Parking Information and Directions to the
UC Irvine McDonnell Douglas Auditorium
including Purchasing a Parking Permit

If this is your first visit to UCI, you should be aware that it is not easy to figure out the campus. We recommend that you get a map with building numbers.

Parking permits are required at UCI.

Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space, and to allow time to purchase a permit and to walk to the McDonnell Douglas Engineering Auditorium.


From South

Take the 405 North to the University/Jeffrey exit.

Left onto University (it's Jeffrey if you go right).

Left onto Culver Drive.

Right onto Campus Drive.

Left onto East Peltason Drive (was: Berkeley Dr.), which takes you into UCI.

Proceed past the second traffic signal.

Turn right into the parking structure.

If you do not have a UCI parking permit, you must purchase a parking permit at the entrance via the automated permit dispenser that accepts both cash and credit cards. Parking permits cost $7.00 (as of the time of this writing).


Directions from North

Take the 405 South to the Jamboree exit.

Right onto Jamboree.

Left onto Campus Drive.

Go past West Peltason Drive.

Right onto East Peltason Drive (was: Berkeley Dr.) which takes you into UCI.

Proceed past the second traffic signal.

Turn right into the parking structure.

If you do not have a UCI parking permit, you must purchase a parking permit at the entrance via the automated permit dispenser that accepts both cash and credit cards. Parking permits cost $7.00 (as of the time of this writing).


Directions to the McDonnell Douglas Auditorium

Note that buildings are labeled with their names and numbers; look near the roofs.

The McDonnell Douglas Engineering Auditorium (building #311), is a red brick building with a copper roof. It is located behind the pale peach/yellow/gray Engineering Gateway building (building #321) with the metal smoke stacks, and is near the gray ICS and Engineering Research Facility (IERF) buildings (#310).



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