Travel Information
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
Three major airports have flights to or near Oakland, California.
Oakland International Airport (OAK)
1 Airport Dr
Oakland, CA 94621
For flight information, maps, and other airport information, visit OAK's website
http://www.flyoakland.com/
An overview of ground transportation services to and from OAK can be found at
http://www.flyoakland.com/ground_transportation.shtml/
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Highway 101
San Francisco, CA 94128
For flight information, maps, and other airport information, visit SFO's website
http://www.flysfo.com/web/page/index.jsp
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)
1732 N 1st St # 600
San Jose, CA 95112
For flight information, maps, and other airport information, visit SJC's website
http://www.flysanjose.com/
An overview of ground transportation services to and from SJC can be found at
http://www.flysanjose.com/
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
The Bay Area has a thriving transportation system, including AC Transit city buses and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) trains/ subway. We strongly encourage you to take advantage of this convenient system to travel from airports to downtown Oakland for the conference, and throughout the Bay Area during your stay.
BART Information
AirBART ($3.00) is the shuttle system that will transport passengers from OAK to the Oakland/Coliseum BART station: http://www.bart.gov/guide/airport/outbound_oak.aspx
Plan your BART trip from the Oakland Airport using http://www.bart.gov/ with "Coliseum/Oakland Airport" as the departing location.
BART will travel directly from the International Terminal at SFO to Oakland City Center Marriott via the Pittsburg/Bay Point Line: http://www.bart.gov/guide/airport/outbound_sfo.aspx
There is a Bart station right at the City Center Marriott Hotel where the conference is located. The stop is called "12th St/Oakland City Center"
Amtrak Train Information
The Amtrak station is 3.3 miles from SJC. Taxis are available to transport passengers from the airport to the San Jose Amtrak station.
To plan a trip using California's Amtrak system, visit the official Amtrak website at http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage
Plan your Amtrak trip using the departing location (from) San Jose, CA (SJC) to either Oakland, CA – Coliseum/Airport (OAC) or Oakland, CA – Jack London Square (OKJ)
OTHER
Make sure to visit other Bay Area destinations while in the area. Visit 511.org, a helpful SF Bay Area transportation website, to plan your trip
http://tripplanner.transit.511.org/mtc/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en