Berkeley Chamber of Commerce

Economic Development

Statistics — Transportation


Highways

    * Interstate 80, 880, 580, California routes 13, 123, 24
    * Highway condition information: 800-427-7623, 510-286-4444

Buses

    * AC Transit: Alameda-Contra Costa Transit: 510-839-2882
    * Berkeley Gateway Transportation Management Association (TMA): Shuttle to West Berkeley (for schedule): 510-841-2378
    * Berkeley TRiP - commute store: 510-643-7665
    * Bay Area Transportation Website: www.transitinfo.org

Rail

    * BART: Bay Area Rapid Transit: 510-465-2278
      3 Berkeley stations: Ashby, Downtown Berkeley, North Berkeley
    * Amtrak: Passenger service 800-872-7245 or www.amtrak.com
      Berkeley's train stop at 700 University Ave. (at 3rd St.) is unstaffed. Nearby staffed stations are Emeryville and Richmond. The following trains pass through Berkeley: Capitol Corridor, San Joaquin, Coast Starlight>, and California Zephyr.
    * Union Pacific: Freight service: 800-756-7777

Deep Water Ports

    * Oakland (6 miles south)
    * Richmond (8 miles northwest)
    * San Francisco (12 miles west)

Airports

    * Oakland International (12 miles south): 510-577-4000
    * San Francisco International (20 miles west): 415-876-2377

Public Parking
City Garages

    * 2025 Center St. (between Milvia St. and Shattuck Ave.)
    * Sather Gate (2450 Durant Ave. at Telegraph Ave.)

City Lots

    * Kittredge St. (at Oxford St.)
    * Berkeley Way (between Milvia St. and Shattuck Ave.)
    * Elmwood (College Ave. at Russell St.)

Private Garages

    * Golden Bear Center (1995 University Ave. at Bonita St.)
    * Great Western (Center St. between Milvia St. and Shattuck Ave.)
    * Kittredge St. (between Milvia St. and Shattuck Ave.)
    * Bancroft Center (2558 Bancroft Way west of Bowditch St.)

UC Berkeley Garage

    * Student Union (Bancroft Way west of Telegraph Ave.)

UC Berkeley Lots

Many lots are available for public use evenings and weekends. A flat rate applies. Some are available on an hourly basis, evenings and weekends.
Meters

There are 3,600 short-term metered spaces throughout the city.