Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
of buses from San Francisco's Transbay Temporary Terminal to the East Bay. The F line
leaves from the Transbay Temporary Terminal to the corner of University and Shattuck
Aves approximately every half-hour ($4.20, 30 minutes).
Between Berkeley and downtown Oakland ($2.10) on weekdays, take the fast and fre-
quent 1R bus along Telegraph Ave between the two city centers, or bus 18 that runs daily
via Martin Luther King Jr Way. Bus 51B travels along University Ave from Berkeley
BART to the Berkeley Marina.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
With your own wheels you can approach Berkeley from San Francisco by taking the Bay
Bridge and then following either I-80 (for University Ave, downtown Berkeley and the
UCB campus) or Hwy 24 (for College Ave and the Berkeley Hills).
Driving to San Francisco, the bridge toll is $4 to $6, depending on the time and day of
the week.
TRAIN
Amtrak does stop in Berkeley, but the shelter is not staffed and direct connections are few.
More convenient is the nearby
Emeryville Amtrak station
(
800-872-7245;
www.amtrak.com
; 5885 Horton St)
, a few miles south.
To reach the Emeryville station from downtown Berkeley, take a Transbay F bus or ride
BART to the MacArthur station and then take the free Emery Go Round bus (Hollis route)
to Amtrak.
Getting Around
Public transportation, cycling and walking are the best options for getting around central
Berkeley.
BICYCLE
Cycling is a popular means of transportation, and safe and well-marked 'bicycle
boulevards' with signed distance information to landmarks make crosstown journeys very
easy. Just north of Berkeley,
Wheels of Justice
(
510-524-1094;
www.wheelsofjustice.com
;
1554 Solano Ave, Albany;
11am-7pm Thu,10am-6pm Fri-Wed, to 5pm Sun)
has 24-hour mountain-
bike rentals for $35.
