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General Info: Hours, Admission, Directions:

Hours of operation:

10am-5pm, 7 days a week

Occasionally, hours are extended to allow for special activities, or the museum is closed to the public to accommodate scheduled events.  Please see our online schedule or call the museum to confirm a specific date.

Closed Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Admission:

l Adult $11.00 Save $1 - click for coupon
l Seniors (Age 65+) $7.00
l Youths (5-17) $7.00
l Children (4 and under) Free! (with Paid Adult)


  

Special events may have alternate pricing schedule.  See Online Schedule for details. 

Special Group rates (15 or more people) please call the museum (650) 654-0200 for additional information.

Credit cards:

MasterCard®, Visa®, and American Express® welcomed.

Directions:

The Hiller Aviation Museum is centrally located in the San Francisco Bay Area at the San Carlos Airport.


The Hiller Aviation Museum     Phone:  (650) 654-0200
601 Skyway Road Fax:  (650) 654-0220
San Carlos, CA 94070

From San Francisco: Take Hwy 101 south to Holly Street/Redwood Shores Pkwy exit. Go east onto Redwood Shores Pkwy.  Turn right onto Airport Road.  Turn right onto Skyway Road.

From San Jose: Take Hwy 101 north to Holly Street/Redwood Shores Pkwy exit. Go east onto Redwood Shores Pkwy.  Turn right onto Airport Road.  Turn right onto Skyway Road.

By Train: Train users must walk from Caltrain Station to Hiller Aviation Museum (approximately 1 mile). Take Caltrain to the San Carlos station. Walk along the station generally northward toward San Francisco (parallel to the tracks).  Turn Right at the Holly Street crossing and continue eastward along the road crossing over Hwy 101 (You can see the museum on your right from the overcrossing).  Turn right at Airport Road and continue right onto Skyway Road continuing to the museum. Schedules are available online from Caltrain.

By Bus: SamTrans provides bus service over the El Camino corridor with connections to other transit systems throughout the bay area.  Take any bus to the San Carlos stop (very near the CalTrain train station) and follow the directions listed above for train users.  Schedules and system information is available from SamTrans. There is no direct bus service to the airport.

Maps: Available courtesy of MapQuest.

Food Options

There are a number of restaurants near the museum.  <more info...>

Visitors with disabilities:

The museum is wheelchair accessible. You can pick up and drop off passengers at the main entrance to the museum.

Additional visitor information for the San Carlos area:

City of San Carlos Web Site
San Mateo County Visitor's Bureau

 
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