How Do I Get to Santa Clara?

Airport Service:  San Francisco Intl. Airport - SFO (www.flysfo.com) and Mineta San Jose Intl. Airport - SJC (www.sjc.org)
For assistance with ground transportation, look for the Information Booths inside each airport.

Shuttle Service:  Super Shuttle (650/246-8942, www.supershuttle.com, SVC Discount Code: SF7FE)  Super Shuttle blue and yellow vans take you from the airport to your hotel and bring you back. To keep prices low, you can share the ride with a few other passengers.  To arrange a pickup from your home, office or hotel to or from any of the airports served by Super Shuttle, simply visit the reservations page at www.supershuttle.com or call 800 BLUE-VAN (258-3826).  NOTE:  No reservations needed for service from SFO;  Service from SJC is by reservation only.

Taxi Service:  From Mineta San Jose Intl. Airport to Santa Clara - fares can range from $15.00 - $20.00.

Public Transportation
Caltrain - Caltrain is a commuter train along the peninsula from San Francisco to San Jose. It has stops at every city along the way.  Caltrain is currently operating seven days a week (800/660-4287, www.caltrain.com).  You can take Caltrain from San Francisco to Santa Clara. From San Francisco, take Caltrain south to the Santa Clara station. The Santa Clara station is located directly across from Santa Clara University.  To go to the Santa Clara Convention Center, you will have to transfer at Caltrain’s Mountain View station. At Caltrain’s Mountain View station, take the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Light Rail to Santa Clara’s Great America station.

Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
Bus service and light rail serving Santa Clara and the rest of Silicon Valley.  For information and fares, call 408/321-2300 or visit www.vta.org.
Light rail service is available from Mineta San Jose International Airport to the Santa Clara Convention Center.  Light rail is a medium-capacity electric powered transit system that runs in the cities of Santa Clara and San Jose.  The light rail stops in front of the Santa Clara Convention Center, Hyatt Regency Santa Clara and Hilton Santa Clara.

Rental Car Service:  San Francisco International Airport’s Rental Car Center allows travelers to pick up and drop off rental cars at one convenient location and is served by the AirTrain automated people mover.  To access the Rental Car Center from the airport terminals, take the AirTrain Blue Line.  AirTrain, SFO’s fully automated people mover system, operates 24 hours every day and provides convenient and frequent service throughout SFO.  AirTrain stations are located in all terminals, terminal parking garages, the Rental Car Center and SFO’s BART station.  Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty car rental counters are located on the fourth floor of the SFO Rental Car Center.

Mineta San Jose International Airport has a clearly marked Rental Car Shuttle bus stop in each terminal.  Rental Car Shuttles provide regular transportation for customers to and from the terminals and the Rental Car Center.  Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Fox, Hertz, National, and Thrifty car rental counters are located at the SJC airport.  If you arrive after hours and find no service, please call 408/277-3661.

Driving to Santa Clara Convention Center and SVC Contracted Hotels
Visit the SVC Web Site at www.svc.org for driving directions to the Santa Clara Convention Center and SVC host hotels.  Addresses for destinations in Santa Clara are listed below.

Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
www.santaclara.org

Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
5101 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
www.santaclara.hyatt.com

Hilton Santa Clara
4949 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
www.santaclara.hilton.com

Biltmore Hotel & Suites
2151 Laurelwood Rd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
www.hotelbiltmore.com