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Directions to NASA Ames

NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, California 94035

How to Get from the Airport to NASA Ames Research Center

NASA Ames Research Center is about 30 miles south of San Francisco International Airport and about 15 miles north of San Jose Airport.

From either airport, take highway 101 (Bayshore Freeway). Exit highway 101 at the Moffett Field exit and proceed to the Main Gate entrance.

How to Enter NASA Ames Research Center

Visitors will need to go to the Visitor Badging Office to obtain a visitor badge.

The Visitor Badging Office is located at Building 26 which is just at the Main Gate. As you approach the Main Gate, you should be in the right-hand lane. The guard will direct you into the parking lot immediately adjacent to the gate.

Please be sure to allow 15-20 minutes for processing in the NASA Visitor Badging Office. In order to obtain a visitor badge, the Badging Office needs to have received information from your NASA sponsor: name, affiliation, and citizenship status, as well as the date, time, building, and room number of the meeting.

You will need to provide the following:

1. Valid picture identification (e.g., driver's license).
2. International visitors will need BOTH a passport and another valid picture identification.
3. If you plan to drive a car on base, you will need a valid driver's license and the car information (color, make, registration, and the license plate number). International visitors must be escorted to be able to drive on base.

Once you have a visitor badge, approach the main gate and show the guard your visitor badge and valid picture identification for entry into NASA Ames Research Center.