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Traveling to Campus

When you arrive at the Berkeley campus, we encourage you to stop by Visitor Services. You'll find us in Room 101 of University Hall, located on the corner of University Avenue and Oxford Street.

Below you'll find directions for reaching the Berkeley campus by car. Also see the online campus map. Due to limited parking availability, we recommend that you use public transportation whenever possible.

From San Francisco, the San Francisco airport, and points south on northbound Highway 101:

  • Follow U.S. 101 north and then switch to I-80 east, and take it across the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge
  • Stay left as you get off the Bay Bridge and take I-80 east heading to Berkeley & Sacramento
  • Exit I-80 onto University Avenue
  • Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street at the western edge of the campus

From Oakland, the Oakland airport, Hayward or San Jose on northbound I-880:

  • Stay in left center lanes on I-880 when you reach downtown Oakland
  • Exit I-80 east (to Berkeley)
  • Exit I-80 at University Avenue
  • Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street

From the East Bay on eastbound Highway 24:

  • From Highway 24 exit at Telegraph Ave. and take a right on Telegraph.
  • Continue on Telegraph until it ends at the southside of campus on Bancroft.
  • Make a left on Bancroft
  • Make a right on Fulton, which will become Oxford Street in two blocks
  • Continue on Oxford to University.

From the East Bay on northbound Highway 13:

  • Highway 13 ends and becomes Tunnel Road
  • Continue on Tunnel Road. Tunnel Road becomes Ashby Avenue near the Claremont Hotel. Continue on Ashby.
  • Turn right at Shattuck Avenue
  • Turn right at University Avenue and continue east one block to Oxford Street and the western edge of the campus

From the East Bay on I-80 bound either east or west

  • Exit University Avenue
  • Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street

From the East Bay on westbound I-580:

  • Exit I-80 East (to Berkeley & Sacramento)
  • Exit at University Avenue
  • Continue east on University Avenue for approximately 1.5 miles to Oxford Street
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