Travel by Car:
From Hwy 101 South: Take the Castillo Street exit toward Harbor,
and turn right onto Castillo Street. Follow 0.3 miles and turn
left on W. Cabrillo Blvd/CA-225. Travel 0.2 miles to the Veteran’s
Memorial Building.
From Hwy 101 North: Take the Garden Street exit (Exit #96B) toward
Downtown and turn left onto Garden Street. Follow 0.3 miles to
E. Cabrillo Blvd/CA-225. Travel 0.3 miles to the Veteran’s
Memorial Building.
Address: 112 West Cabrillo Blvd
Please see these maps of the downtown Santa Barbara area and
note where there are public parking lots:
http://www.santabarbaracarfree.org/map_sb1.htm
http://www.sbguide.com/maps/downtown.html
http://www.santabarbaradowntown.com/staticpages/107/maps.cfm
Travel by Air:
The most convenient flight option is the Santa Barbara Airport;
however, the most economical options are the Los Angeles (LAX)
International Airport and Bob Hope Airport in Burbank.
A number of car rental businesses serve the three airports, including
Avis, Budget, and Hertz (see contact list below). Shuttle services
may also be available.
Alamo Car Rental: www.alamo.com
(800) 327-9633
Avis Rent-a-Car: www.avis.com
(800) 331-1212
Budget Rent-a-Car: www.budget.com
Enterprise Rent-a-Car: www.enterprise.com
Hertz Rent-a-Car: www.hertz.com
(800) 654-3131
National Car Rental: www.nationalcar.com
(818) 953-2234
Travel by Train:
The Santa Barbara Amtrak Station is served daily by Coast Starlight
trains to and from Los Angeles, Oregon and Washington, Amtrak
California's Pacific Surfliners to and from San Diego and Los
Angeles, with some trains extending north to San Luis Obispo,
and Amtrak Motor Coach service to the San Joaquin trains and to
some Pacific Surfliners. Please call 1 (800) USA-RAIL (872-7245)
or visit www.amtrak.com
for schedule, fare, and reservation information.
Travel between Hotels and Veteran’s Memorial Building:
There is no parking available at the Veteran’s Memorial
Center; however, a city parking lot is located nearby for use
(fee required). Hotel Oceana is conveniently located next to the
Veteran’s Memorial Center, and Hotel Mar Monte is located
approximately one mile along the boardwalk to the conference facility.
There will also be free shuttles available in the morning and
evening from Hotel Mar Monte to the Vet’s Hall. The Santa
Barbara waterfront bus also runs daily every half hour from 10:00am
- 6:00pm, and CCC vans will be available for shuttle service before
and after these times.