Directions to Silicon Valley campus

Local Directions:

• Coming from San Francisco:
  • Via 101S: Take 101 South to Mountain View and exit at Moffett Blvd (Field). Take a right at the end of the freeway off-ramp. Proceed ¼ mile to the guard gate.
  • Via 280S: Take 280 South to 85 North to the Moffett Blvd exit. Take a right at the light located at the end of the freeway ramp. Proceed ¾ mile to the guard gate.

• Coming from San Jose:
  • Via 101N: Take 101 North to the Moffett Blvd exit. Take a right at the end of the freeway off-ramp. Proceed ¼ mile to the guard gate.
  • Via 280N: Take 280 North to 85 North to Moffett Blvd exit. Take a right at the light at the end of the freeway ramp. Proceed ¾ mile to the guard gate.
  • Via 85N: Take 85 North to Moffett Blvd. Take a right at the light at the end of the freeway ramp. Proceed ¾ mile to the guard gate.

• Coming from East Bay:
  • Take the CA-84 West exit towards the Dunbarton Bridge. Take a left on CA-114. Bear right to take US-101 South toward San Jose. Take the Moffett Blvd exit. Take a right at the end of the freeway off-ramp. Proceed 1/4 mile to the guard gate.

• Airport Directions

  • From San Jose International Airport: Follow signs to 87 North, then to 101 North. Once on 101 North, follow the directions above (see "Coming from San Jose via 101N).
  • From Oakland Airport: Take 880 South to 237 South to 101 North. Once on 101 North, follow the directions above (see "Coming from San Jose via 101N).
  • From San Francisco Airport: Take 101 South toward San Jose. Once on 101 South, follow the directions above (see "Coming from San Francisco via 101S).

Mass Transit Options (Transit 511):

• Bus: VTA (Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority): lines 51 or 35

• Caltrain: Mountain View station

• BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit): Go to Millbrae station and transfer to Caltrain

• LightRail: Stop by Moffett Field South Gate (note: south gate not open on weekends)

Security Gate: You will pass through a security gate to reach the campus.  A valid driver's license, state ID, or federal ID is required.  When presenting your ID, let them know you are going to Carnegie Mellon.

After Passing Through the Security Gate: Once you proceed through security gate, move into the right lane before you approach the "Y" in the road (about 200 yards from the security gate). Continue in the right lane as the road bends right, a chapel will be on your right. Carnegie Mellon's Building 23 is directly to your left. Make an immediate left into the Building 23 parking lot. You are now in the back of Building 23. Follow the signs/lights to the main entrance in the front of the building.

Handicap access is available via the elevator at the front of the building or by ramp at the back of the building.