Driving
From the San Francisco Airport
From the Oakland Airport
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Maps
- Area map
- Route to MSRI
- MSRI's location using Google Maps
Driving
From South, North, West (San Francisco): Get to the 80 (East or West), exit on University Avenue and drive away from the Bay. Follow University Avenue to its end. Turn left onto Oxford street, then right onto Hearst Avenue. At the second light, turn right onto Gayley Road (on the UCB campus). Take the first left onto Stadium Rim Way, and the first left onto Centennial Drive (which goes away from the Memorial stadium). Signs now indicate the direction of MSRI. Centennial Drive goes up up up, past the UC Botanical Garden, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, and the Lawrence Hall of Science. Past the Lawrence Hall of Science, the road curves sharply right and up. MSRI's parking spaces are in the uppermost 2 rows of the parking lots after this curve. Please read the next section on parking.For deliveries and handicapped parking, stay on Centennial Drive until after the parking lots. Turn right onto the access road to MSRI/Space Sciences Lab (Gauss Way - but the sign is easy to miss since it's on the opposite side of the road as the turnoff). Drive between the two buildings and down to MSRI at the end of the road (about 250 yards/meters).
From the East: Take 24 West and exit at Fish Ranch Road. At the stop sign, turn right onto Fish Ranch Rd. Follow Fish Ranch up the hill to the stop sign and turn right onto Grizzly Peak Blvd. At the next stop sign (after 3 miles), turn left onto Centennial Drive. Drive down until you see the parking lots on your left about 200 yards/meters. MSRI's parking lot is the uppermost 2 rows.
- Area map
- Route to MSRI
- MSRI's location using Google Maps
From the San Francisco Airport
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART, our subway/metro system)
To Berkeley, take the Pittsburg/Bay Point train (yellow line) to 19th Street station in Oakland, then transfer to a Richmond-bound line (orange or red lines). Get off at the Downtown Berkeley station. Details and schedules are available online:
www.bart.gov.
Bay Area Shuttles
Bay Area Shuttles is unbiased, independent airport transportation guide and directory.
http://www.bayareashuttles.net/
Bayporter Express
Shared Van
Reservations:
- 1-415-467-1800 outside Bay area
- 1-877-467-1800 toll free from Bay area
- Online info and reservations: www.bayporter.com
- $32 to Berkeley
- $15 additional person to same address
Shuttle service serving San Francisco and Oakland airports between 3:30 a.m. and midnight (4:30 a.m. in some areas.) When you have your baggage call BayPorter at 1-877-467-1800 (within SF Bay Area toll free) from any pay telephone, or from the phone boards at baggage claim. It is important that you call the BayPorter Dispatcher from the airport because vans are only allowed at the terminals while actively boarding passengers. Give your confirmation number or name to the operator, who will then provide you with the time and directions to the nearest Courtyard for pickup. Cash, credit cards & travelers checks accepted, check website for full details: www.bayporter.com
Super Saver Transportation
Reservations:
- 510-247-3337
- 1-800-900-8880 toll free
- email inquiries: sndollar17@aol.com
Private Sedan
Cost: $90 (* +20% gratuity to driver)- 1 to 3 people to same location, nominal charge for additional drop off locations in same vicinity.
24-hour luxury sedan service between San Francisco Airport or Oakland Airport and the Berkeley area. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED (24 –48 hours in advance). Upon arrival collect baggage, then call the above number. They will ask for a description of what you're wearing and will tell you what type of car to look for. At SFO the pick-up point is on the lower level just outside your airline. The car will arrive within 5-7 min. Cash or major credit cards accepted.
Airport Commuter
- Reservations: 1-888-876-1777 toll free
- http://www.airportcommuter.com on line
- $71 - 1 to 3 people to same location between 6:00am - 10:00pm (higher scale for other hours)
- 4th person add $10
Private sedan service between San Francisco Airport or Oakland Airport and the Berkeley area; cash or major credit card. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
From the Oakland Airport
Airport/Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) flyoakland.com operates between OAK and the BART Coliseum/Oakland Airport station daily, approximately every 10 minutes, until midnight. Service begins at 5 a.m., Monday through Saturday, and at 8 a.m. on Sundays and holidays. There is a single shuttle stop for both terminals, conveniently located between Terminal 1 and 2 at OAK's third curbside. One-way regular fare is $3.00. Fares can be paid on-board bus with exact change only or with a $1.00 or $3.00 BART ticket (available for purchase at the Coliseum station). NOTE: Bus ticket machines do not make change.At the Coliseum/Oakland Airport station, buy a BART ticket from a machine; the fare to Downtown Berkeley (one-way) is $2.35. Take the northbound RICHMOND train. Bay Area Shuttles
Bay Area Shuttles
Bay Area Shuttles is unbiased, independent airport transportation guide and directory.
http://www.bayareashuttles.net/
Bayporter Express (see SFO info above)
- $25 to Berkeley
- $15 additional person to same address
Super Saver Transportation (see SFO info above)
Cost: $79.90 - up to 3 people to same location * +20% gratuity to driver
Airport Commuter (see SFO info above)
Reservations:
- 1-888-876-1777 toll free
- http://www.airportcommuter.com on line
- $71 - 1 to 3 people to same location between 6:00am - 10:00pm (higher scale for other hours)
- 4th person add $10
- +15% gratuity to driver
Private sedan service between San Francisco Airport or Oakland Airport and the Berkeley area; cash or major credit card. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.