Getting to PNC Park
Pittsburgh Pirates · Pittsburgh, PA
PNC Park publishes the most complete arrival guidance of any venue in this data, and its distinguishing feature is that every driving route comes with its own after-the-game exit route — the Pirates document how to leave as carefully as how to arrive. The other half is the free T: Port Authority light rail costs nothing within downtown, and the North Side station is diagonally across General Robinson Street from the Home Plate entrance.
Tips & Fan Reports
The First Side garage connects to the First Avenue T station from its third floor, so you can park and ride in without going outside.
Waze carries the Pirates' lot data, event-day traffic patterns and street closures, which general mapping apps do not.
Riding the free T from Allegheny station shortens the walk considerably — the Pirates recommend it for families with young children and anyone with limited mobility.
The T is free within downtown and the North Side station is diagonally across General Robinson Street from the Home Plate entrance.
Coming from the east, skip downtown afterwards: Second Ave eastbound to I-376 at Bates St.
Every driving route on the Pirates' page has an after-the-game counterpart; read yours before the first pitch.
Ways In
- Driving
- Routes are published by direction, each paired with a way out. From the north on I-279 South, Exit 2B reaches the NOVA Place or North Shore garages and Exit 1B the Red 5 garage and Red Lots 7A to 7D; leaving, use the HOV at Lacock and Anderson Streets, or the 4th-floor speed ramp. From the north on Rte 28 South, exit at East Ohio St for NOVA Place or Lacock St for the Blue 10 North Shore garage. From the south and west through the Fort Pitt Tunnels, Exit 70A reaches the Boulevard of the Allies garages and Exit 71A Grant Street and the First Side, Oliver or Mellon Square garages; leave via the Stanwix Street or Grant Street ramps. From the east on I-376 West, Exit 72B reaches Crosstown Blvd (I-579) and 7th Ave, and Exits 71A and 71B the First Side garage. After the game from the east, the Pirates suggest avoiding downtown by taking Second Ave eastbound to enter I-376 at Bates St.
- Public Transit
- Port Authority's Light Rail — the T — is free within downtown. It links the Golden Triangle stations to the North Side station, which sits diagonally across General Robinson Street from the Home Plate entrance, and separately links the Allegheny station on the North Shore to that same North Side station. Coming from the South Hills, park at a T station (there are over 1,900 spaces) and ride in, getting off at Wood Street or Gateway Center. The First Side garage connects directly to the First Avenue T station from its third floor. On the bus, Port Authority runs more than 50 routes into downtown, and the 33X West Busway-All Stops serves the Carnegie, Bell, Crafton and Sheraden stations.
- Rideshare
- Uber/Lyft drop-off is on General Robinson Street near the main entrance. Post-game pickup is easier from Federal Street or the North Shore Drive area. About 10 minutes from downtown or the South Side.
- Walking
- From downtown, walk across the Andy Warhol Bridge on 7th Street to the ballpark — the standard approach from the Wood Street and Gateway Center T stations.
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- Getting there
PNC Park transportation pages on mlb.com/pirates — driving directions, light rail and bus service
- Transit
Pittsburgh Regional Transit fare information: full fare $2.75 on stored value, valid three hours with unlimited transfers; cash fare $2.75 for a single ride
- Lodging
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