Situated in the heart of Oakland - The Flagstaff Hotel is immediately adjeacent to Carnegie Mellon University and the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.
Transit: Oakland is served by many of the city's transit routes and most of the popular destinations can be reached from stops near the Hotel. The 28X route provides a direct connection to and from the airport. To reach the Hotel via the 28X, get off at the Board of Education stop on S. Bellefield Ave, cross the street to the Carnegie Library, turn right and wrap around the building to Schenley Dr and cross the bridge. The entrance to the Hotel will be on the other side of the bridge.
Parking:Given the high demand parking for parking in the Oakland neighboorhood, the Flagstaff Hotel charges a flat $20 each day for all cars not driven by people explicitly residing or attending a conference at the Hotel. For those who are, we offer a flat parking rate of $5 each day. Members of the Professional Disc Golf Association at the Advanced level or higher can park for $5 regardless of whether or not they have business at the Hotel.
Traveling by car 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 and turn left on Margaret Morrison St.
- Turn left on Tech St. and then right on Frew St.
- The Hotel entrance will be on the left.
Driving 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 and go over the Fort Duquesne Bridge.
- Take 376 East to Exit 2A, Forbes Avenue/Oakland.
- Stay in the right-hand lanes, following Forbes through the Oakland business district and past the Carnegie Mellon campus.
- Turn right on Margaret Morrison St.
- Turn left on Tech St. and then right on Frew St.
- The Hotel entrance will be on the left.
Driving 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 through the Oakland business district and past the Carnegie Mellon campus.
- Turn right on Margaret Morrison St.
- Turn left on Tech St. and then right on Frew St.
- The Hotel entrance will be on the left.