23rd VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE

 

TRANSPORT and DIRECTIONS

 

Airports:  San Diego International Airport (SAN) is located only 3 miles from the Westin Hotel at Emerald Plaza and is served by most major airlines.

 

Amtrak:  The San Diego Amtrak (Santa Fe) downtown station is located at 1050 Kettner Blvd., approximately 2 blocks from the Westin Hotel.  Passenger rail service is provided by the Pacific Surfliner with direct service to and from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo.

 

Ground Transportation:

Buses and trolleys operated by the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (see www.sdmts.com) offer transportation throughout the region at inexpensive fares.  The trolley (light rail) system’s nearest stop to the Westin Hotel is adjacent to the Amtrak / Santa Fe downtown station.  Trolley service extends from Old Town and Santee in the north and northeast, to the San Ysidro / Tijuana, Mexico station in the south.

 

 

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Traveling from the north (Los Angeles area):  Take Interstate-5 south.  Take Exit 17 (Front St.) toward the Civic Center for 0.9 mi.  Turn left at W. Broadway Ave. for approximately 0.1 mi.

 

Traveling from the east (El Centro area):  Take Interstate-8 west.  Merge onto CA-125 S toward CA-94 for 2.6 mi.  Keep left to take CA-94 W for 8.3 mi. 

Merge onto I-5 N via Exit 1A toward Los Angeles for 1.6 mi.  Take Exit 17 (Hawthorn St.) toward San Diego Airport for 0.4 mi.  Turn slight left onto W. Hawthorne St., then left onto Columbia St.  Follow Columbia St. south until it ends at 400 W. Broadway Ave.