Getting to Riverside

Getting to Riverside is easy, regardless of whether it is by air, rail, or road. More information can be found elsewhere on this page.

Visiting Downtown Riverside

Riverside has dozens of restaurants, museums and shops within walking distance. These include the Mission Inn, the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture, the Riverside Art Museum, and the California Museum of Photography and Culver Center of the Arts.

Air

Ontario International Airport (ONT) is the most convenient air travel choice, located about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Riverside. By car, it takes 20 minutes to get to UCR from ONT in light traffic and up to an hour at rush hour. Bus and shuttle transportation options are also available.

John Wayne Orange County Airport (SNA) to is 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Riverside. By car, it takes 45 minutes to get to campus from the airport, though that travel time can triple in rush hour traffic. Shuttle options are also available.

Long Beach Airport (LGB) is 60 miles (97 km) west of Riverside. By car, it takes about an hour in light traffic to get to UCR and up to two-and-a-half hours in heavy traffic. Shuttle options are also available.

Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) is 60 miles (97 km) east of Riverside. By car, it takes 50 minutes to get to the campus, but that jumps to an hour-and-a-half at rush hour.

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is about 70 miles (113 km) west of Riverside. By car, it takes about an hour-and-15-minutes to get to the campus in light traffic, though that travel time increases to over three hours in the heaviest traffic. Shuttle options are also available.

San Bernardino Airport (SBD) is about 13 miles (21 km) from UCR and has one airline that serves limited destinations.

Train

Metrolink is the regional rail system linking Riverside County to Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties. The downtown area is serviced by the Riverside – Downtown Riverside – Hunter Park/UCR stations, and Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) bus transportation is available from both stations to campus.

Amtrak is a national rail system that operates across the United States. The Riverside – Downtown station is accessible to campus via RTA bus.

Bus

Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) buses connect UCR to the surrounding communities as well as the Riverside — Downtown and Riverside — Hunter Park/UCR train stations.

OmniTrans provides bus service from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to campus.