Pittsburgh Car Service Routes

Almost every trip on this page starts on one of three roads, and knowing which one yours uses explains most of the timing and the quote. Pittsburgh International sits west of the city, so airport runs begin on I-376, the Parkway West. What happens next depends on whether your address is inside the rivers or out in the suburbs.

For Downtown, the Strip District, the South Side, Oakland, and Squirrel Hill, the car stays on the Parkway West into the Fort Pitt Tunnel and comes out onto the Fort Pitt Bridge facing the Golden Triangle. The tunnel is the usual reason an airport run into the city takes longer than expected, which is why so many route notes on this site mention it. Squirrel Hill adds a second tunnel on the Parkway East.

Cranberry Township, Wexford, and most of the South Hills are reached another way. The I-79 interchange off the Parkway West lets north-side runs stay west of Downtown, and Mt. Lebanon trips often leave by Banksville Road or I-79, so neither needs the Fort Pitt Tunnel at all. Intercity trips follow their own highways: I-79 south to Morgantown, the Pennsylvania Turnpike east to Philadelphia, and the turnpikes or I-79 and I-80 toward Cleveland.

Book a transfer when the car only needs to carry you from one address to another: a PIT arrival to a Downtown hotel, a campus drop in Oakland, or a one-way run to Morgantown. The quote reflects the addresses, the vehicle class, and the date and time, and the written quote names the pickup entrance so the chauffeur is not guessing at a terminal door or a hospital lobby.

Book hourly when the plan has more than one stop or the car needs to stay: client meetings across Downtown and Oakland, a Cranberry office visit followed by a flight, or a day in Cleveland with a return that evening. Hourly time starts at the reserved pickup, the car waits between stops inside the block, and the three-hour minimum applies to every vehicle class.

If you are unsure which fits, enter both addresses and the timing on the booking page and review the booking options. The route pages below cover the usual path for each pairing and the vehicle that suits it.