Air travel to San Francisco
Many major airlines fly into San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Alternatively, one can fly into Oakland (OAK) or San Jose (SJC). The California Academy of Sciences is about 14.6 miles (21 minutes) from the airport and San Francisco State University is about 11 miles (14 minutes) away. These two locations are also about 4 miles apart apart from each other. Since the venue is a bit spread out and there are relatively few hotels nearby, it is recommended that travelers rent a car at the airport in which they arrive.

Travel to the California Academy of Sciences (55 Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA).
By automobile from the North Bay/Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza, merge onto CA-1 S toward 19th avenue/Golden Gate Park. Turn right onto Cabrillo Street (approximately two miles), then left onto 14th Avenue. Turn left onto Fulton Street and then right onto 8th Avenue. Turn right onto John F. Kennedy Drive and then a quick left onto Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive (a oneway street). Turn left onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and then left onto Music Concourse Drive. The CAS will be on the right.

For direct access to the Concourse Parking Facility, Proceed one block north to Balboa Street and turn right. Cross Park Presidio Boulevard turn right onto 8th Avenue and continue on 8th into Golden Gate Park. Once in the park make a right turn and then an immediate left. The Academy will be to your left. For surface access to the Academy, turn right on 8th Avenue across Fulton Street to JFK Drive. For direct access to the Concourse Parking Facility, when on Fulton Street pass 8th Avenue and turn right onto 10th Avenue. Follow 10th to the parking structure.

By automobile from the East Bay/I-80 West, after exiting the Bay Bridge, merge onto US-101 N/Central FWY toward the Golden Gate Bridge. US-101 N/Central FWY becomes Octavia Blvd. Continue on Octavia Blvd. and turn left onto Fell Street (about 0.3 miles). Stay straight to go onto Kezar Drive, which becomes Lincoln Way. Turn right off of Lincoln Way onto 9th Avenue. 9th Avenue becomes Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. From MLK, Jr. Drive, turn right onto Music Concourse Drive. The CAS will be on the right.

For access to the Concourse Parking Facility, continue past the CAS on Music Councourse Drive and follow it to John F. Kennedy Drive. Turn left onto JFK Drive and then right at 10th Avenue into the parking structure.

By automobile from the South Bay, merge onto I-380 W toward I-280/San Bruno. Then merge onto I-280 N toward San Francisco. Keep left to take CA-1 N via Exit 49B toward 19th Avenue/Golden Gate Bridge. Then turn slightly left onto 19th Ave/CA-1 N. Continue to follow CA-1 N (about 3.4 miles). Turn right onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, then left onto Music Concourse Drive. The CAS will be on the right.

To access the Concourse Parking Facility, continue past the CAS on Music Councourse Drive and follow it to John F. Kennedy Drive. Turn left onto JFK Drive and then right at 10th Avenue into the parking structure.

Parking at the California Academy of Sciences.
On-street parking is located throughout Golden Gate Park and the neighboring areas. The Concourse Parking Facility is located on 10th Avenue just off of Fulton Street. It is open seven days a week. Please note that on weekends and holidays, the garage often fills to capacity early in the day.

By public transit:
The #44-O’Shaughnessy bus stops across from the Academy at the Music Concourse on Tea Garden Drive (southbound) and in front of the Academy on Music Concourse Drive (northbound).
The #5-Fulton and the #21-Hayes stop at 8th and Fulton Streets, just outside the park. From 8th Avenue, go into the park and turn right on John F. Kennedy Drive. Then turn left onto Music Concourse Drive.
The N-Judah Muni Metro streetcar, which is wheelchair accessible, stops at 9th Avenue and Irving Street. To reach the Academy, travel north on 9th Avenue into the park. 9th Avenue becomes Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Continue on MLK, Jr. Blvd. until Music Concourse Drive, where you should turn right and continue to the Academy entrance.

If you are staying at an airport hotel, you can take the hotel shuttle to San Francisco International Airport and then ride the BART to any downtown BART station (Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell, or Civic Center) and transfer to the Muni N-Judah OR transfer from Glen Park station to Muni bus #44-O’Shaughnessy.

Travel to the San Francisco State University.
By automobile from the North Bay on US-101 S, cross the Golden Gate Bridge and then take the 19th Avenue/Highway 1 S exit. Follow 19th Avenue to campus at Holloway Ave. To drive to the parking structure, turn right onto Holloway Ave. Bear right onto Font Blvd. and then turn right onto Lake Merced Blvd. Immediately turn right onto State Drive, which is the entrance to the parking garage. Registration and the meetings rooms will be in the science complex (Hensill and Science Halls). Click here for a map of the SFSU campus. Use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

By automobile from the East Bay on I-80 W, merge onto US- 101 S, then onto I-280 S toward Daly City. Then merge onto San Jose Ave. toward CA-82 N/Mission Street/CA-1 N. Veer right onto Sagamore St. and veer right again onto Brotherhood Way. Take the Junipero Serra Blvd/CA-1 N ramp and merge onto Junipero Serra Blvd. Bear left onto 19th Avenue and then turn left onto Holloway Ave. To drive to the parking structure, continue on Holloway Ave. and bear right onto Font Blvd. Then turn right onto Lake Merced Blvd and immediately turn right onto State Drive, which is the entrance to the parking garage. Registration and the meetings rooms will be in the science complex (Hensill and Science Halls). Click here for a map of the SFSU campus. Use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

By automobile from the South Bay on US-101 N, take I-280 N and exit at 19th Avenue. Take Junipero Serra Boulevard to Holloway Avenue, turn left on Holloway Avenue to campus at 19th Avenue. To drive to the parking structure, continue on Holloway Ave. and bear right onto Font Blvd. Then turn right onto Lake Merced Blvd and immediately turn right onto State Drive, which is the entrance to the parking garage. Registration and the meetings rooms will be in the science complex (Hensill and Science Halls). Click here for a map of the SFSU campus. Use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

By public transit:
MUNI: The following MUNI bus lines service the SFSU campus.
M - Oceanview- streetcar to downtown and Balboa Park Station.
17 - Park Merced to West Portal Station.
18 - 46th Avenue/Zoo, Sunset and Richmond Districts, Palace of the Legion of Honor.
26 - Valencia to Ocean View, Balboa Park BART station, Glen Park Station, Mission District to 5th & Mission.
28 - 19th Avenue to Daly City BART station, Sunset and Richmond Districts, Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Mason. (28Llimited service Monday-Friday only).
29 - Sunset to Ingleside, Excelsior, Bayview districts and Candlestick Park.
BART: Take any San Francisco bound BART train to the Daly City BART station. From the Daly City BART station take MUNI’s 28 line. Be sure to obtain a transfer (good for one ride to and from BART) from the machine in the lobby before exiting the station. Exit at the 19th and Holloway stop.
SamTrans: SamTrans’ 3B line also serves the campus from the Daly City BART station. If you are staying at an airport hotel, you can take the hotel shuttle to San Francisco International Airport and then ride the BART to the Daly City station to pick up the MUNI 28 line to campus.

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