Campus Tours: Driving Directions and Parking

Driving directions and parking information for:

• The Triton Tour (prospective students, parents, and families)
• School Group Tours (school groups and bus drivers)

• The Triton Tour

• Monday—Friday tours
• Saturday tours
• Getting to the Triton Center
• Driving directions from San Diego Airport

Monday—Friday tours

All visitors arriving for campus tours Monday through Friday should park at LOT P705.

For tours from March 26 to March 29:
All vistors arriving for campus tours should park at the Hopkins Parking Structure.

Parking

Purchase a parking permit at the pay stations in the lots or at the Information Booths.

• $9 all day for most lots, or $16 in the Gilman Parking Structure
• Permits for the Gilman Structure are ONLY valid in Gilman

• Main Parking — LOT P705 (Monday–Friday)
  • From I-5, take the Genesee Avenue exit and go east
  • Continue straight to Campus Point Drive, then turn right
  • Turn left on Voigt Drive
  • Turn left into Lot P705 (first left off Voigt Drive)
  • Go straight in to mid-way into the lot to find the self-pay station
  • Follow instructions to buy your ticket, then park anywhere in Lot P705
  • Walk across the street to 703 to catch the shuttle

Check in at the Campus Tours office in the Triton Center for your tour.

• Alternate Parking — HOPKINS PARKING STRUCTURE (Monday–Friday)
  • From I-5, take the Genesee Avenue exit and go west
  • Continue straight to North Torrey Pines Road
  • Turn left on North Torrey Pines Road
  • Turn left into the campus at Northpoint Driveway (not Northpoint Lane)
  • Northpoint Driveway will curve around the athletic field (on your right) and become Hopkins Drive
  • Turn right into parking structure (you'll see solar panels on the roof)

Walk to the Campus Tours office in the Triton Center and check in for your tour (download and print walking directions):

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Saturday tours

Visitors arriving for campus tours on Saturdays should park at the Gilman Parking Structure or Lot P406, since the shuttles do not run from Lot P700 lots on weekends.

Parking

No parking permit is needed on weekends.

• Parking Options (Saturday)
  • From I-5, take the La Jolla Village Drive exit (exit 28) and go west
  • Turn right at first stoplight, Villa La Jolla Drive, and get in the left lane
  • Drive straight up the hill to enter Gilman Parking Structure, OR
  • You can turn right on Gilman Drive and make the first available left into Lot P406

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Getting to the Triton Center

The Triton Center is located on the courtyard level in the Student Services Building [map]

• Did you park in Lot P 705?
  • Walk across the street to 703
  • Catch the East & Regents shuttle to the Price Center (there is a green "P" on the front of the bus), OR
  • Take the Campus Loop shuttle to the intersection of Gilman and Myers
  • Both are a short walk away from the Triton Center, where your tour begins

• Did you take the East Regents Shuttle?
  • Walk straight through the Price Center (by the Postal Center) and out the far doors.
  • Once back outside, you'll be facing a 5-story building — that's the Student Services Center. The Triton Center is located on the first floor.

• Did you take the Campus Loop Shuttle?
  • Right on Myers Drive
  • Right on Rupertus Way
  • The Student Services Center is a five-story building on the corner of Myers Drive and Rupertus Way, slightly to your right.

• Did you park in the Hopkins Parking Structure?
  • Exit the structure on the lower level, towards the intersection of Hopkins Lane and Voigt Drive
  • Walk south on Hopkins Lane towards Geisel Library and the book drop loop
  • Keep walking southeast past the Library (down the hill) until you get to the large pathway (Library Walk)
  • Walk south on Library Walk and turn east (left) just past the Bookstore
  • Walk down the road between the Bookstore on your left and the Chancellor's Complex on your right
  • Look for the Triton Statue at the foot of wide steps leading up to the Price Center. The five-story Student Services Center is ahead of you and towards the right.
  • Campus Tours Office is in this building adjacent to Town Square at the southwest corner, at the courtyard level of the Student Services Center (underneath the Croutons restaurant)

  Print out a PDF of these directions to bring with you.

• Did you park in the Gilman Parking Structure or Lot 406?
  • Walk north along Russell Lane
  • Turn left onto Rupertus Way
  • You'll see the 5-story Student Services Center ahead of you and on the right.

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Driving directions from San Diego International Airport

• Go east on North Harbor Drive
• Turn left at West Laurel Street
• Turn left at India Street
• Turn onto the I-5 North entrance
• Take the Genesse Avenue Exit and head east
• Turn right on Campus Point Drive
• Turn left on Voigt Drive
• Turn right into Lot P705

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• School Group Tours (for buses)

Be sure to allow adequate time for arriving on campus, parking, and getting to the Triton Center for the start of your tour. Please be aware that because of new construction on campus there may be increased traffic once you arrive. For your safety when parking and unloading, please ensure that you keep a close eye on your students.

UC San Diego is located immediately east of the I-5 freeway, between Gilman Drive to the south and Genesee Avenue to the north. We suggest checking this page one week before your tour for the latest information.

Directions to the tour departure location:

Please give this information to your Transportation Department and bus driver prior to your tour date.

• From Interstate 5, exit La Jolla Village Drive (exit 28) and go west.
• Go past the first stoplight, Villa La Jolla Drive, and get in the right lane.
• Take the right-hand turnoff, Gilman Drive.
• Turn right at the stop light onto Gilman Drive.
• Turn left at stop sign 4, Myers Drive.
• Turn right at the stop sign onto Rupertus Way.
• Drop off students and chaperones at the shuttle/bus stop on the right.
• Chaperones need to check in at the Campus Tours Office upon arrival; it's just across the street.

Bus drivers should continue to parking:

• At the end of Rupertus Way, turn right onto Russell Lane.
• Turn left at the stoplight onto Gilman Drive.
• Turn right at the stop sign onto Voigt Drive.
• Cross over the freeway and go past Preuss School.
• Turn left into parking lot P705.
• Buses with E (exempt) plates may park anywhere in this lot for free.
• Buses without E (exempt) plates will need one paring permit for each designated parking space.
• Purchase permits at the machine in the lot, or ahead of time at the Visitor Information Center on Gilman Drive — if the driver is staying with the bus, no fee is required since the bus is on standby.

Note: Directions to parking areas will vary depending on the time of year and on construction activity/ detours. Check for new information on this page a few days prior to your tour, or make prior parking arrangements with the UCSD Special Events Parking Office by calling (858) 534-9681.

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Questions? Contact Campus Tours Office, (858) 822-4750.