Zipcar at Stanford

Fast. Convenient. Affordable. Environmentally friendly. With Zipcar on campus, it's easy to live car-free. Zipcar provides a self-service, on-demand car-sharing program at Stanford University. To use it, simply register as a member, reserve a car online or by phone, use your Zipcard to enter the vehicle, and drive away. Return the car to the same location where you picked it up.

Access Zipcars 24/7
Rates starting at $11 per hour, including gas and insurance
Join Zipcar for only $35 for the first year.
Access to Zipcars worldwide, including airport locations

There are Zipcars available at more than a dozen Stanford locations. Zipcar offers more than 9,000 vehicles in urban areas and college campuses throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Stanford Rates for Stanford members

Join for only $35, with no application fee.

Gas, insurance, roadside assistance, and up to 180 miles per day are included in the hourly and daily Zipcar rates.

Type of Car	Weekdays	Weekends
Standard cars (Toyota Prius, Mazda 3, Nissan Sentra, etc.)	$11/hr. $91.25/day	$13.50/hr. $117.50/day
Premium cars, SUVs (Audi A3, Ford Escape)	$12.25/hr. $101.75/day	$15.50/hr. $134.75/day

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Membership requirements

To be eligible to become a Zipcar member, you must meet the following requirements:

Age 18 to 20

Have a valid driver's license for at least one year
Have no incidents on your driving record

Age 21 and older

Have a valid driver's license for at least one year
Have had no more than two incidents (moving violations or accidents) in the past three years and no more than one incident in the past 18 months
Have had no major violations in the past three years
Have had no alcohol- or drug-related violations in the past seven years

Free Department Zipcar Memberships

Zipcar has a special offer for Stanford departments: a free department membership. With no fee to join and no limit on the number of members you can add to a department account, why not sign up for a department Zipcar account today? Read Zipcar's informational flyer (PDF) on free department memberships.

To set up a department account, visit Zipcar's department account page, scroll to "contact us," and submit the form. Zipcar will contact you within three to five business days.
To join a department account, scroll down to the "Faculty, alumni or staff?" section, click the "Join here" button, and search for your department's account under "Join with an organization.
Department memberships are free for Stanford departments, with no cost per additional driver.
Department members can use more than 9,000 Zipcars worldwide for business travel.
Department memberships are for university business only.
Commute Club driving credit does not apply to department memberships.
Hourly fees can be charged to a Stanford Purchasing Card (PCard) if the department has one.
A personal or department Zipcar account can be added to an existing account, with a drop-down option to charge the correct account for each trip.
For more information about department memberships, please contact Forrest Anderson at fanderson@zipcar.com and copy commuteclub@stanford.edu.

Zipcar Promotion for Residential Student Staff, CAs, and Orientation Leaders

If you are a Residential Student Staff member, a Community Associate (CA), or an Orientation Leader at Stanford, please contact commuteclub@stanford.edu to receive a coupon code in lieu of the previous discount and bonus program, which Zipcar temporarily suspended in their portal.

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