General Information

Hours of Operation

Open 10 am – 5 pm, 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 Calendar or call the museum to confirm a specific date.

Closed Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Museum closed all day on Sunday, Nov 5, for a private event.

Museum closed all day on Friday, Dec 15, for a private event.

Admission Fees

$21.00  Adult
$14.00 Seniors (Age 65+)
$14.00  Youths (5-17)
FREE! Children (4 and under) (with Paid Adult)
FREE! Museum Members. Become a Member.
FREE! Active Military
Blue Star Museums, Active Military and immediate family members are FREE May 29 – September 4, 2023

See Calendar for details.

Click here to purchase tickets in advance.

Credit Cards Accepted

MasterCard®, Visa® and American Express® welcome. Now accepting Apple Pay®.

Parking

Free parking available in the museum parking lot.

Directions

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

Address:   Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Rd., San Carlos, CA 94070
Phone:  (650) 654-0200
Fax:  (650) 654-0220
Website:  www.hiller.org

From San Francisco:  Take Hwy 101 south the 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.

People With Disabilities

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

The museum’s aircraft collection is viewable from the ground level and the mezzanine level, accessible by elevator.

The Flight Sim Zone is designed to be fully wheelchair accessible.

Food Options

Both fast food and full service restaurants are within short driving distance of the Hiller Aviation Museum. 

Service Animals

The Hiller Aviation Museum welcomes service animals. Under federal law, service animals are dogs trained to work or perform tasks for the benefit of people with physical or mental disabilities. The work or tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related to the handler’s disability. Additionally, service animals must remain under their handler’s control at all times while inside the museum.

Pets providing emotional support, comfort, companionship or well-being are not recognized as service animals under ADA regulations (California Heath & Safety Codes 113903 and 114259) and are not allowed at the Hiller Aviation Museum.  Please leave your pets at home – the airport and museum are a high-noise, high-stimulation environment unsuited to untrained animals.