DIRECTIONS TO BERKELEY LAB

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The laboratory is in Berkeley, on a site in the hills directly above the campus of the University of California at Berkeley. We have included specific information on how to get here from various starting points in the Bay Area. Also, note that the Lab has its own shuttle service that takes people around the site and to downtown Berkeley and the BART station there.

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DIRECTIONS TO BERKELEY LAB

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Downtown San Francisco to the Lab By Car

(See the two maps at the top of this file). Find an on-ramp to I-80 going east (toward East Bay or Oakland). Cross the Bay Bridge, staying in left lanes and follow I-80 towards Berkeley and Sacramento. About four miles after crossing the bridge, take the University Avenue exit on your right, and take the left-hand branch of the exit onto University Avenue. Proceed up University Avenue for two miles until you reach Oxford Street. Go left on Oxford and then several blocks later, right on Hearst Avenue. Head straight up Hearst which, above the campus, climbs steeply and makes a horseshoe turn before halting at the guard gate at the Lab.

Parking can be difficult to find here and you'll need to prearrange for a parking pass through the person you are visiting. As an alternative to driving here, you can park nearby in downtown Berkeley and take the Lab shuttle here. To do that, as you come into Berkeley eastbound on University Avenue, take a right onto Shattuck Avenue. Four blocks later, go right onto Kittredge Street where you'll find a parking garage at 2020 Kittredge. Our shuttle bus pickup is one block to the north, stopping on the north side of Center Street at its intersection with Shattuck Avenue. Travel time is an hour or more.

San Francisco Airport to the Lab By Car

Take U.S. Route 101 North from the airport -- towards San Francisco. Keep going until the junction with I-80. Take I-80 east (toward East Bay or Oakland). Cross the Bay Bridge, staying in left lanes. After crossing the bridge, follow I-80 towards Berkeley and Sacramento. About four miles later, take the University Avenue exit on your right, and take the left-hand branch of the exit ramp onto University Avenue. Proceed up University Avenue for two miles until you reach Oxford Street. Go left on Oxford and then several blocks later, right on Hearst Avenue. Head straight up Hearst which, above the campus, climbs steeply and makes a horseshoe turn before halting at the guard gate at the Lab.

Parking can be difficult to find here and you'll need to prearrange for a parking pass through the person you are visiting. As an alternative to driving here, you can park nearby in downtown Berkeley and take the Lab shuttle here. To do that, as you come into Berkeley eastbound on University Avenue, take a right onto Shattuck Avenue. Four blocks later, go right onto Kittredge Street where you'll find a parking garage at 2020 Kittredge. Our shuttle bus pickup is one block to the north, stopping on the north side of Center Street at its intersection with Shattuck Avenue. Travel time is somewhat over an hour.

San Francisco Airport to the Lab by shuttle bus

A number of shuttle van companies provide service from the San Francisco airport. Some travel directly to your particular point of destination. Others drop off their passengers at central points in the East Bay. More specific information can be found here under the heading of "East Bay."

San Francisco to the Lab By BART

Much easier than traveling by car. Allow yourself 50 minutes for the entire trip from downtown San Francisco. Go to any of the BART stations. Purchase a ticket for $4.70 (the cost of a round-trip between downtown SF and Berkeley as of July 1996). Get on the Richmond line. Take the Richmond line to the downtown Berkeley exit -- not the North Berkeley exit, and not the Ashby exit, just the Berkeley exit. Get off at the Berkeley exit, go up to the street level, and find our shuttle bus stop. It is on the northwest corner of Center and Shattuck next to the bank automatic teller machine. You can then take the shuttle bus to the Lab; see the directions for using our shuttle.

More information about BART, including an interactive map of the system and its schedules, is available on the Web.

Oakland International Airport to the Lab By Car

(See the two maps at the top of this file). From the airport, take Hegenberger Road, following the signs to I-880 northbound toward Oakland and Berkeley. In Oakland, take I-980 to I-580 westbound toward San Francisco. Once on I-580, follow the signs to Berkeley, exiting I-580 onto I-80 northbound to Berkeley.

About four miles later, take the University Avenue exit on your right, and take the left-hand branch of the exit ramp onto University Avenue. Proceed up University Avenue for two miles until you reach Oxford Street. Go left on Oxford and then several blocks later, right on Hearst Avenue. Head straight up Hearst which, above the campus, climbs steeply and makes a horseshoe turn before halting at the guard gate at the Lab.

Parking can be difficult to find here and you'll need to prearrange for a parking pass through the person you are visiting. As an alternative to driving here, you can park nearby in downtown Berkeley and take the Lab shuttle here. To do that, as you come into Berkeley eastbound on University Avenue, take a right onto Shattuck Avenue. Four blocks later, go right onto Kittredge Street where you'll find a parking garage at 2020 Kittredge. Our shuttle bus pickup is one block to the north, stopping on the north side of Center Street at its intersection with Shattuck Avenue. Travel time requires at least 35 minutes.

Oakland International Airport to the Lab By Shuttle

 A number of private firms provide shuttle service from the Oakland International Airport. More information is available here.

Oakland International Airport to the Lab By BART

A special shuttle bus, the Oakland-AirBART shuttle, runs between the Oakland Airport and BART about every 10 ten minutes. Take it to BART where you get on a train on the Richmond line. Take the Richmond line to the downtown Berkeley exit -- not the North Berkeley exit, and not the Ashby exit, just the Berkeley exit. Get off at the Berkeley exit, go up to the street level, and find the Lab's shuttle bus stop. It is on the northwest corner of Center St. and Shattuck Ave., on the Center St. side. You can then take our shuttle bus to the Lab. See the directions for using our shuttle.

More information about BART, including an interactive map of the system and its schedules, is available on the Web.

BART to Berkeley

Get on the Richmond line. Take the Richmond line to the downtown Berkeley exit -- not the North Berkeley exit, and not the Ashby exit, just the Berkeley exit. Get off at the Berkeley exit, go up to the street level, and find the Lab's shuttle bus stop. It is on the northwest corner of Center and Shattuck next to the bank automatic teller machine. You can then take the shuttle bus to the Lab; see the directions for using the Lab's shuttle.

More information about BART, including an interactive map of the system and its schedules, is available on the Web.

The Lab's Shuttle Bus

On weekdays, the Lab provides free shuttle service for visitors and employees alike. The principal off-site shuttle runs every 10 minutes from 6:30 a.m. to 6:50 p.m. It starts from the main Lab shuttle-bus stop at Building 65, and travels along the perimeter of the University of California at Berkeley campus to the Berkeley BART station, and back to the Lab. Another off-site shuttle provides express service to and from the Rockridge BART station at select commute hours.

You can be picked up by the shuttle at any of the designated stops, where you'll find the Lab logo stenciled on the sidewalk. A useful stop for many people is the one in front of the Berkeley BART station, which is located at the northwest corner of Shattuck Avenue and Center Street. Just get onto the shuttle like everyone else: If the driver asks you for identification, just say that you are a guest of a Lab activity. The shuttle lets people off at the Lab's Reception Center, Building 65, where you can pickup a site map.

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