Directions
Before travelling to campus, please check UCSB Library hours. Please note Special Research Collections has limited hours and is generally not open on the weekends.
The UCSB Library is in the center of campus off UCEN Road.
See the detailed Interactive Campus Map for exact locations.
Driving Directions
Traveling north on Highway 101:
- Take exit for Airport/UCSB, merging onto CA-217 W
- At end of CA-217 W, enter campus through Henley Gate
- Immediately veer right onto Mesa Road, avoiding the traffic circle
- At second stoplight, turn left onto University Plaza
- At stop sign, turn right to descend into Parking Structure 18 (Mesa Parking Structure)
- Walk east to University Plaza then south to the Library (walking directions)
Traveling south on Highway 101:
- Take Patterson Avenue exit
- Turn left onto Patterson Avenue
- Take first left onto 101N
- Stay left to merge onto CA-217 W toward UCSB
- At end of CA-217 W, enter campus through Henley Gate
- Immediately veer right onto Mesa Road, avoiding the traffic circle
- At second stoplight, turn left onto University Plaza
- At stop sign, turn right to descend into Parking Structure 18 (Mesa Parking Structure)
- Walk east to University Plaza then south to the Library (walking directions)
Visitors must purchase and display a parking permit. Parking rates posted at Campus Parking and Information Services.
Bus
Please see Santa Barbara MTD for bus schedules and rates.
