Directions & Parking

The Computer Science Department is headquartered in the Gates Center for Computer Science on Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh campus, in the city’s Oakland neighborhood. Here’s how you can get to us.
(You can also download a campus map.)

Driving Directions

From the East

  • Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike West to Exit 57, Pittsburgh/Monroeville.
  • Follow Interstate 376 West to Exit 7, Edgewood/Swissvale.
  • Turn right onto Braddock Avenue (at the end of the ramp).
  • Continue to the Forbes Avenue intersection. (Frick Park will be on the left).
  • Turn left onto Forbes Avenue and follow Forbes Avenue approximately three miles to campus.
  • Immediately at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Beeler Street, turn left into the East Campus Garage.

From the West/North

  • Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike east to Exit 28, Perry Highway.
  • Follow Interstate 79 South to 279 South (Exit 72).
  • Follow signs for and cross the Fort Duquesne Bridge.
  • Take 376 East to Exit 2A, Forbes Avenue/ Oakland.
  • Stay in the right-hand lanes, following Forbes 1.3 miles through the Oakland business district to campus.
  • Immediately at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Beeler Street, turn right into the East Campus Garage.

From the South

  • Take Interstate 79 North to 279 North (Pittsburgh).
  • Follow 279 North toward Pittsburgh through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and onto the Fort Pitt Bridge.
  • Once on the bridge, stay in the far right lanes and follow signs for 376 East/Monroeville.
  • Take 376 East to Exit 2A, Forbes Avenue/ Oakland.
  • Stay in the right-hand lanes, following Forbes 1.3 miles through the Oakland business district to campus.
  • Immediately at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Beeler Street, turn right into the East Campus Garage.

From/To Pittsburgh International Airport

  • Click here for Google Map’s directions to campus.
  • Carnegie Mellon offers directions by phone at 412-268 8343.

Visitor Parking

You’ll find the most convenient on-campus parking at the university’s East Campus Garage, a pay-as-you-park facility. The garage entrance lies at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Beeler Streets.

For additional information — including other parking locations, transportation options for guests with special needs and reaching campus via public transportation – visit Carnegie Mellon’s Directions and Parking page.