Parking permits required at Stanford's main campus and Stanford Redwood City

Commuters and residents are required to have a valid parking permit purchased through the online ordering system to avoid potential citations. Read our article to learn more.

For COVID-related transportation updates, please visit our Stanford Transportation COVID-19: Featured Topics page. If you are interested in learning more about your commute options as you return to campus, please refer to our Returning to Your Stanford commute page.

Commuters

Stanford offers great incentives for using sustainable transportation on a part-time or full-time basis. Consider biking, taking transit, walking, carpooling, or vanpooling to reduce the financial and environmental costs of driving alone--not to mention the challenge of finding parking!

Free and Discounted Transportation

Before you spend your hard earned cash on a parking permit, check out the free and discounted transportation programs Stanford offers, including free transit, and more.