From the San Francisco airport:
Taking the BART (commuter train system) from San Francisco International Airport is now convenient. Follow the signs in the airport to the BART Station (it is attached to the International Terminal; from other terminals you may wish to take the PeopleMover.) Obtain a ticket from a ticket machine, and take the first available train as instructed by the signs. BART recommends that for the Richmond Line (which stops at Berkeley station near campus) you transfer at Balboa Park Station. Sundays and late in the evenings there is no direct Richmond train from San Francisco, so you need to take a Pittsburg/Bay Point train instead and transfer at Oakland City Center/12th St. Or take a door-to-door van service. Exit the airport on the upper level, walk across the island. There will be people with walkie talkies who will ask your destination and put you in the correct van. You should expect to pay up to $30 (tip included). Cabs are expensive and not much quicker.

From Oakland airport:
Take BART. Near the baggage claim area, look for signs for the AIR BART bus and purchase a $2 ticket at the machine just inside the door before leaving the terminal. The AIR BART bus takes you to the Coliseum Station. Board a Richmond-bound train, which will take you to the Berkeley Station. Or take a door-to-door van service. A cab costs about the same and is not much quicker.

From Berkeley BART Station to campus and the department:
Once above ground at the station, orient yourself and take Center Street EAST (toward the hills, away from the bay) a block and you will see an entrance to campus at Oxford Street and Center. Cross Oxford and continue east, walking over a small bridge and through the eucalyptus grove, and you will come out on a wide walkway. Continue EAST (uphill, toward the campanile tower you will see in front of you) and enter the first building you come to on your RIGHT. This is the north entrance of Dwinelle. Proceed by elevator to level E.

From the South Bay:
Take 101 North to San Mateo Bridge. After going over the bridge, get on 880 North. Then, make sure you get on 80 East from 880 North (DO NOT take 80 West into San Francisco). Take 80 East to the University Avenue Exit. University Avenue dead ends at UC Berkeley.

A parking suggestion:
Take University all the way to Oxford Street. Make a right on Oxford, Oxford to Durant, left on Durant. Go up Durant to the garage that is on your left before you hit Telegraph. You can buy something (even a candy bar) from the neighboring stores and get your ticket validated so that your parking total is half off.

From San Francisco:
Take the Bay Bridge. Staying on 80, follow the signs to Berkeley/Sacramento (stay in the left lanes when you come off the lower deck of the bridge into the open air). Get off 80 at the third exit, University Avenue, and follow the above directions noted for those coming from the South Bay.

For those taking BART:
BART works on a zoning system: the farther you go, the more you pay. You need to buy a ticket in order to get access to the train platform. You need to have the minimum fare on your ticket to get past the gate; and you need your ticket to exit. You can find out how much you will need from the chart on the ticket machine—you are aiming to get to the Berkeley BART stop. Note that many machines do not give change.

The trains are labeled by the destination toward which they are going. Get on the Richmond train. If you are coming from San Francisco, and there is no direct Richmond train, get on the Pittsburgh-Bay Point train, and switch to a Richmond train at 12 Street Oakland City Center or MacArthur stops. Get off at the Berkeley Station. The campus is one block east of the station.

Finding Dwinelle Hall:
Dwinelle Hall is right in the middle of campus. See the campus map. The German department is on the fifth floor, marked as "E" in the elevators. The main office is 5319.

If you get lost:
During business hours, call 510-643-2004 for help.