<p>My daughter has taken the Megabus many times to State College and many of her Pitt friends use it to go back and forth from Philadelphia. From our experience, the bus pretty much runs on time. The most time I’ve had to wait for the bus has been 20 mintues or so. The bus stop is at the Pittsburgh Convention Center. You are correct about it being a few blocks from a bus stop to Oakland. Is it safe? Short answer - yes. However, that being said I wouldn’t want my daughter walking alone at 11:00 pm in downtown Pittsburgh to catch a bus to Oakland. When my daughter’s friends arrived after 9:00 pm on the Megabus, I would pick them up and drive them to Oakland. If they are in pairs, that’s fine. But, if having someone pick up your child late in the evening isn’t an option, the Westin hotel is directly across the street. She could call for a cab and wait there until the taxi arrives. I can’t imagine cab fare to Oakland costing much at all.</p>