Getting to SMC

 Information on getting to Saint Mary's College of California can be found on the SMC website.

From San Francisco Bay Bridge or San Rafael/Richmond Bridge

Take Highway 580 toward Hayward and then Highway 24 toward Walnut Creek. Once through the Caldecott Tunnel, take the second exit which will be marked Orinda/Moraga. Turn right and follow Moraga Way about five miles. Turn left onto Moraga Road, then right onto Saint Mary's Road. The College is about one mile farther on the right.

From Walnut Creek/Highway 680

Take Highway 24 west (Oakland direction) to the Central Lafayette exit and bear to the right, circling under the highway. At the second stoplight take a right onto Mt. Diablo Boulevard. At the next stoplight take a left onto Moraga Road. You will want to be in the left-hand lane. Make a left onto Saint Mary's Road. Follow this road for about four miles; the College will be on the left.

Visitors should park in the Filippi Lot Extension, Recreation Center lot, or  Upper Soda lot.  Parking restrictions will be enforced every day, from 5 am to 10 pm.  Vehicles parked without a permit and/or in the incorrect lot will be subject to citation and towing. 

The Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held in Brousseau Hall, which is a short walk from the Fillippi Lot Extension. Attendees are encouraged to park there if driving to SMC. 

How to buy a Visitor Parking Pass

Parking Pay stations are located in the Filippi Lot Extension, the Recreation Center Lot, and the Upper Soda Lot. The fee is $.50/per hour, with a $5 maximum for the day. These machines accept credit and debit cards only.

There are two BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) subway stops—Orinda and Lafayette—that connect to the bus lines of the County Connection (a regional public transportation company) which service the area where SMC is located. Take the Route 6 Lafayette/Moraga/Orinda bus from either Orinda or Lafayette, the bus makes regularly scheduled stops right in front of Saint Mary's.Caltrain runs between downtown San Francisco and San Jose, including passage through several Peninsula cities and service to Millbrae, which has a BART connection to both San Francisco International Airport and Saint Mary's College.