Transportation
Airport transportation
Express Shuttle USA
• Within the USA 412-321-4990
• In the USA but outside of PA (800) 991-9890 Pickup at the airport every hour on the hour.
Departure from the hotel at ten to the hour every hour.
Cost is $17 one way or $32 round trip.

Port Authority's West Busway for travel to and from Pittsburgh International Airport
and downtown
Questions call the Port Authority at 412-422-2000 or visit them on the web.

Suggested Port Authority bus to Oakland from the airport: Route 28X Airport Flyer via West Busway

Serves
• Pittsburgh International Airport
• Downtown Pittsburgh
• Duquesne University
• Oakland
• University of Pittsburgh
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Departs approximately every 20 minutes
• Rate $2.25 per person

Taxis & Shuttles
Taxi Service Operators Phone Number
Checker Cab 412-381-5600
Yellow Cab 412-321-8100
People's Cab 412-441-3200
Websites to visit:
Checker Cab Yellow Cab

Hotel Reservations

Holiday Inn Select
PITTSBURGH @UNIV CTR (OAKLAND)
100 LYTTON AVE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 USA
Hotel Front Desk: 1-412-6826200
Hotel Fax: 1-412-6825745

A block of rooms have been reserved under "African Novels ". If you register with the Holiday Inn before Oct 5, 2006 you will get the conference rate with complimentary breakfast.

Pittsburgh International Airport
Airport information: 412-472-3525

Car Rentals
Agencies can be found at the rental counters on the baggage claim level of the Landside Terminal.

Agency Phone Number
Alamo 800-327-9633
Avis 412-472-5200
Budget 800-527-0700
Dollar 800-800-4000
Enterprise 412-472-3490
Hertz 800-654-3131
National 412-472-5045
Thrifty 412-472-5288

Rental car pick-up and return areas are located on the lower level of the parking garage. For on-line renting at the Pittsburgh International Airport