Directions

AIR TRAVEL

Southwest has direct flights to SMF from Chicago/MDW, Dallas, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Seattle, and many southern CA airports. Other airlines fly to SMF and to Oakland (closer than SFO).  

AIRPORTER

Sacramento airport shuttles can be reserved via the Davis Airporter at https://www.davisairporter.com/index2.html

Also see our department visitor page, which provides a information on the campus, internet connection for guests and transportation http://www.physics.ucdavis.edu/visitors/index.html

TRAIN:  Train_Schedule_10_26_2015.pdf

DRIVING

From I-80 West (San Francisco):
Take I-80 East toward Sacramento.
Exit the UC Davis exit #71 (just after the HWY 113 interchange).
Turn left at the stop sign onto Old Davis Road.
Continue straight past the information booth.
Turn right onto Hilgard Lane (immediately after the Mondavi Food and Wine Institute buildings) and park in either the structure or the parking lot.
The Conference Center is East of the Vanderhoef Quad from the Mondavi Performing Arts Center at the corner of Old Davis Road and Alumni Lane.
The entrance is to the left of the glass corner of the building.

From I-80 East (Sacramento):
Take I-80 West toward San Francisco.
Exit the UC Davis exit #71 (after the Richards Blvd exit)
Turn right at the stop sign onto Old Davis Road.
Continue straight past the information booth.
Turn right onto Hilgard Lane (immediately after the Mondavi Food and Wine Institute buildings) and park in either the structure or the parking lot.
The Conference Center is East of Vanderhoef Quad from the Mondavi Performing Arts Center at the corner of Old Davis Road and Alumni Lane.
The entrance is to the left of the glass corner of the building.

From I-5 North (Redding/ Woodland):
Take I-5 South toward Sacramento.
Take the HWY 113 South interchange to Davis.
Take the I-80 East interchange to Sacramento.
Exit the UC Davis exit #71 on the interchange
Turn left at the stop sign onto Old Davis Road.
Continue straight past the information booth.
Turn right onto Hilgard Lane (immediately after the Mondavi Food and Wine Institute buildings) and park in either the structure or the parking lot.
The Conference Center is East of Vanderhoef Quad from the Mondavi Performing Arts Center at the corner of Old Davis Road and Alumni Lane.
The entrance is to the left of the glass corner of the building.

From Downtown Davis:
Take First Street west toward campus and away from downtown.
Turn left at Old Davis Road.
Continue pass the Hyatt and through the first light
Turn left onto Hilgard Lane (immediately after the parking structure) and park in either the structure or the parking lot.
The Conference Center is East of Vanderhoef Quad from the Mondavi Performing Arts Center at the corner of Old Davis Road and Alumni Lane.
The entrance is to the left of the glass corner of the building.

For questions on lodging and transportation: David DeCarr dgdecarr@ucdavis.edu