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Transportation from Bay Area Airports

If you intend to arrive in the San Francisco Bay Area by air, consider flying into Oakland rather than San Francisco. The Oakland International Airport (OAK) is smaller and easier to manage than San Francisco International (SFO)—and it is closer to Berkeley.

Both airports have information desks and extensive websites:
Oakland International: http://www.flyoakland.com/
San Francisco International: http://www.flysfo.com/

Taxis, Rideshare or Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)

OAKLAND AIRPORT TO BERKELEY

The simplest but most expensive way to travel from the Oakland Airport to Berkeley is by taxi, Uber or Lyft, which will cost approximately $50. Mass transit is less expensive. For under $6 you can take the AirBART shuttle bus to the Coliseum BART station, then board a Richmond-bound train to the Berkeley BART station.

SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT TO BERKELEY

If you arrive at the San Francisco International Airport, the least expensive means of transportation to Berkeley is mass transit. For domestic flights, take the Red AirTrain line to the SFO BART station. From the station, you can board a Richmond-bound train to the Downtown Berkeley station. If you arrive in the evening or on a Sunday, you must take the Pittsburg/Bay Point train instead, then transfer at the MacArthur BART station to a Richmond-bound train and exit at the Berkeley station. For detailed information about public transportation, visit the Bay Area Transit Information website.

Airport Shuttles

If you have a lot of luggage, you might prefer to take a door-to-door shuttle van, which will pick you up at the airport and drop you off wherever you want in Berkeley. For more information about airport transportation costs, see the chart or visit the airport websites.

Parking

Click here for parking information.

Directions from BART

If you’re coming to campus via BART, get off at the Berkeley Station (also known as the “Downtown Berkeley” station) along the Richmond line; it drops you off one block from the west side of campus. From nearby Shattuck and Addison Streets, you can catch a BearTransit shuttle, which will let you off along the perimeter of campus, including near the Law School. On average, this shuttle departs every fifteen minutes. For more information on using BART, visit www.bart.gov.

Alternatively, you can take the AC Transit Bus lines 1 or 51B that drop you off along the south edge of campus, including a stop near the Law School.

For those who enjoy walking, the west entrance to the Berkeley campus is only one block away from the Downtown Berkeley BART Station.The Law School is on the far side of the campus, about a 15-20 minute walk.

From Bancroft Avenue, there is a wheelchair ramp as you enter the courtyard outside of Café Zeb leading to the entrance to the law school building.

Driving Directions

If you’re planning to visit Berkeley Law, you can use the Google map below or follow the driving directions below the map to reach the UC Berkeley campus and the law school complex.

Oakland Airport

  • Follow Highway 880 eastbound (toward downtown Oakland) to Highway 580 West to Berkeley.
  • Highway 580 joins Highway 80 through Berkeley.
  • Take the Ashby Avenue exit and turn right onto Ashby Avenue.
  • Turn left onto Telegraph Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Dwight Way.
  • At the second stoplight, turn left onto Piedmont Avenue.
  • Go four blocks (to the second stop sign) and then turn left onto Bancroft Way. The Law Building is the first building on your right.

San Francisco Airport (Highway 101 from the San Francisco Peninsula)

  • From the airport garage or pickup area, follow the signs to Highway 101 North.
  • Take Highway 101 North and follow the signs to Highway 80 East/Bay Bridge.
  • Follow Highway 80 East over the Bay Bridge (there is no toll charge from this direction).
  • After the bridge, continue on Highway 80 toward Berkeley (it will join Highway 580 West).
  • Take the Ashby Avenue exit and turn right onto Ashby Avenue.
  • Turn left onto Telegraph Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Dwight Way.
  • At the second stoplight, turn left onto Piedmont Avenue.
  • Go four blocks (to the second stop sign) and then turn left onto Bancroft Way. The Law Building is the first building on your right.

Southbound on Highway 101 (from San Rafael or northern areas)

  • Follow Highway 101 South to Highway 580 East (Richmond/San Rafael Bridge).
  • Take the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge over the bay. (There is no toll charge from this direction.)
  • Follow Highway 580 West. It will join with Highway 80 West toward Berkeley.
  • Take the University Avenue exit and turn right onto University Avenue.
  • Follow University Avenue east for approximately two miles to Oxford Street.
  • Turn right onto Oxford Street, which becomes Fulton Street.
  • Turn left onto Durant Avenue and proceed east for approximately one mile.
    (Note: you will pass a public parking structure in the 2400 block—just before Telegraph Avenue on the right-hand side of the street.)
  • Turn left onto Piedmont Avenue.
  • At the next stop sign, turn left onto Bancroft Way. The Law Building is the first building on your right.

Northbound on Highway 101 (from south of San Francisco)

  • Take Highway 101 North and follow the signs to Highway 80 East/Bay Bridge.
  • Follow Highway 80 East over the Bay Bridge (there is no toll charge from this direction).
  • After the bridge, continue east on Highway 80 to Berkeley (it will join with Highway 580 West).
  • Take the Ashby Avenue exit and turn right onto Ashby Avenue.
  • Turn left onto Telegraph Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Dwight Way.
  • At the second stoplight, turn left onto Piedmont Avenue.
  • Go four blocks (to the second stop sign) and then turn left onto Bancroft Way. The Law Building is the first building on your right.

Westbound on Highway 580 (from Pleasanton)

  • Take Highway 580 West. Take the Highway 80/Highway 580 exit toward Berkeley. (The highways merge through Berkeley.)
  • Take the Ashby Avenue exit and turn right onto Ashby Avenue.
  • Turn left onto Telegraph Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Dwight Way.
  • At the second stoplight, turn left onto Piedmont Avenue.
  • Go four blocks (to the second stop sign) and then turn left onto Bancroft Way. The Law Building is the first building on your right.

Eastbound on Highway 80 (Bay Bridge)

  • After the bridge, continue on Highway 80 toward Berkeley (it will join Highway 580 West).
  • Take the Ashby Avenue exit and turn right onto Ashby Avenue.
  • Turn left onto Telegraph Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Dwight Way.
  • At the second stoplight, turn left onto Piedmont Avenue.
  • Go four blocks (to the second stop sign) and then turn left onto Bancroft Way. The Law Building is the first building on your right.

    Westbound on Highway 80 (from Sacramento)

  • Take the University Avenue exit and turn right onto University Avenue.
  • Follow University Avenue east for approximately two miles to Oxford Street.
  • Turn right onto Oxford Street, which becomes Fulton Street.
  • Turn left onto Durant Avenue and proceed east for approximately one mile. (Note: you will pass a public parking structure in the 2400 block—just before Telegraph Avenue on the right-hand side of the street.)
  • Turn left onto Piedmont Avenue.
  • At the next stop sign, turn left onto Bancroft Way. The Law Building is the first building on your right.

    Westbound on Highway 24

  • Take the Berkeley/Tunnel Road exit and continue west on Tunnel Road, which becomes Ashby Avenue.
  • Just past the Claremont Hotel, turn right on Claremont Avenue and make an immediate left onto Claremont Boulevard.
  • Claremont Boulevard becomes Belrose Avenue and then Derby Street (at the mandatory left).
  • At the next stop sign, turn right onto Warring Street.
  • Continue through the next stop sign and follow the road as it curves left and becomes Piedmont Avenue.
  • At the next stop sign, turn left onto Bancroft Way. The Law Building is the first building on your right.

    Eastbound on Highway 24

  • Exit at 51st Street and Telegraph Avenue.
  • Turn right and proceed east on 51st Street for two blocks
  • Turn left onto Telegraph Avenue for approximately one and a half miles
  • Turn right onto Dwight Way.
  • At the second stoplight, turn left onto Piedmont Avenue.
  • Go four blocks (to the second stop sign) and then turn left onto Bancroft Way. The Law Building is the first building on your right.

    Westbound on Highway 13

  • Continue west on Highway 13 until it ends in Berkeley. Highway 13 becomes Tunnel Road and then Ashby Avenue.
  • Just past the Claremont Hotel, turn right on Claremont Avenue and make an immediate left onto Claremont Boulevard.
  • Claremont Boulevard becomes Belrose Avenue and then Derby Street (at the mandatory left).
  • At the next stop sign, turn right onto Warring Street.
  • Continue through the next stop sign and follow the road as it curves left and becomes Piedmont Avenue.
  • At the next stop sign, turn left onto Bancroft Way. The Law Building is the first building on your right.