Information
For emergencies campus police - (412) 268-2323
Dorm Housing Information
Once you arrive on campus, please follow the check in signs to Donner
House for checkin. Welch and Scobell dorms are located directly across
the street. A desk attendant is on duty at Donner 24 hours a day. The
phone number is 412.268.4101.
Some Travel Information
The summer school will take place in the Giant Eagle Auditorium of Baker Hall. Please follow the campus map to the Giant Eagle Auditorium. At the front of Baker Hall to the left of the main door you will see steps going down. Please take those steps and you will arrive in the reception area outside of the Giant Eagle auditorium.
A campus map may be found here:
Campus Map
Transportation from the Airport
There are two modes of transportation from Pittsburgh International Airport to Carnegie Mellon University
- The 28X Airport Flyer which is a public bus. The fare is $2.75 each way and you must have exact change. The run starts at 5:55 am and continues through 12:05 am. The bus stops at the airport approximately every 20 minutes and you can pickup the bus on the Lower Level Door 6. Saturday service starts at 5:00 am and run through 10:55 pm. You may find their schedule at 28X Airport Flyer
The last official drop off is at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Morewood. At that stop please ask the driver if you can be dropped of at Forbes Avenue and Morewood which is the next stop and the pickup location. This will save you a few steps.
The other option is simply to take a taxi from the aiport to CMU. Tell the driver that you want dropped off at Donner House on Margaret Morrison at Carnegie Mellon. The cost is approximately $50 one way.
Once you arrive at Carnegie Mellon, from Forbes and Morewood cross
the street to main campus. You will see the "Walking to the Sky
sculpture." And once there, please follow the signs to conference
services check in.
Train Transportation
If you are traveling by Amtrak, please see the link below which is the Amtrak locations. You will want to get off at location A on 1100 Liberty Avenue.
AmtrakWhen you exit the station make a left and head towards the Port Authority East Busway. From the busway you will want to take any of the 61(s) to the Oakland area and get off at Forbes and Morewood. To be sure you are on the right bus, ask the driver when you get on.
By Car
If you are driving to CMU please let me know (nw0z@andrew.cmu.edu) as soon as possible as I have to arrange for special permits so you can leave your car in the East Campus Garage overnight. The parking rate is $12 per day.
If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Watson (nw0z@andrew.cmu.edu).