Directions to IHD

By Car

Freeways:

From the South (Oakland Airport/San Jose):

Take 880 North, to 980, in order to connect to Highway 24 East/Walnut Creek/Berkeley. Stay in the right lane and take the 51st Street exit. Turn left at Shattuck (first signal light). Turn right at University Avenue and continue until it ends at the campus (one block past Shattuck Avenue) at Oxford.

From the San Francisco Airport:

From the airport, take 101 North (towards San Francisco) and follow the signs to the Bay Bridge. After you cross the Bay Bridge, take I-80 East towards Berkeley/Sacramento. Get off at the University Avenue exit and go east (right) on University Avenue until it ends at the campus (one block past Shattuck Avenue) at Oxford Street.

From the west (San Francisco/Oakland):

Take I-80 East and get off at the University Avenue exit. Go east on University Avenue until it ends at the campus (one block past Shattuck Avenue) at Oxford Street.

From the Northeast (Sacramento/Vallejo/Richmond):

Take I-80 West and get off at the University Avenue exit. Go east on University Avenue until it ends at the campus (one block past Shattuck Avenue) at Oxford Street.

From the Southeast (Hayward/San Leandro):

Take Westbound I-580. Exit to Highway 24 East/Walnut Creek/Berkeley. Stay in the right lane and take the 51st Street exit. Turn left at Shattuck (first signal light). Turn right at University Avenue and continue until it ends at the campus (one block past Shattuck Avenue) at Oxford.

Once you reach University and Oxford:

Take a left on Oxford Street, and then a right two blocks later on Hearst Avenue. Drive two blocks up Hearst Avenue, and Tolman Hall will be on your right (Arch is the cross street). Tolman Hall consists of two five-story, beige, concrete buildings which are connected by corridors above the first floor. Enter the west wing through the glass doors and the Institute of Human Development is on your left.

Parking Instructions for Visiting the Department:

If an IHD reserved parking permit has been pre-arranged for you, you may park in one of the IHD reserved spaces. Permits must be pre-approved before issuance. Please contact (510) 642-7239 for permit request and directions.

If you do not have a parking permit, there are metered parking spaces along Hearst Avenue, and there is also two-hour parking along the hilly side streets off Hearst (free). It becomes difficult to find street parking beginning in the late morning (after 10 a.m.) and it stays crowded through the afternoon. There is a University parking garage which is open to the public on weekdays after 5 p.m. and on weekends. It is located on Hearst Avenue approximately four blocks above Tolman, on the left at the corner of Hearst and La Loma Avenues. This garage requires that you buy a temporary parking pass on the third floor of the garage.

Research participants with approved parking permits can view the following links for specific parking instructions using Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®.

Mulford Parking Lot

Tolman Breezeway Parking Lot

On Foot
Walking Directions to the Department from Berkeley BART:

Go up the stairs to exit the BART station. When you get outside, you will be on Shattuck Avenue. Cross Shattuck and walk uphill (east) on Center Street one block to Oxford. Make a left at Oxford and walk approximately 4 blocks until you come to Hearst Avenue. Make a right on Hearst and walk approximately two blocks up the hill until you come to a large, circular flower bed on your right, cross street is Arch. Tolman Hall is on your right.

Tolman Hall consists of two five-story, beige, concrete buildings which are connected by corridors above the first floor. IHD is located in the West wing of Tolman, the wing on your right as you face Tolman. Enter the west wing through the glass doors and the Institute of Human Development is on your left.

By Public Transportation
From Stanford to UC Berkeley:

You can take a bus from Stanford to the Union City BART station, then take a BART train to UC Berkeley.

Take a bus called the Dunbarton Express which departs from the Stanford train station. The Stanford train station, officially known as the Palo Alto Transit Center, is located at the intersection of El Camino and University Avenue. This bus will take you across the Dunbarton Bridge. Get off at the Union City BART station. Take the Richmond train to the Berkeley station (after MacArthur and Ashby stations).

General Cal campus visitor information and maps are available. Please contact us if you need further directions.