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Directions

San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau

408 Almaden Blvd.
San Jose, California USA 95110
Phone: (408) 295-9600
Toll Free: 800-SAN-JOSE or 800-726-5673

San Jose is your easy to get to and from destination. Come find out for yourself.

To Downtown San Jose and the McEnery Convention Center

From Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC):
  • Exit the airport onto Guadalupe Parkway (HWY 87 South)
  • Continue down Guadalupe Parkway (HWY 87 South) to the Park Avenue Exit
  • Make a left on Park Avenue and continue to San Carlos
  • Make a right turn on San Carlos
From northbound Highway 101 ( From San Francisco)
Take Interstate 280 north to Highway 87 north and exit at Santa Clara Street

From northbound Highway 880 (From Oakland/Fremont/Hayward)
◊Turn left on Coleman Avenue and continue on Coleman Avenue
◊Coleman Avenue becomes Market Street (toward downtown San Jose)
◊Turn right on San Carlos Street
◊Turn left on Almaden Boulveard
◊convention Center parking entrance will be on the left.

From northbound Highway 280 (From San Francisco)
Take Vine Street/Almaden Boulevard exit
Turn left at the first signal (Almaden Boulevard)
Take a right at the fourth signal (San Carlos Street)

From southbound Highway 17 (From Monterey)
Take Highway 17 north to Interstate 280 south
From 280, take Vine Street/Almaden Boulevard exit.
Turn left at the first signal (Almaden Boulevard)
Take a right at the fourth signal (San Carlos Street)

From southbound Highway 101
Take Highway 87 (Guadalupe Parkway) and exit at Park Avenue

From southbound Interstate 280
Take Highway 87 (Guadalupe Parkway) north and exit at Santa Clara Street

From southbound Interstate 680 (which becomes northbound Interstate 280)
Take Highway 87 north and exit at Santa Clara Street

Public Transportation

You can easily travel to downtown San Jose and the Convention Center by public transit.

VTA

VTA light rail runs every 10 minutes weekdays, and every 15 minutes on weekends and holidays, making several stops in downtown. VTA's web site has schedule information for light rail or the many bus routes that serve downtown.

Caltrain

Caltrain connects downtown San Jose to other Bay Area cities, from Gilroy to San Francisco.

DASH Shuttle

The free Downtown Area Shuttle (DASH) connects the San Jose Diridon Caltrain Station with VTA Light Raill, downtown office buildings, McEnery Convention Center, and San Jose State University. Shuttles run every 10 minutes from 6:15 a.m. to 6:55 p.m. Monday through Friday. To request a DASH brochure and schedule from VTA click on DASH (Route 804) route and schedule.

ACE Train

The Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) runs six times a day from Stockton to San Jose. The train serves the cities of Manteca, Tracy, Livermore, Pleasanton and Fremont, and Santa Clara. Please check their route and schedule.

Parking Downtown

Downtown San Jose has ample stress free parking available. The San Jose Downtown Parking site has a map of parking grages.