Shuttle Service

(412) 268-7433

6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

CMU Escort

After 2:30 a.m. by request

(412) 268-2323

6:30 p.m.–2:30 a.m.

Public TransitWhat's This?

Port Authority Transit (PAT)

Pick up bus schedules from the University Center Information Desk.

(412) 442-2000

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Pittsburgh International Airport

The Pittsburgh International Airport is 22 miles and approximately 30 minutes driving time from CMU.

(412) 472-3525

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Pittsburgh Greyhound Trailways Bus Terminal

(3 miles from campus)

990 Second Ave., Pittsburgh

(412) 392-6513 or (800) 231-2222

www.greyhound.com

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Pittsburgh Amtrak Train Station

(4 miles from campus)

1100 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh

(412) 471-6172, (800) 872-7245

www.amtrak.com

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