Parking

During Commencement Weekend all appropriate parking lots will be open. UCLA Parking Services will staff lots according to ceremony times and locations.

Pre-paid Commencement Parking Permits will be available for purchase ($9 per permit) in the Parking & Commuter Services Lobby. The UCLA Central Ticket Office will sell Pre-paid Commencement Parking Permits beginning in May ($9 per permit). The UCLA Central Ticket Office is open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Campus Map - North Zone
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Campus Map - West Zone

UCLA Transportation Services

Parking Tips

UCLA wants your Commencement experience to be perfect from beginning to end. Depending upon the day and time of the event, the streets surrounding the campus can be quite congested. To help you avoid traffic congestion in the busy Westwood area, we would like to offer the following suggestions:

405 (San Diego) Freeway: Avoid using the Sunset Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard on-ramps to the 405 (San Diego) Freeway. Instead, travel south from the campus using Westwood Boulevard, Hilgard Avenue (to Westwood Boulevard), Gayley Avenue or Veteran Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard, turn right (westbound) and enter the 405 from Santa Monica Boulevard.

10 (Santa Monica) Freeway: Take Sunset or Wilshire Boulevard EAST from the campus, turn right (southbound) on Beverly Glen, right again (westbound) at Olympic Boulevard, then left (southbound) on Overland Avenue. Enter the 10 Freeway from Overland Avenue.

Information for Departments and Schools

If you have special parking needs (VIP Parking, reserved areas, Departmental Recharge parking, etc.) for your Commencement event, please make sure that you call the Parking Services Special Events Office at x51286, at least 3 weeks prior to your event so that plans to accommodate your needs can be arranged.