The closest airport to Berkeley is Oakland Airport (OAK), which is about 25 minutes by car. San Francisco International Airport is anywhere from 40 minutes to 2 hours away, depending on traffic. Try to avoid arriving there in the mid to late afternoon.

Information on airport transportation and directions to MSRI can be found at the MSRI Directions website. More local information can be found with local travel details.

Directions to the Berkeley campus can be found at the Visitor Services page.