Directions to the Oakland Center

Location

The Center is located in the building at the corner of 11th and Broadway in Oakland. You can only access the Conference Center from a doorway on 11th Street marked "Suite 109", located next to the Colonial Donut Shop. You cannot access the Center through the lobby.

From Contra Costa County

Take Highway 24 to the Caldecott Tunnel. Take Highway 980 exit. Continue south to the 11th Street exit. Turn left onto 11th street. Cross Broadway. See below for Parking information.

From Marin County

Take Highway 580 to Interstate 80 West. At the San Francisco/Oakland interchange, take Highway 580 East. Take the Highway 980/Downtown Oakland exit. Continue to the 11th Street exit. Turn left onto 11th Street. Cross Broadway. See below for Parking information.

From Pleasanton/Livermore

Take Highway 580 into Oakland. Take the Downtown Oakland exit onto Highway 980. Continue to the 11th Street exit. Turn left on 11th Street. Cross Broadway . See below for Parking information.

From the San Francisco/Bay Bridge

Take the Highway 580 exit. Take the Downtown Oakland exit onto Highway 980. Continue to the 11th Street exit. Turn left onto 11th Street. Cross Broadway. See below for Parking information.

From the Oakland International Airport

Take Highway 880 North to the Broadway exit in Downtown Oakland. Make a right turn onto Broadway at the first light. Make a right turn onto 11th Street. See below for parking information. You may also use BART from the airport. Outside Terminals 1 and 2 proceed to the AirBart bus stop. The AirBart buses run between Oakland Int'l. Airport and the Oakland Coliseum BART station. Take BART north to the 12th Street/City Center station.

BART

Exit the Oakland City Center/12th Street station using the Broadway/11th Street South Exit. Proceed on Broadway to 11th Street and follow the directions under "Location" above. Visit the Bart Web site for more information on routes and schedules.

AC Transit

The Oakland Center is located on the AC Transit 82/82L lines which both drop off on 11th Street at Broadway. Additional lines also drop off on Broadway.

Parking

Underground parking is available at the Transpacific Centre on 11th Street, where the Oakland Center is located. The parking garage is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and there is a $1.00 charge per 15 minutes for parking ($18 daily maximum, $20 including after hours until the following day at 7:00am). Super Early Bird special pricing is available at $8.00, in between the hours of 7:00am-8:30am. Early Bird special pricing is available at $10.00,in between the hours of 8:30am-10:00am.