From the Airport (SAN): The airport is located approximately 15–20 miles south of the campus. You can take a ride-share (Uber/Lyft) or the San Diego Flyer shuttle to the Old Town Transit Center, where you can transfer to the Blue Line Trolley directly to campus.

Public Transit: The UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley and several MTS bus routes (30, 101, 201/202) serve the campus daily. Use the PRONTO app for easy fare payment.

Driving & Parking: Parking on campus is limited, and a valid permit is required at all times.

Parking on the UC San Diego campus is by permit only Monday (7am) - Friday (11pm). Permits can be purchased on-line prior to your arrival to campus or at any of the Conference Desk locations where our staff can walk you through the process. For advanced purchase, please visit Transportation & Parking Services to purchase your permit. If needed, we can guide you through the Guest Account process for purchasing a permit (pdf).

Upon your arrival, please head to your designated conference desk. During the summer, we operate two main desk locations supported by a 24/7 on-call hospitality team to assist.

Our hospitality staff will provide you with a Key Packet, which typically includes:

• Access Keycard: For entry into the residential building.
• Bedroom Key: For your individual assigned room.
• Meal Card: To be used at campus dining facilities.

When your stay concludes, please return your key packet to the conference desk. Our team will process your returned items on-site. Additional fees for lost, damage, or replacement items will be processed and added to the final billing of the conference.

While the above covers our general procedures, specific logistics can vary by conference. Please contact your specific conference organizer to receive finalized details regarding your assigned check-in/out times and desk location.

Basic Internet access is included in your conference stay. Wireless connectivity is available in large areas of campus as well as the Housing areas. Wireless access and speed is not guaranteed and may vary due to campus location and number of devices attempting to access wireless systems. For more information: https://resnet.ucsd.edu/get-connected/computer.html.

For more information, please reference the Pre-Arrival document that will be sent via your Conference Coordinator.

Mail is delivered to our Conference Desks Monday through Friday and available for pick up at your convenience. Any US mail not claimed prior to check out will be “Returned to Sender”.

To send mail to any conference desk location, please reference the Pre-Arrival document that will be sent via your Conference Coordinator.

UC San Diego uses this phone and e-mail notification system, in addition to the UCSD Emergency Status website, to keep the campus community updated in emergency situations.

Registration for emergency notifications is voluntary and all members of the campus community are eligible, including students, staff, faculty, parents, and visitors.

Sign up for Triton Alert SMS messaging to your phone by texting TRITONALERT to 888777. Once enrolled via text, affiliates will receive an option to also receive alerts via email by adding their email address.

Affiliate and guest users will be automatically unsubscribed every year with an option to subscribe again by texting TRITONALERT to 888777.

In case of emergency, call the police at 858.534.4357(858.534.HELP) or x44357 (x4HELP) from a campus phone, or call Emergency 9-1-1. Please state your name, location at UC San Diego, and the nature of the emergency.

Additional UCSD Campus Emergency Contacts