Airport Information:
You may fly into San Francisco International Airport (SFO) or Oakland
International Airport (OAK). It will take approximately 45 minutes to
get from SFO to Berkeley, or 35 minutes to get from OAK to Berkeley.
The taxicab fare from SFO to Berkeley is approximately $65. The taxi
fare from Oakland to Berkeley is approximately $50.
If you are taking a shuttle, Bay Porter Express is a good one.
Reservations are necessary. Bay Porter Express can be reached via
their website www.bayporter.com or by telephone (510) 864-4000.
Rental Car Information:
The San Francisco airport offers a Rental Car Center with convenient
shuttle access from the terminals. The following two links describe
the SFO Car Center and the rental car agencies located within the
center and off-site:
www.flysfo.com/web/page/tofrom/rental-cars/
www.flysfo.com/web/page/tofrom/rental-cars/rc-agencies/
(each agency's website is listed within the link above)
The Oakland airport also offers a Rental Car Center -- the link below
lists participating agencies in OAK airport:
www.flyoakland.com/car_rentals.shtml
Other Transportation Options:
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) service is available into Berkeley from
both airports (although the Oakland airport connection to BART
begins with a brief segment on shuttle-bus). BART stops, rates and
schedules are available online: www.bart.gov
A map of all BART system stops is available here:
www.bart.gov/stations/stationGuide/localAreaMap.asp
The closest BART stops to Xinet's office are both just under 2 miles away:
The DOWNTOWN BERKELEY BART station, on Shattuck Avenue, is one
option: taxis are readily available there and there is a phone to
call cabs at the BART Plaza (Center Street at Shattuck).
The ASHBY BART station is another option: taxis are sometimes
available at ASHBY BART; Alameda County Transit bus transportation
can be a bit spotty; walking is not particularly advised.
A private free shuttle bus service, the West Berkeley Shuttle, runs
from ASHBY BART during very limited morning & afternoon commute hours
(last bus pick up at ASHBY = 8:50 AM). The West Berkeley "BEST
Shuttle" stop at 7th & Parker is only two blocks from Xinet's office.
More details: www.westberkeleyshuttle.com/
The Alameda County Transit bus service between Ashby BART and Xinet's
location is Line #9. #9 Westbound runs between Ashby BART and the
closest stop at Dwight/San Pablo roughly every 20-30 minutes during
the day. More details are at: www.actransit.org
Accomodations:
Unfortunately, there are no hotels within a short walking distance of
our office. The hotels below are a short cab ride away and not too
far away from food options.
Courtyard Marriott
5555 Shellmound Street, Emeryville California 94608
Tel: 510-652-8777
Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Berkeley Marina
200 Marina Boulevard, Berkeley, California 94710
Tel: 510-548 7920 Fax: 510-548 7944
Hotel Durant (near Telegraph Ave., blocks away from UC Berkeley campus)
2600 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704
Tel: 510-845-8981
The Berkeley Visitors Bureau (www.berkeleycvb.com/) also has a
range of accommodations, should you wish to be closer to the Berkeley
downtown area.
Bed and Breakfasts in the area are available in this link:
www.bbonline.com/ca/berkeley.html
If you want to get our impressions of an area hotel or motel before
you book it, we'll give you more information if we can -- just write
to us at 'training@xinet.com'.
