Getting to Asilomar
Asilomar Conference Center is located at 800 Asilomar Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. All conference sessions take place on the Asilomar grounds in Merrill Hall. If you are lodging at Asilomar you will check in at the front desk in the Phoebe Hearst Social Hall. Parking is free on the campus as long as you are parked in a legal space (avoid the red curbs, this means 'no parking'.)
Great information on the Visit Asilomar website, too: https://www.visitasilomar.com/discover/getting-here/
Air Travel to Asilomar & Airport Transportation Options
Try to book flight to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)
Due to extreme traffic from the Bay Area (SFO and SJC airports) on Friday afternoons, we suggest checking on flight availabilty into the Monterey Regional Airport located 9.3 miles from Asilomar. There is limited to no taxi service at the Monterey Airport, but rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft provide convenient transportation from this airport to Asilomar Conference Center.
San Francisco (SFO) and San Jose (SJC) Airports are also an option
Asilomar is approximately 120 miles from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and 65 miles from San Jose International Airport (SJC). Note the driving traffic from either airport to Asilomar Conference Center can be extreme on Friday afternoons.
From these airports to Asilomar you may choose to rent a car or take the Monterey Airbus shuttle. From SFO to Asilomar the fee is $65 one-way and from SJC the fee is $55 one-way. Save $5 per trip if you book online at www.montereyairbus.com. Their website has detailed pages on schedules (to airport and from airport).
Driving to Asilomar
If you drive to Asilomar from San Francisco or San Jose, make your way to California Highway 1 and go south. After you pass the Monterey exits, take the second Pacific Grove exit (Route 68 West). Travel west on Route 68 for approximately 10 minutes (watch for where Route 68 West turns left). Near the bottom of the hill, turn right on Asilomar Blvd. The main entrance to Asilomar is at the intersection of Asilomar Blvd and Sinex.