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Commencement Parking
Summary: Parking permits for Commencement 2013 will be available for advanced purchase for $11 starting on May 1st.

All appropriate parking lots will be open during Commencement weekend. UCLA Parking Services will staff lots according to ceremony times and locations.

Pre-paid Commencement Parking Permits will be available for purchase for $11 each starting on May 1st, 2013 on a first come, first served basis. Permits may be purchased at the UCLA Transportation lobby between 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.

The UCLA Central Ticket Office will sell Pre-paid Commencement Parking Permits starting May 22 ($11 per permit). The UCLA Central Ticket Office is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Accessible parking is available for disabled and elderly persons near most venues in many parking structures and lots. Please view the Commencement Disabled Parking Map (PDF) for more details.


Traffic 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 congested. To help you avoid traffic congestion in the busy Westwood area following the conclusion of the Commencement ceremony you are attending, here are suggestions:

  • 405 (San Diego) Freeway: Avoid taking Sunset Boulevard 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. Turn right Santa Monica Boulevard (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.

View the related links to the right for general Commencement parking information and traffic directions, as well as helpful instructions for disabled parking.

UCLA Transportation
555 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1360
Phone: (310) 794-7433
Hours: Monday – Friday 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.

UCLA Central Ticket Office

P.O. Box 24607
Los Angeles, CA 90024-0607
Phone: (310) 825-2101
Hours: Monday – Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

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