Directions and Parking

Directions and Parking to the Counseling Program - 1000 Dwight Way

Location

The Counseling Psychology program is located at 1000 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94710. Please note that this is not the same building that houses the Clinical Psychology PsyD program. The building is located at the corner of Dwight Way and 9th Ave in West Berkeley.

Parking

The Wright Institute Counseling Psychology building has a small parking lot with an entrance on 9th Street. The parking spaces on the south side of the lot, including handicapped spaces, are available to students and guests. There is also plenty of unmetered parking on the streets surrounding the building. Please allow ample time to find parking.

Bike parking is available in the southeast corner of the parking lot. Please bring your own lock and/or chain to secure your bike to the rack. We ask that you do not bring bicycles inside the building.

From the North

Get on 1-80 West. Follow I-80 West to University Avenue in Berkeley. Take exit 11 from 1-80 West. Continue on University Avenue. Take Sixth Street to Dwight Way.

From the South

Take I-880 North or I-580 West towards Berkeley. Use the right two lanes to take the I-580 West/I-80 East exit toward Berkeley/Sacramento. Take the Ashby Avenue/CA-13 exit and continue onto CA-13 South/Ashby Avenue North. Turn left onto Seventh Street, then right onto Dwight Way.

From the East

Get on CA-24 West and pass through the Caldecott Tunnel. Use the right two lanes to take the 1-580 West/I-80 East exit toward Berkeley/Sacramento. Keep left and merge onto 1-580 West/I-80 East. Take the Ashby Avenue/CA-13 exit and continue onto CA-13 South/Ashby Avenue North. Turn left onto Seventh Street, then right onto Dwight Way.

From San Francisco

Get on 1-80 East to cross the Bay Bridge. Keep left and merge onto I-580 West/I-80 East to Berkeley. Take the Ashby Avenue/CA-13 exit and continue onto CA-13 South/Ashby Avenue North. Turn left onto Seventh Street, then right onto Dwight Way.

Public Transportation

By Bus:

  • Take the 36 bus to Dwight Way/Ninth Street stop; or
  • Take the 72 bus to San Pablo Ave/Dwight Way stop

By BART:

  • Board a Richmond bound BART train and get off at the Downtown Berkeley station, which is 1.7 miles from the Dwight campus.
  • Walk five blocks to the corner of Shattuck Avenue & Haste Street.
  • Take the 36 bus to Dwight Way and Ninth Street.
  • Walk 1 minute to 1000 Dwight Way.

Airports

Drive time to the Dwight campus is approximately 30 minutes from the Oakland airport and about one hour from the San Francisco Airport, depending on traffic conditions.

From Oakland Airport to 1000 Dwight Way - map

  • Get on I-880 North towards Downtown/Oakland
  • Take exit 42A for I-980 toward CA-24/Walnut Creek
  • Continue onto I-980 East. Keep left to continue on CA-24 East
  • Take exit 2 for Martin Luther King Junior Way
  • Turn left onto Adeline Street
  • Continue onto Stanford Avenue
  • Turn right onto 61st Street
  • Turn right at the second cross street onto Market Street
  • Continue onto Sacramento Street
  • Turn left onto Dwight Way, and the building will be on your left

From San Francisco Airport to 1000 Dwight Way - map

  • Follow signs to Us-101 North
  • Merge onto US-101 N
  • Take exit 433B for Interstate 80 toward Bay Bridge
  • Continue onto I-80 E
  • Keep left and merge onto I-580 W/I-80 E
  • Take the Ashby Ave/CA-13 exit
  • Continue onto CA-13 S/Ashby Ave N
  • Turn left onto Seventh St
  • Turn right onto Dwight Way
  • Destination will be on the right

Public Transportation from the Oakland Airport:

  • Take the AirBart train from the airport to the Oakland Coliseum BART station.
  • Board a Richmond bound BART train and get off at the Downtown Berkeley station, which is 1.7 miles from the Dwight campus.
  • Walk three blocks south to the corner of Shattuck Avenue and Durant Avenue.
  • Take the #36 bus to Dwight Way and Ninth Street.
  • Walk 1 minute to 1000 Dwight Way.

Public Transportation from the San Francisco Airport:

  • Take the AirTrain Red Line to the BART station.
  • Board the Pittsburg/Bay Point train to the 19th Street/Oakland stop (approximately 45 minutes).
  • Transfer to the Richmond bound train. Take the Richmond train to the Downtown Berkeley station (approximately eight minutes).
  • Walk three blocks south to the corner of Shattuck Avenue and Durant Avenue.
  • Take the #36 bus to Dwight Way and Ninth Street.
  • Walk 1 minute to 1000 Dwight Way.