From
Los Angeles International Airport:
Shuttle
service is available from a multitude of companies, a list of
local shuttle companies is available. To get a shuttle, exit the
baggage claim area and look for the GREEN overhead "VAN STOP"
sign. Tell the driver you are going to Caltech; if you are asked
for an address or intersection, Wilson and California is the southwest
corner of campus (see the campus map for other streets).
Airport
Bus Service is also available. LAX to Pasadena: The Airport Bus
provides service from LAX to the Hilton Hotel (150 So. Los Robles,
3/4 mile west of Caltech) in Pasadena. One-way fare is $12; round-trip
$20. At LAX look for the RED overhead "BUS STOP" sign
located on the center islands. Look for buses with the Downtown
Los Angeles and/or Pasadena destination sign on the front window
of the bus. All buses go first to the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles,
then continue on to Pasadena. Pasadena to LAX: Service from then
Hilton Hotel is approx. hourly. The bus will stop at the Omni
Hotel in Los Angeles for vouchering or ticketing prior to departing
for LAX. Allow one hour of travel time to reach LAX. Call 1-800-772-5299
for more information. If
you are driving, take the San Diego Fwy (405) north to the Santa
Monica Fwy (10) east to the Harbor Fwy (110) north to the Pasadena
Fwy which becomes the Arroyo Parkway. Take the Arroyo Parkway
straight ahead (north); turn right (east) on California until
you hit Wilson (1.3 miles).
From
Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena Airport:
Shuttle service is available from a multitude of companies,
a list of local shuttle companies is available. Tell the driver
you are going to Caltech; if you are asked for an address
or intersection, Wilson and California is the southwest corner
of campus (see the campus map for other streets).
If you are driving, take the Golden State Fwy (Interstate
5) south to the Ventura Fwy (134) east to the Foothill Fwy
(210) east. Exit Hill Avenue; turn right (south) onto Hill.
Take Hill south to California Blvd.; turn right (west) onto
California. You will see the tennis courts and athletic fields
on the left.
From Ontario Airport:
Shuttle service is available from a multitude of companies,
a list of local shuttle companies is available. Tell the
driver you are going to Caltech; if you are asked for an
address or intersection, Wilson and California is the southwest
corner of campus (see the campus map for other streets).
If
you are driving, take the San Bernardino Fwy (10) west to
the Foothill Fwy (210); take the 210 west to Pasadena. Exit
on Hill Ave; turn left (south) on Hill. Take Hill south
to California; turn right (west) onto California. You will
see the tennis courts and athletic fields on the left.
If You're Driving:
Caltech is easily accessible from both the 110 (Harbor)
Freeway (southwest of campus) and the 210 (Foothill) Freeway
(north of campus). If
you're taking the 110 freeway, follow the freeway north
until it ends (becomes the Arroyo Parkway). Take the Arroyo
Parkway straight ahead (north); turn right (east) on California
until you hit Wilson (1.3 miles). If
you're taking the 210 freeway, exit on Hill Avenue; turn
south on Hill. Take Hill south to California.; turn right
(west) onto California.
Public
Transportation
Pasadena is served by two transit services. Foothill Transit
serves Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley eastward; MTA,
the regional transit agency, serves Pasadena and all of
Los Angeles. The City of Pasadena also operates two free
Area Rapid Transit Service (ARTS) shuttle bus lines. The
Downtown ARTS bus stops on Wilson. Hours of operation are
limited. Hilton Hotel (Airport Bus stops here) in Pasadena
to Caltech: Board the MTA 267 bus at Los Robles and Cordova;
exit at Del Mar and Chester; cash full fare $1.35. Downtown
Los Angeles to Pasadena: The MTA 401 Express bus can be
boarded on Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles, approx.
3 blocks west of Union Station. Cash full fare is $2.60;
exit in Pasadena at Colorado and Wilson; Caltech is approx.
3 blocks south. The MTA 485 bus boards at the Busway off
of Alameda, in front of Union Station. exit at Lake and
California in Pasadena and walk east to Caltech.