Location and Transportation Info | Berkeley McGee House

This page contains information about the location of the McGee House, as well as of the transportation options in the area

Since transportation service details change often, please check with providers for up to date information

7 blocks from University of California at Berkeley (Cal) campus (15 minutes walk - about 3/4 mile).
6 blocks form Downtown Berkeley BART station (train/subway) and all downtown amenities (restaurants, shops, cinemas, banks, library, buses).
25 minutes ride on the BART (train/subway) to downtown San Francisco.
5 blocks to the Berkeley’s Trader Joe’s grocery store (highly rated).
Close to everything, but a quiet residential neighborhood (parks nearby).
Very easy access to highway I-80.
10 minutes drive to downtown Oakland or Emeryville.
One block to Berkeley’s Bike network.

If you don’t want to walk from the house to your final destination on campus, UC Berkeley offers a number of shuttle options: [Main Campus Shuttle (Bear Transit) Page]
This UB Berkeley page provides maps: [Shuttle and Parking Maps]
The very closest shuttle line (5 blocks away) is the P line, but within another 1 or 2 blocks you can catch the R or C lines (most all shuttles go by the BART station which is only 6 blocks from the house) (as of Dec 2008): [Map of Shuttle Routes].
The McGee house is within the "free nighttime BearWalk" service area - these are walking and shuttle services provided by the university - for more info: [Night Safety].
The LBL (Lawrence Berkeley Labs) (also called Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)) shuttle also goes by the BART station, so with a 6 block walk from the house, you can use the LBL shuttle if you affiliated with LBL: [LBL Shuttles]

House is 3 blocks away from University Ave where lots of buses go by - most buses on University Ave are operated by AC Transit.
Most buses in Berkeley go through downtown, and the house is about 6 blocks from downtown (where the Berkeley BART station is located).
House is about 1.5 miles from the Berkeley Amtrak train station - trains from here go to Sacramento and San Jose as well as offering services to the rest of California and the nation.

The Bay Area BART subway system does offer direct subway service into the San Francisco International Airport as well as service to the Oakland Airport from the Oakland Coliseum station via an AirBART bus service.
I don’t have any specific experience with specific taxi or shuttle companies, but here are some listings/companies:
List of Taxi Companies in the area: [from Yahoo local] - couple examples: Project Cab at 510-395-0000 and Friendly Airport Taxi at 510-834-1234.
One of the Airport Shuttle companies: [ABC Shuttle Service].
A Limousine service - liked by reviews on yelp - can go to airports: [On Time Limousine - Yelp info/reviews] - and direct web site: [On Time Limousine].

Berkeley has many parks - this web page has a map of the parks (as well as links to a list of parks): [Berkeley Parks].
The parks that are closest to the McGee house are:

About 1.75 miles from the Clark Kerr Campus located at the University of California at Berkeley.
About 2.5 miles from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland which also co-located with the Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) - so if you are looking for a place to stay during an extended visit to Oakland Children’s Hospital and/or Research Center, the McGee house can provide that option as it is located nearby.
About 2 miles from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL or LBL or Berkeley Labs) in Berkeley.
About 4 miles from Mathematical Science Research Institute (MSRI) in Berkeley.
About 10 miles from Mills College in Oakland.
A list of shops and restaurants around of the house can be found using links on the McGee Misc Links page.

Note: transportation information can change frequently, so please consult the agency/provider in question for up-to-date information

Berkeley, California