Traveling to Berkeley, C.A.

(For information about how to get around once you're here, see below.)

By Air

There are two international airports near Berkeley: SFO and OAK.

Both airports are serviced by the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) system. Take the Richmond line to Downtown Berkeley. You can use this website to plan a trip on the BART, and calculate your fare: http://bart.gov.

Both airports have car rental agencies as well as taxi and shuttle services. See their websites for more details.

By Train

Amtrak serves Berkeley, C.A.'s Berkeley Station. BART connects Berkeley to the Bay area, in particular the airports. The main station for BART is Downtown Berkeley.

By Car

The campus is just east off of I-80; take the University Avenue exit.

If you are coming from the North via Highway 1 or the 101, you should cross the Richmond Bridge/I-580 to merge onto the I-80 going towards Berkeley, or if you came from the north-east, you will have been on the I-80 for quite some time already.

If you are coming from the South, you can travel through San Francisco via the 101 or I-280, and then take the Bay Bridge/I-80, or if you come along the East side of the bay, you will be on either the I-880 or I-580, both of which eventually merge with the I-80 in Oakland, just south of Berkeley.

Parking at Berkeley

On-campus street parking is available, but it is limited and time limits (mostly two-hour) are strictly enforced. For this reason, visitors are encouraged to park in the University Parking. For more information, visit http://pt.berkeley.edu/.


Getting around

Rail & buses

BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) services many locations in the Bay Area, and is the quickest way to get to and from San Francisco if you don't have a car. You can use this website to plan a trip on the BART, and calculate your fare: http://bart.gov.
AC Transit operates a number of routes in and around Berkeley. You can use their website to plan a trip: http://www.actransit.org/tripplanner.wu.

Taxis

Taxis in Berkeley are typically easy to find at the local airports, BART Station, and in the downtown area. A number of companies operate in the area; a few are listed below.

  • Berkeley Taxi Cab - (510) 774-7575
  • Cab Berkeley - (510) 612-9000
  • Friendly A-1 Yellow Cab Co - (510) 528 9999
  • Yellow A Cab - (510) 655-5555
  • Berkeley Express Cab (510) 528-3333