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General rules

• Tour or charter buses cannot stop, stand, or park on the Oval at any time. This restriction applies to all designated parking areas, commercial loading zones (yellow curbs); fire lanes and the Marguerite bus stop (red curbs).
• Tour and charter buses can only load/off-load passengers at the bus loading zone located on Roth Way between Palm Drive and Lomita Drive. Loading/off-loading on the Oval is prohibited without prior authorization from Parking & Transportation Services (P&TS).
• Fifteen (15) minute time limit for loading/off-loading passengers at the Roth Way bus location. Buses must relocate to Oak Road immediately after unloading passengers.
  • Driving map from Roth Way to Oak Road
  • Driving map from Oak Road to Roth Way
• Bus drivers must pay a fee to load/off-load passengers on Roth Way. The fee is $2.00 for up to ten (10) minutes or $3.00 for fifteen (15) minutes, no exceptions. Parking meters on Roth Way accept coins and most major credit cards.
• Free short and long term tour and charter bus parking is available ONLY in the designated bus parking areas along Oak Road between Searsville Road and Parking Structure 5, located on the west side of campus, as indicated on the Bus Parking and Loading Map.

Consequences of violating this policy

• Stopping, standing, or parking elsewhere besides the designated bus loading/parking areas on Roth Way or Oak Road without prior P&TS approval may result in citation or towing.
• Operators found in violation of Stanford parking policies and/or failing to adhere to its tour bus protocol will be cited and/or towed, or may be banned from Stanford property.
• Operators ignoring Stanford property rights may face legal action from the University.

Parking & Transportation Services is located at 340 Bonair Siding, Stanford, CA 94305-7255.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Phone: 650.723.9362. Fax: 650.724.8676. Email: transportation@stanford.edu