From North Bay

Cross the Golden Gate Bridge and follow signs indicating Downtown San Francisco. Stay to the left and take the Marina exit; you’ll see the sign overhead. While you might be tempted to take a right at the first stoplight (Lyon Street) and pull directly into the Palace of Fine Arts, pass the Lyon Street entrance and proceed straight on Marina Boulevard. Then:

• Right on Baker Street
• Left on Jefferson Street
• Left on Broderick Street
• Left on Marina Boulevard, then immediately move into the right lane
• Turn right on Yacht Road and follow signs for Palace of Fine Arts

From East Bay (Oakland, Fremont)

Cross the Bay Bridge. Follow the signs to the 9th Street exit. Stay in the right-hand lane. Go one block and turn right onto 9th Street. Stay in the left-hand lane. Immediately after Market Street, veer left onto Hayes Street. Then:

• Right on Van Ness Avenue (look for signs to the Golden Gate Bridge)
• Left on Lombard Street; once on Lombard, get into the right-hand lane
• Right on Divisadero Street
• Left on Marina Boulevard, then immediately move into the right lane
• Turn right on Yacht Road and follow signs for Palace of Fine Arts

From South Bay (San Jose, Palo Alto) - From Highway 101

Take Highway 101 North to the Market Street/Van Ness exit. Take Van Ness to Lombard (look for signs to the Golden Gate Bridge). Turn left onto Lombard. Once on Lombard, get into the right-hand lane. Then:

• Right on Divisadero Street
• Left on Marina Boulevard, then immediately move into the right lane
• Turn right on Yacht Road and follow signs for Palace of Fine Arts

From South Bay (San Jose, Palo Alto) - From Interstate 280

Follow 19th Avenue through Golden Gate Park; 19th Avenue becomes Park Presidio Boulevard on the other side of the Park. Follow signs for the Highway 101 Detour. Then:

• Right on Geary Boulevard
• Left on Van Ness Avenue, move into left lanes
• Left on Lombard Street, get into the right-hand lane
• Right on Divisadero Street
• Left on Marina Boulevard, then immediately move into the right lane
• Turn right on Yacht Road and follow signs for Palace of Fine Arts

From the East Bay take the train going towards; Millbrae/Montgomery/Daly City train.

From the South Bay/Peninsula take trains going towards Antioch/Richmond/Baypoint Pittsburg/ Warm Springs/South Fremont.

Get off at the Montgomery Street station, walk one half-block up Market Street to Third Street, and catch the #30 Stockton bus on the corner. Virtually all downtown-bound Golden Gate Transit buses stop near the Theatre. Ask your driver for directions or call Golden Gate Transit Information 511 (toll-free) or 415-455-2000 (outside the Bay Area)

Take either the Local/Limited/Bullet train going northbound to San Francisco Caltrain station. Get off at Millbrae and transfer to Bart. (see By Bart & Bus for further directions)