KITP

Location

KITP is in Kohn Hall, located directly across from the main entrance of the UCSB campus in Santa Barbara, California.

On Campus Parking

We generally discourage driving to campus if you are here for a conference or as a program speaker. If you do plan on driving, please be aware that daily parking rates can be costly, $8.00 per day. If the daily option is appropriate for your stay, you will need to drive to Parking Services to purchase a one-day permit.

Do NOT use the parking lot machine in Lot 10 to buy a 'daily permit' on a weekday (unless you have a handicapped plackard and will be parking in a handicapped space). You will get a ticket! Those permits are NOT VALID there for other full-day visitor parking Monday through Friday.

For longer stays, you may want to purchase a long-term parking permit at a more economical rate of $56.00 per month. Be sure to identify yourself as "a KITP visitor/faculty member" to obtain the academic permit eligibility status. The staff can give you a map and directions to park in the Lot 10 structure. Permits are required Monday-Sunday 7:30am-10:00pm and can also be purchased from the parking lot pay machines after business hours (8am-5pm, M-F) when the Parking Services office is closed.

Directions to KITP/UCSB:

-From Los Angeles International Airport:

We recommend the Santa Barbara Airbus, particularly if you must return to LAX for your departing flight. The Airbus is reliable, and offers a reasonable round-trip fare of approximately $80 (prepaid). The nearest Airbus drop-off point to the UCSB campus is the Goleta terminal at 5755 Thornwood Drive; so once you arrive, you'll need to call a taxi or the hotel shuttle (if available) for delivery to your local destination.

For some events, rooms in UCSB residence halls have been arranged. If you are staying at the residence hall, you may call the residence hall for pickup. Check your participant information packet for the correct residence hall number.

If you are driving from LAX, exit the airport lot at Sepulveda Blvd., and follow Sepulveda Blvd. to the 405 North Freeway entrance. Follow 405 North to 101 North (Ventura Freeway). Remain on the 101 (for approximately one and a half hours) into Santa Barbara. Proceed through Santa Barbara and north for approximately 10 miles. Exit at the "UCSB/Ward Memorial" (Highway 217) offramp. Follow the signs onto campus. For campus directions, please review these UCSB maps.

-From Santa Barbara Airport:

The most convenient way to get to UCSB from the S.B. airport is to call "Yellow Cab" at 965-5111. The fare for the cab should be about $15 (horribly expensive) even though we are located adjacent to the airport; if you use the cabs at the airport, the fare is higher.

If you are renting a car at the airport, turn right as you exit the rental car lot, onto William Moffet Lane. Follow the signs onto campus. It is less than a five-minute drive.

If staying at The Best Western South Coast Inn, simply use the airport courtesy phone to call the Inn for pickup.  If staying at Ramada Ltd., just take a taxi; your fare will be reimbursed.

For some events, rooms in residence halls have been arranged. If you are staying at the residence hall, you may call the residence hall for pickup. Check your participant information packet for the correct residence hall number.