WilsonFest

Travel

Directions to Caltech

Getting to Caltech
Caltech Transit Guide
Metro Rail and Bus Lines
Visiting Pasadena
Maps
	Local Freeways
	Caltech Campus

Visitor Parking at Caltech

Visitors are required to display a permit if their vehicle is parked on campus
between the hours of 7am–5pm, Monday–Friday. (No permit is required after
5pm.) Visitors must park in the Commuter (General) parking area.

Visitor permits are available at automated pay stations at the following locations
(click here for a parking zone map):

Structure #1 (North Wilson Structure)
Parking Lot #6 (Tournament Lot)
Structure #3 (California Structure)
Structure #4 (Holliston Structure)
Parking Lot #12 (Lura Lot)

Visitor permits may be purchased at the rate of $1 per hour, $5 per day, or
$15 per week. A $5 daily permit is valid through the end of the business day
(5pm) in which the permit is purchased. (No permit is required after 5pm.)

Examples:

Susan arrives on Tuesday at 10:00 am and purchases a $5 daily permit.
This permit is valid until 5:00 pm on Tuesday.
David arrives on Tuesday at 3:00 pm and purchases a 2 hour permit. This
permit is valid through the remainder of the business day on Tuesday.
William arrives on Tuesday at 3:00 pm. William is not familiar with the parking
regulations and purchases a $5 daily permit. This permit is valid only until 5:00
pm on Tuesday, and is not valid at any time on Wednesday.

Air Transportation

Los Angeles' main airport, LAX, is about 45-60 minutes from Caltech;
Burbank airport is 20-30 minutes but has fewer flights. Long Beach
and Ontario are less convenient but possible.

Supershuttle

(626) 443-6600
(800) 258-3826 (outside California)

Prime Time Shuttle

(310) 342-7200
(800) 733-8267

Information for International Participants

Overseas visitors planning on attending should review the following:

People who are not U.S. citizens who will be traveling from outside the U.S. to participate in this conference may find detailed information concerning necessary visas for their trips on a website maintained by the International Visitors Office of the U.S. National Academies of Science. The website also includes internet links to the Federal agencies involved in the visa process. It is strongly recommended that ample time be allowed for completion of the application process—at least three months, or earlier, before your anticipated arrival date.

The URL for the website is:
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/biso/visas/PGA_048013

Local Activities & Resources

Many resources are available to acquaint you with Pasadena and to help
you plan activities in the area. Some useful links are:

a conference in honor of Rick Wilson

March 25-29, 2012

Caltech, Pasadena CA, USA