Travel / Hotel
Flight
Pittsburgh International Airport
The airport is a little outside the city. You can get an Uber/Lyft to downtown Pittsburgh for around $45-55, or you can take the city bus to bring you in (Bus 28X). Bus cards (ConnectCard) can be bought on the airport at Baggage claim, next to door #6. It is also possible to pay when you get on the bus, but please be aware that in that case you will need to pay $2.75 in exact cash.
Hotel
EVEN Hotel Pittsburgh Downtown
For our out of town guests, we blocked off hotel rooms for reservation at the EVEN Hotel Downtown Pittsburgh, which is a 15-minute walk or a 5-minute Uber/Lyft/car ride away from the Energy Innovation Center. Rooms at the EVEN Hotel for the weekend of our wedding can be booked at a discounted rate until 3/22/2022 by following the link below. Of course you are also free to book a hotel room at one of the many other hotels in the city if you prefer to do so. Self parking at the EVEN Hotel is available at the Forbes Parking Garage (400 Cherry Way) adjacent to the hotel for a daily rate of $25. It is not necessary to make a reservation for the parking garage, but you will need to take the ticket that you receive upon entry into the garage to the check-in desk at the hotel. At check-in, they will send a QR code to your phone that will give you in-and-out privileges for the duration of your stay ($25/night, charged to the card on file with the hotel).
Travel Note
Shuttle service
A shuttle service will be available to bring you from the EVEN Hotel to Heinz Chapel for the ceremony, as well as from Heinz Chapel to the Energy Innovation Center, and back to the hotel at the end of the evening. Please see the schedule below if you like to make use of the shuttle. Schedule for shuttle service from EVEN Hotel to Heinz Chapel: - Shuttle 1: Departs at 3:15 pm - Shuttle 2: Departs at 3:50 pm Schedule for shuttle service from Heinz Chapel to Energy Innovation Center: - Shuttle 1: Departs at 5:20 pm - Shuttle 2: Departs at 5:50 pm Schedule for shuttle service from Energy Innovation Center to EVEN Hotel: - Shuttle 1: Departs at 10:40 pm - Shuttle 2: Departs at 11:10 pm
Travel Note
Travel information NL --> USA (1/3)
GENERAL: As travel restrictions during the pandemic continue to be fluid, we highly encourage all of our guests traveling in from the Netherlands to get a travel insurance that will cover the costs of your trip in case you unexpectedly need to cancel. Please also check your travel insurance to make sure that it covers emergency health care in the US (emergency health care expenses in the US can be extremely high). TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION: To travel from the Netherlands to the US without a visa, you will need to have an ESTA travel authorization. For more information on how to apply for an ESTA online, please visit the following link: https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/
Travel Note
Travel information NL --> USA (2/3)
COVID-19: For up to date COVID-19 travel information for traveling from the Netherlands to the US, please visit Nederlandwereldwijd.nl (https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/landen/verenigde-staten-van-amerika/reizen/reisadvies#anker-coronavirus), reizentijdenscorona.rijksoverheid.nl (https://reizentijdenscorona.rijksoverheid.nl/), and the CDC website (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/noncitizens-US-air-travel.html). NL --> USA: - UPDATE APR 8, 2022 - The US currently requires all non-US citizens traveling to the US to be fully vaccinated and to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test (PCR or rapid antigen) taken no more than 1 day before traveling to the US or documentation of recovery from COVID-19.
Travel Note
Travel information NL --> USA (3/3)
USA --> NL: - UPDATE APR 8, 2022 - As of March 23rd, EU-citizens traveling from outside the EU back to the Netherlands are NO LONGER required to provide a negative COVID-19 test result or vaccination certificate. You will still be required to fill in a Health Declaration Form to be able to board your flight.
Travel Note
Things to do in Pittsburgh
There are lots of things to do in the Burgh! Check out our favorite Pittsburgh blog for ideas on where to eat, things to see, and fun activities to try!