Travel & Accommodations
University of California San Diego
San Diego Supercomputer Center, MC 0505
9836 Hopkins Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0505
From Interstate 5:
Exit Genesee, turn West off exit. (From the south, turn left. From the north, turn right.)
At the top of the hill, turn left at North Torrey Pines Road.
At the first light, turn left on Northpoint Drive into the UC San Diego campus.
Follow Northpoint Drive past the campus Information Booth.
Continue on Northpoint as it turns right and becomes Hopkins Drive.
Turn right on Voigt Drive (South of RIMAC and SDSC).
Enter the Hopkins Parking Structure at the top of the hill (Level 6).
From San Diego International Airport:
From the airport parking lot, take the Harbor Island, Downtown Exit. Follow Harbor Drive (which leads to downtown San Diego) to Laurel Street (on the left). Follow Laurel to India Street to Interstate 5 (I-5) North. Signs along the way indicate the turns required to reach I-5.
Parking or Drop Off
The nearest visitor parking is available at the Hopkins Parking Structure just south of SDSC.
Visitors who require hourly or daily parking can purchase pay station permits.
See UC San Diego Transportation Visitor Parking for rates and instructions.
To reach SDSC East Bldg (including Auditorium, classrooms E-B230/E-B234) from the Hopkins Parking Structure
Exit parking to the east via stairs or elevator in the south/east corner of structure.
Exit structure and turn left past the parking structure. SDSC is next building on the left.
For Handicapped Parking
Continue east past the Information Booth and follow Hopkins Drive as it turns south.
Pass the RIMAC sports facility (first building on right).
Turn right into the first driveway (between the RIMAC sports faciliity and SDSC) and go to the top of the hill.
SDSC and special parking spaces are on the left as available.
To Drop Off in Front of SDSC
Continue east past the Information Booth and follow Hopkins Drive as it turns south.
Pass the RIMAC sports facility (first building on right).
SDSC is just beyond the RIMAC sports facility . Turn right into the driveway in front of SDSC. UC San Diego Maps
Recommended Hotels
Listed below are hotels in close distance to UC San Diego. For best rates, we recommend calling the hotels directly and asking for UC San Diego rates.
8901 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
3299 Holiday Ct, La Jolla, CA 92037
3777 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92122
For further accommodations, we recommend visiting SDSC Visitor Information.
UC San Diego is accessible via Public Transit
Please visit the UC San Diego Transportation Services page for accessible routes to UC San Diego via Public Transit.