PPG Paints Arena Parking & Directions

PPG Paints Arena publishes a route in from each of the four compass points, and every one of them runs through a tunnel or over a bridge, which is the honest description of driving into Pittsburgh. Transit is the better answer: the arena sits above the Golden Triangle with a light rail station a few blocks downhill and ten bus routes named by number on the streets either side of it.

Driving

From the north, take Interstate 279S to 579S and follow signs to the arena via the Veterans/Liberty Bridge, exiting at PPG Arena/6th Avenue and turning left. From the south, take Interstate 79N to 376 Business toward Pittsburgh, through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, bear right toward Monroeville, then the first left exit onto Grant Street to 7th Avenue and turn right. From the east, take Route 22W to 376W through the Squirrel Hill Tunnel, then the Grant Street exit to 7th Avenue and turn right. From the west, take Route 22E to 376 Business through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, bear right toward Monroeville, then the first left exit onto Grant Street to 7th Avenue. The arena is at 1001 Fifth Avenue.

Public Transit

The T, Pittsburgh's light rail, has three downtown stations; the closest is Steel Plaza at Ross Street and 6th Avenue. On the bus, Routes 61A, 61B, 61C, 61D and 71A, 71C, 71D run along Fifth Avenue inbound and Forbes Avenue outbound, either side of the arena, and Routes 81 and 83 run both ways along Centre Avenue. Pittsburgh Regional Transit lists many more routes stopping downtown within a short walk.

Walking

The arena publishes no distance from Steel Plaza station, but the bus routes stop on Fifth, Forbes and Centre Avenues, which are the blocks the arena sits between: a walk of 1 to 2 blocks.