NOTE: Directions to the Hotel Durant are the same as for the Berkeley City Club, just 2.5 blocks further up Durant Street.

By Bayporter Shuttle Bus:

sampThe Bayporter Express departs from both SFO and OAK. Reservations are required and can be made electronically. The Bayporter is a door-to-door service, and will drop you off right at the hotel. The Bayporter will also pick you up for your return to the airport; simply register the time of your flight, and Bayporter will arrange a time window for pickup. The one-way cost is $27 from SFO, and $23 from Oakland Airport.

By Bay Area Rapit Transit (BART):

From SFO:The BART station is located on the north side of the International terminal. If you are arriving domestically, you may take the Red AirTrain line from your domestic terminal to BART, or you may walk 5-10 minutes, following the signs to the International terminal.More information and a diagram can be found at the BART Airport Connections Guide.

You will need to buy a ticket from one of the machines. There are now two kinds of ticket machines. The Charge-a-Ticket machines accept credit cards, ATM cards, and cash (bills only), but do not give change. The regular vending machines accept cash and coins, and give change. You may buy tickets up to $40 at the vending machines and up to $69 at the Charge-a-Ticket machines, so you can use your ticket for multiple trips. Fare between San Francisco International Airport and Downtown Berkeley is $5.65 each way.

The simplest way to get to Berkeley is to take the blue Dublin/Pleasanton line from the airport to the Lake Merrit station in Oakland. Cross over to the other side of the platform and catch an orange Richmond-bound train to the Downtown Berkeley station. In theory, one can catch a red Richmond-bound train at the Balboa Park transfer station, which would be more direct, but in practice that line rarely runs.

From Oakland Airport:Travel from Oakland is a bit more complex than from San Francisco as you first need to take a bus from the airport to the BART station. Easiest is to take the AirBART bus, which goes directly to the Coliseum BART station. This costs $2, which may be paid in cash (exact change only - driver carries no change) or with a ticket from a BART vending machine. Note that you must use a $2 ticket since (unlike BART itself) you will not get the ticket back. Alternatively, you can take a local city bus, AC Transit route 50, which also goes to the Coliseum BART station and costs $1.75, but this will probably be more trouble than it is worth.

AirBART has two stops at Oakland airport, one in front of Terminal 2 (Southwest Airlines) and one in front of Terminal 1 (all other airlines). There are three streets in front of Oakland airport, and hence three curbsides. You will need to cross the first street to the second curbside. More information and a diagram can be found here.

You will need to buy a BART ticket as well from one of the machines, either at the airport or at the BART station. There are now two kinds of ticket machines. The Charge-a-Ticket machines accept credit cards, ATM cards, and cash (bills only), but do not give change. The regular vending machines accept cash and coins, and give change. You may buy tickets up to $40 at the vending machines and up to $69 at the Charge-a-Ticket machines, so you can use your ticket for multiple trips (but NOT on AirBART - you need a separate ticket for this).

Fare between Coliseum station and Downtown Berkeley is $2.10 each way.

To get to Berkeley, take the orange Richmond-bound train to the Downtown Berkeley station. Signs will tell you the destination of each train. Be careful to not board a San Francisco-bound train unless you want to go there instead!

Total trip time will be 1 - 1 1/2 hours. The AirBART bus comes every 10 minutes (note, though, that U.S. buses are not as punctual as European or Japanese buses!) and it takes 15-30 minutes to get to the Coliseum station. BART trains are every 15 minutes, and take 25 minutes to travel to Downtown Berkeley.

Once in Berkeley:From the Downtown Berkeley station, exit on the south side of the station, towards Alston Way (this will be back in the direction from which the train came). Walk 3 blocks south down Shattuck Avenue to Durant Avenue. Follow Durant uphill 2 blocks to the Berkeley City Club on your left and 3 more blocks to the Durant Hotel on your right.

The BART system map can be found here. For more information, visit BART.gov where you may also download pdf overviews in several different languages.

Below is a map from the Downtown Berkeley BART station to the Berkeley City Club. Click on the thumbnail for a larger version.

By Car:

FROM OAKLAND AIRPORT: Follow Hegenberger Road to highway 880 North. As you approach downtown Oakland, follow the signs to highway 80 East, towards Sacramento. Exit on University Avenue. Take University up to Shattuck Avenue and take a right on Shattuck, then a left on Durant Ave. Drive up Durant 3.5 blocks, just past Ellsworth Street. The Berkeley City Club is on the left hand side, halfway between Ellsworth and Dana streets.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: Take highway 101 North towards San Francisco. Once you are in San Francisco, follow the signs to the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Bridge (80 East). Cross the Bridge and continue on 80 East towards Sacramento. Exit on University Avenue. Take University up to Shattuck Avenue and take a right on Shattuck, then a left on Durant Ave. Drive up Durant 3.5 blocks, just past Ellsworth Street. The Berkeley City Club is on the left hand side, halfway between Ellsworth and Dana streets.

FROM INTERSTATE 5(Los Angeles): Take highway 580 West towards San Francisco. Continue onto 80 East towards Sacramento. Exit on University Avenue. Take University up to Shattuck Avenue and take a right on Shattuck, then a left on Durant Ave.Drive up Durant 3.5 blocks, just past Ellsworth Street. The Berkeley City Club is on the left hand side, halfway between Ellsworth and Dana streets.

FROM WALNUT CREEK/ HIGHWAY 24: Take highway 24 West to Tunnel Road. Take Tunnel Road until it becomes Ashby Avenue. Continue down Ashby to College Avenue. Turn right on College, and proceed down College to Channing Way. Take a left on Channing. Go four blocks to Ellsworth St. and turn right. Go one block to Durant Avenue and turn right again. Drive up Durant 3.5 blocks, just past Ellsworth Street. The Berkeley City Club is on the left hand side, halfway between Ellsworth and Dana streets.

FROM SACRAMENTO: Take highway 80 West toward San Francisco. Exit on University Avenue. Take University up to Shattuck Avenue and take a right on Shattuck, then a left on Durant Ave. Drive up Durant 3.5 blocks, just past Ellsworth Street. The Berkeley City Club is on the left hand side, halfway between Ellsworth and Dana streets.

FROM SAN JOSE: Take highway 880 North. As you approach downtown Oakland, follow the signs to highway 80 East, towards Sacramento. Exit on University Avenue. Take University up to Shattuck Avenue and take a right on Shattuck, then a left on Durant Ave. Drive up Durant 3.5 blocks, just past Ellsworth Street. The Berkeley City Club is on the left hand side, halfway between Ellsworth and Dana streets.