General Travel Tips

Local: Local travel is that which is conducted within 150 miles of Berkeley Lab, or the primary worksite, is completed in one calendar day, and does not include lodging, meals, or incidental expenses (M&IE). Local travel costs do include expenses for mileage, tolls, and public transportation.

Domestic: Domestic travel is that which is (1) within the United States and its possessions, (2) travel from a foreign country to the United States, or (3) travel within a foreign country, originating in that same foreign country. Domestic travel costs include transportation costs (air, etc.), lodging, M&IE, and other appropriate travel costs, the details of which are outlined elsewhere in the LBNL Travel policy.

Foreign: Foreign travel is that which is from the United States to a foreign country (including Canada and Mexico) and return, or travel between foreign countries. Foreign travel costs include transportation costs (air, etc.), lodging, M&IE, and other appropriate travel costs, the details of which are outlined elsewhere in the LBNL Travel policy.

LBNL's New Travel Agency is ADTRAV 

LBNL Corporate Travel Card: Berkeley Lab offers a *US Bank Visa Corporate Travel Charge Cardto employees who travel at least once per year on behalf of Berkeley Lab. Cards are issued at no cost to you and with no individual credit check. An advantage of obtaining the Corporate Travel Charge Card is that your reimbursement can go directly from your TREX Expense Report to your US Bank account as an electronic transfer. *Please visit the U.S. Bank Travel Card section on the Travel website for more information.

Travel Reimbursement: The travel office takes a minimum of 7-10 business days once the TREX expense report has been Division Approved.