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Getting to CBSE from the base of campus
To get to the UCSC campus, see the driving directions or air travel information below.
 Just after you cross High Street, Bay Street becomes Coolidge Drive.
You may get a parking permit at the red kiosk immediately on the right, or you can use the pay spaces on campus.
Continue up the hill on Coolidge Drive.
Turn left onto Hagar Drive (the second light).
Continue on Hagar until it terminates at McLaughlin Drive.
Turn left onto McLaughlin.
If you have a parking permit:
Go to Hellar Drive and turn right.
Turn right into the first driveway and bear left up the hill.
Park in the lot, which is behind the Engineering 2 building.
Take the stairs or the elevator in the Engineering 2 building to the 5th floor.
Go to suite 501.
If you do not have a parking permit or if the Engineering 2 lot is full:
Go to Hellar Drive and turn left.
Turn left into the Core West parking garage, and look for the pay spaces.
Walk across McLaughlin drive. Go through the Baskin Engineering Building to the Engineering 2 Building.
Take the stairs or the elevator to the 5th floor.
Go to suite 501.
UC Santa Cruz campus map
Map showing the Engineering area (CBSE is in the Engineering 2 Building)
Driving to UCSC
There are three main driving approaches to Santa Cruz: Highway 1 or Highway 17 from the north and Highway 1 from the south.
Getting to the UC Santa Cruz campus from the North via Highway 1:
When you enter Santa Cruz from the north, Highway 1 becomes Mission Street and begins to have traffic signals.
At the third traffic signal, turn left on Bay Street.
Take Bay Street all the way to the main entrance to campus.
Getting to the UC Santa Cruz campus from the north via Highway 17:
Take Highway 17 south to Santa Cruz.
Take the exit for Highway 1 north toward UCSC and Half Moon Bay.
At the second traffic light, turn right on Mission Street (an extension of Highway 1 North).
Go through several traffic signals to Bay Street.
Turn right on Bay Street and take it all the way to the main entrance to campus.
Getting to the UC Santa Cruz campus from the south via Highway 1:
Take Highway 1 north toward UCSC and Half Moon Bay.
Once you are in Santa Cruz, the freeway becomes a highway. At the second traffic light, turn right on Mission Street (an extension of Highway 1 North).
Go through several traffic signals to Bay Street.
Turn right on Bay Street and take it all the way to the main entrance to campus.
Travel by air
There are three airports in the area. The closest is the San Jose Airport, approximately 45 miles away. The San Francisco Airport and the Oakland Airport are about 75 miles away. For ground transportation from either airport you can rent a car, take the bus, or ride a shuttle. (Oakland Airport shuttle services are Bay Area Airporter and Early Bird Shuttle) .
Getting to the UC Santa Cruz campus from the San Jose Airport:
Take Highway 17 south to Santa Cruz.
Take the exit for Highway 1 north toward UCSC and Half Moon Bay.
At the second traffic light, turn right on Mission Street (an extension of Highway 1 North).
Go through several traffic signals to Bay Street.
Turn right on Bay Street and take it all the way to the main entrance to campus.
San Jose International Airport map
Getting to the UC Santa Cruz campus from the San Francisco Airport:
The scenic coast route:
Take Interstate 380 west to 280 south.
Take 280 south to 92 west.
Take 92 west to the coast and turn left (south) on Highway 1.
Take Highway 1 to Santa Cruz.
When you enter Santa Cruz, Highway 1 becomes Mission Street and begins to have traffic signals.
At the third traffic signal, turn left on Bay Street.
Take Bay Street all the way to the main entrance to campus.
Alternative routes:
380 west to 280 south to 85 south to 17 south (see directions from San Jose Airport)
380 west to 280 south to 17 south (see directions from San Jose Airport)
101 south to 92 west to 1 south
San Francisco International Airport map
Getting to the UC Santa Cruz campus from the Oakland Airport:
Take Interstate 880 south to Santa Cruz (it becomes Highway 17 in Los Gatos).
Take the exit for Highway 1 north toward UCSC and Half Moon Bay.
At the second traffic light, turn right on Mission Street (an extension of Highway 1 North).
Go through several traffic signals to Bay Street.
Turn right on Bay Street and take it all the way to the main entrance to campus.
Oakland International Airport map
Shuttle services from the Oakland Airport: Bay Area Airporter and Early Bird Shuttle
Lodging
For a listing of local hotels, inns, and bed & breakfasts, go to Santa Cruz County Lodging Search. One popular place to stay is the beach-front hotel, The Coast Santa Cruz Hotel, 175 West Cliff Drive (831) 426-4330; reservations (800) 716-6199. If you stay at the Coast Santa Cruz Hotel, you get to campus by taking Bay Street, which is the road that heads away from the bay right by the hotel.
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