Directions , Transportation, Parking & Local Hotels

The Honors Research Symposium will be held in two locations on the UC Berkeley Campus: Pauley Ballroom (on the 3rd floor of the MLK Student Union) and Wheeler Hall.

Click here for a UC Berkeley Campus Map

Arriving by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)

This is the best way to attend the Symposium as parking is expensive and extremely limited near the UC Berkeley campus. The Symposium is a 10-15 minute walk from the Downtown Berkeley BART station. Click here for BART information

Walking Directions from the Downtown Berkeley BART station

Exit the station and start walking South (towards Allston Way) on Shattuck Avenue. After two blocks, turn left onto Bancroft Avenue. Continue to walk for three more blocks and turn left onto campus where Telegraph Avenue dead-ends into the UC Berkeley campus. The MLK Jr. Student Union is at the intersection of Telegraph and Bancroft.

Directions from the San Francisco Airport

There is a BART station in the International Terminal of SFO. Take the Pittsburg/Bay Point train and transfer to the Richmond line at the 12th Street Okland City Center station. Get off at the Downtown Berkeley station.

Directions from the Oakland Airport

The AirBART shuttle runs between the Oakland Airport and the Coliseum/Airport BART station every 10 minutes. It costs $3. Take the Richmond train to the Downtown Berkeley station.

Parking

There are a variety of parking lots within walking distance to the UC Berkeley Campus. Click here for a list.

Disabled Parking Access

Special parking arrangements can be made for disabled Symposium attendees. Please contact Jennifer Saito for details.

Hotel Accommodations