Directions if... is located in the lovely island city of Alameda in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. Alameda, with its growing cluster of high-tech companies, has become known as Silicon Island. Our address is:
1210 Marina Village Parkway Suite 101
Alameda, CA 94501 510-864-3480
We are a short drive away from Oakland International Airport (20 minutes), from San Francisco International Airport (40 minutes), and from San Jose International Airport (1 hour). From Oakland International and San Jose International Airports: Travel North on I-880 toward Downtown Oakland. Take the Broadway Exit and stay in the left lane on the off ramp. Turn left onto Broadway (heading West) and pass under the highway. At the first light, still under the highway, make an ALMOST-U-TURN into the entrance to the Alameda tunnel. Stay in the left lane through the tunnel, and up over the overpass as you leave the tunnel. Turn left at the first light onto Marina Village Parkway. Go through the stop sign, following the street around the Marina Village Center, Pilot, and TCSI. The low, sloping buildings beyond it on the right are the Shipways. We are in Shipways 2. From San Francisco International Airport: Take Route 101 North through San Francisco and across the Bay Bridge. Take the I-580 interchange to I-980 toward Downtown Oakland. Take 12th Street Exit onto surface streets (Rush Street). Go straight ahead through three lights to 5th Street (the pink Gingerbread House is your landmark). Turn left onto 5th Street and stay in the left lane, travelling through three lights. At Broadway, make a 45-degree angle turn into the entrance to the Alameda tunnel. Stay in the left lane through the tunnel, and up over the overpass as you leave the tunnel. Turn left at the first light onto Marina Village Parkway. Go through the stop sign, following the street around the Marina Village Center, Pilot, and TCSI. The low, sloping buildings beyond it on the right are the Shipways. We are in Shipways 2.