optometry banner
   
Students

 

 

 

Transportation to Berkeley
 

The following link includes directions, maps, and other useful links to help you in your travel to Berkeley Optometry: Traveling to Berkeley Optometry

 

Airports

Area airports include Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. The Oakland airport is the most convenient for access to the UC Berkeley campus. If you use other airports, please contact the Admissions Office 510-642-9537 for transportation information.

Oakland International Airport 510-577-4000 Oakland Airport
San Francisco International Airport 415-876-2421 SF Airport
San Jose International Airport 408-277-4759 San Jose Airport

Shuttle Service

BayPorter Express

Direct shuttle service to the UCB campus from Oakland and San Francisco Airports is approximately $19 one-way (subject to change).

Address: 27 Industrial Way, Brisbane, CA 94005
Toll Free inside Bay Area: 1-877-467-1800
Outside Bay Area: 415-467-1800
Web: BP Express

AirBart Shuttle

Shuttle ($2) from Oakland Airport to the Coliseum BART station; take BART (additional charge - see "BART" below) to downtown Berkeley. Tickets for AirBART must be purchased in the Oakland airport terminal.

More Information: 510-465-2278; Web: AirBart Shuttle

Transportation via BART will take about one hour. The School of Optometry (Minor Hall) is near the southeast corner of the UCB campus, a 15-20 minute walk from the Berkeley BART station (see Campus Map).

Information about all of BART shuttle services can be found at: BART Shuttles

Taxi Service

We have provided contact numbers for two cab services in Berkeley, but there are many such companies in the East Bay. A listing can be found at About Berkeley Taxis.

American Yellow Cab

510-655-2233

Berkeley Yellow Cab

510-528-9999

Other Transportation Phone Numbers

BART
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Trains and Express Buses
510-465-BART

BART - SF Airport

BART - Oakland Airport

BART
 

BART-SFO

BART-OAK

AMTRAK 1-800-USA-RAIL Amtrak
AC Transit Bus Lines TDD Only: 800.448.9790
Bay Area: 510 891-4700
AC Transit

More Admissions Information

If you have additional questions after reading all the material under the Admissions Topics, please contact admissions@optometry.berkeley.edu.

Admissions and Student Affairs Office (ASAO)
397 Minor Hall, School of Optometry, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020
Tel: 510-642-9537; Fax: 510-643-7111

Copyright © Regents of the University of California. All Rights Reserved.
Optometry Home Page: optometry.berkeley.edu
Email: contact--at--optometry.berkeley.edu [substitute "@" for "--at--"]