Symposium Location
Beckman Institute Auditorium, Caltech
Driving to Caltech
For shuttle service: Tell the driver you are going to Caltech. If you are asked for an address or intersection, the four corners of campus are Wilson Avenue and California Boulevard (southwest); South Hill Avenue and California Boulevard (southeast); South Hill Avenue and Del Mar Boulevard (northeast); and Wilson Avenue and Del Mar Boulevard (northwest). See the campus map for other streets.
Caltech is easily accessible from both the Harbor/Pasadena Freeway (110), southwest of campus, and the Foothill Freeway (210), north of campus.
From Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Travel south on Sepulveda Boulevard to the Century Freeway (105).
- Proceed east on the 105 to the Harbor/Pasadena Freeway (110).
- Drive north on the 110 until it ends at Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena.
- Continue north on Arroyo Parkway to California Boulevard.
- Turn right to go east on California Boulevard.
From Downtown Los Angeles
- Access the Harbor/Pasadena Freeway (110) and then proceed north until it ends at Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena.
- Continue north on Arroyo Parkway to California Boulevard.
- Turn right to go east on California Boulevard.
From Bob Hope Airport (BUR) and Glendale
- Follow the signs leaving the airport to the Golden State Freeway (5).
- Proceed south on the 5 to the Ventura Freeway (134).
- Go east on the 134 to the Foothill Freeway (210).
- Continue east on the 210 to the Hill Avenue exit.
- Turn right on Hill Avenue, traveling south until you reach campus.
From West Los Angeles:
- Travel east on the Santa Monica Freeway (10) to the Harbor/Pasadena Freeway (110).
- Go north on the 110 until it ends at Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena.
- Continue north on the Arroyo Parkway to California Boulevard.
- Turn right to go east on California Boulevard.
From Ontario Airport (ONT):
- Follow signs leaving the airport to the San Bernardino Freeway (10).
- Travel west on the 10 toward Los Angeles to the Orange Freeway (57).
- Go north on the 57 to the Foothill Freeway (210).
- Continue west on the 210 to Pasadena.
- Exit at Hill Avenue.
- Turn left onto Hill Avenue, traveling south until you reach campus.
From Orange County or the San Gabriel Valley:
- Access the San Gabriel River Freeway (605) and drive north to the Foothill Freeway (210).
- Go west on the 210, taking the Hill Avenue exit.
- Turn left on Hill Avenue, traveling south until you reach campus.
Parking
Caltech campus visitors may park in any unreserved stall on campus with a daily or weekly permit. Visitor permits are required for all campus lots between the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, and may be purchased at automated pay stations within the lots. View the campus map for parking locations.
Caltech Parking Map (PDF)