VCF 5.0 - Directions
Parkside Hall Parkside Hall is located at 180 Park Avenue, San Jose, California, 95110. Parkside Hall is located across the street to the north from the main hall of the San Jose Convention Center, and right next door to the Tech Museum of Innovation. Please note: There is no parking available at the Parkside Hall building. You must locate parking in any one of the many free parking structures located nearby. We sincerely regret the inconvenience this may cause. Click here for a map showing free parking. The Computer Museum History Center The Computer Museum History Center is located at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, California.  Please visit the TCMHC website for directions to their facility. The Alameda County Computer Resource Center The Alameda County Computer Resource Center is located at 5725 International Blvd, Oakland, California.  To get to the ACCRC, take I-880 to the High Street exit in Oakland.  Head east until you get to International Blvd (a.k.a. East 14th Street) and make a right turn. The ACCRC is located approximately a mile down International Blvd.  Look for the tall orange tower on the right-hand side of the street.  You will want to turn right onto 57th Avenue as the entrance to the ACCRC is actually located on 57th Avenue.  Parking is available in front of the building as well as across the street in the Gatorade parking lot. A shuttle will be running to and from the ACCRC from the Coliseum/Oakland Airport BART station approximately every 15 minutes.  For out of town guests who will be staying in San Jose, you will want to get to the Fremont BART station.  To get to the Fremont BART station, take the VTA Express 180 route to Fremont BART.  The nearest stop to Parkside Hall is at First Street and Santa Clara Street. The route schedule can be found here.  You will want to have $5.20 in exact change for the round-trip BART fare from Fremont to Oakland. For directions to Parkside Hall: Are you coming from... The south bay The north bay The east bay Northern California Southern California Out-of-state Driving directions courtesy of Yahoo! Are you coming by... VTA Light Rail VTA Bus Caltrain/Amtrak BART		General Speakers Exhibit Vendors Directions Lodging BBS Events Projects Donate Sponsors Press Mail List Links FAQ Contact

From the south bay...

Coming from the north, take US 101 to the Guadalupe Parkway exit south. Continue until it turns in the 87. Take the Park Avenue exit and take a left (head east).

Coming from the south, take I-280 to 87 north  Take the Santa Clara exit and turn right (head east). Make a right onto Almaden Blvd. and then a left onto Park Avenue. Parkside Hall is just ahead about 1/4 mile, right next to The Tech Museum of Innovation. Free parking is available in any of seven local parking garages.

From the north bay...

Take US 101 South to the Guadalupe Parkway exit south. Take the Park Avenue exit and head west. Parkside Hall is just ahead about 1/4 mile, right next to The Tech Museum of Innovation. Free parking is available in any of seven local parking garages.

From the east bay...

Take I-880 south to the Guadalupe Parkway exit south or take I-680 south (which will turn into I-280 after US101) to the 87 north. Take the Santa Clara exit and turn right (head east). Make a right onto Almaden Blvd. and then a left onto Park Avenue. Parkside Hall is just ahead about 1/4 mile, right next to The Tech Museum of Innovation. Free parking is available in any of seven local parking garages.

From northern California...

If you will be coming down I-5, take I-5 south to I-580 heading west towards San Francisco. When you get to the I-680 interchange, take I-680 south (which will turn into I-280 after US101) to the 87 North. Take the Park Avenue exit and head west. Parkside Hall is just ahead about 1/4 mile, right next to The Tech Museum of Innovation. Free parking is available in any of seven local parking garages.

If you will be coming down US 101, take US 101 south to San Jose. Take the Guadalupe Parkway exit south. Then take the Park Avenue exit and head west. Parkside Hall is just ahead about 1/4 mile, right next to The Tech Museum of Innovation. Free parking is available in any of seven local parking garages.

From southern California...

If you will be coming up I-5, take I-5 north to I-580 heading west towards San Francisco. When you get to the I-680 interchange, take I-680 south (which will turn into I-280 after US101) to the 87 North. Take the Santa Clara exit and turn right (head east). Make a right onto Almaden Blvd. and then a left onto Park Avenue. Parkside Hall is just ahead about 1/4 mile, right next to The Tech Museum of Innovation. Free parking is available in any of seven local parking garages.

If you will be coming up US 101, take US 101 north to San Jose. Take I-280 north (towards San Francisco) to the 87 north. Then take the Santa Clara exit and turn right (head east). Make a right onto Almaden Blvd. and then a left onto Park Avenue. Parkside Hall is just ahead about 1/4 mile, right next to The Tech Museum of Innovation. Free parking is available in any of seven local parking garages.

Out of State...

If you are driving, the best way to get to the San Jose Convention Center from out of state is to get to the I-5 and follow the signs towards San Francisco. You will eventually be heading west on I-580. When you get to the I-680 interchange, take I-680 south (which will turn into I-280 after US101) to the 87 North. Take the Park Avenue exit and head west. Parkside Hall is just ahead about 1/4 mile, right next to The Tech Museum of Innovation. Free parking is available in any of seven local parking garages.

If you are flying, the recommended destination is the San Jose International Airport in San Jose, California.  Once you arrive in San Jose, you will want to take Guadalupe Parkway south. Take the Park Avenue exit and head west. Parkside Hall is just ahead about 1/4 mile, right next to The Tech Museum of Innovation. Free parking is available in any of seven local parking garages.

VTA Lightrail

Disembark at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center stop and walk north 1 block on Market Street to Park Avenue. Follow the signs to the Vintage Computer Festival.

Light rail service is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Purchase tickets from machines located at the light rail stations. VTA Day Passes are also valid on light rail. For more information visit the VTA website

VTA Bus

For VTA bus route information please visit the VTA website or call (408) 321-2300.

Caltrain

Disembark at the San Jose Diridon Station, walk East on San Fernando Street (approximately 5 blocks), turn right onto Market Street and walk a block. Follow the signs to the Vintage Computer Festival.

On weekdays, there is free morning and afternoon shuttle service between the station and downtown. For schedule information, see the San Jose Downtown Area Shuttle (DASH) website.

The Caltrain ride from San Francisco takes approximately one hour and 25 minutes. Purchase tickets at the station. Exact change is not required. Only cash is accepted. For fare and scheduling information, visit the Caltrain website or call (408) 291-5651, or toll-free (800) 660-4287.

Amtrak fare and schedule information is available from the Amtrak website or by calling 1-800-USA-RAIL.

BART

From the Fremont BART station, take the VTA Express Bus #180, disembark in downtown San Jose at Almaden Avenue and San Fernando Street. Then walk east one block, turn right onto Market Street and walk a block to Park Avenue.

The ride to or from San Francisco takes approximately one hour and 15 minutes. Purchase tickets at the automated machines outside the station. For more information, visit the BART website or call (510) 793-2278.