Contact Us

Contacts

John Bowers

Office: (805) 893-8447 or Email: bowers[at]ece[dot]ucsb[dot]edu

Ceanna Bowman

Office: (805)893-2149 or Email: bowers[dash]admin[at]ece[dot]ucsb[dot]edu

Directions & Parking

Parking

Please park at Lot #10 (Indicated with green arrow in map below) unless otherwise instructed.  Park on the first level in a numbered (but not "restricted") space, and purchase an appropriate permit from one of the dispensers (near the elevators).

Parking at the university is very limited. If you have special transport needs, please indicate the need for parking to Alyssa. For more information on parking please see the TPS Website. (Please note that if parking is for an organized event, special parking arragements may be in effect.)

Driving Directions to UC Santa Barbara

U.S. 101 From the South
Take the Airport/UCSB exit (Highway 217) off U.S. 101 approximately eight miles north of Santa Barbara to the campus East Gate. Make a right turn as you enter the round-a-bout onto Mesa Road. Make a left turn into Lot #10, a multi-story parking ramp.

U.S. 101 From the North

Take the Los Carneros exit (Number 107) off U.S. 101 approximately 10 miles north of Santa Barbara. Continue on Los Carneros for about 1.5 miles. Make a left turn  onto Mesa Road (Marked with UCSB sign). Continue on Mesa Rd past 1 stop sign, and 2 traffic signals.  At the 3rd light, make a right turn into Lot #10, a multi-story parking ramp.

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Travel

By Air

We strongly urge you to fly into the Santa Barbara airport - although it may cost slightly more than flying into Los Angeles (LAX), the time and hassle saved will be more than worth it. UC Santa Barbara is an easy 5 minute cab ride from the Santa Barbara Airport, see taxi information below. For Santa Barbara Airport travel information regarding flight, or ground transportation visit www.flysba.com

United Airlines offers several daily nonstop flights from San Francisco (SFO) and LAX to the Santa Barbara Airport. American Airlines offers nonstop flights from LAX, but flights from SFO transfer in LAX.

For those of you who can't resist the lowest ticket price and fly into LAX, there is a shuttle service (www.santabarbaraairbus.com/lax) that makes one stop on the way and then drops you in Santa Barbara. The price is $80 roundtrip and takes approximately 2 hours in the best of traffic.

Taxi Information

Rates from Santa Barbara Airport to Santa Barbara Inn:
901 East Cabrillo Blvd. SB, CA 93103

Blue Dolphin Cab
805.966.6161 or 805.962.6886
Airport to Hotel: $25.00 flat fee
Accept Cash, Master Card, and VISA

Goleta Yellow Cab
805.683.7711
Airport to Hotel: $30.00
Accept Master Card, and VISA

Checker Cab
805.560.8284 or Moe 805.560.8284 or 1.888.511.1110
Airport to Hotel: $33.00-$35.00
Rate: $2.70/mi
Accept Master Card, American Express, and VISA

Yellow Cab
805.965.5111
Airport to Hotel: $25.00-$30.00
Rate: $1.90 when cab starts and 2.70/mi.
Accept Cash, Master Card, and VISA

A Goleta Cab
805.966.6633
Airport to Hotel: $27.00-$28.00
Rate: $2.78/mi.
Accept Cash, Master Card, and VISA

Hotels

Please check our table of local hotels here: Hotel List