Stanford Transportation COVID-19 Updates (as of March 30): Cancel parking permits to avoid non-refundable charges

Updates regarding Stanford Transportation programs and services in response to the rapidly evolving events surrounding COVID-19 (also called novel coronavirus) will be published at transportation.stanford.edu/COVID-19 as they become available. General updates are available for the university community at healthalerts.stanford.edu.

Current Vanpools

Are you interested in joining a vanpool? There are 30 vanpools currently running. You can reach out to one of the vanpool coordinators listed below or contact us at commuteclub@stanford.edu to join or start a vanpool near you.

Stanford Redwood City vanpools

East Bay

  • Fremont (since 2019)
    Pickups: Niles Plaza at 6:15 a.m.; Ardenwood Park & Ride lot at 6:30 a.m.
    Arrive: Barron parking garage at 6:45 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.
    Return: Leave SRWC at 3:30 p.m.
    Contact: Traci Ramanathan

Main campus vanpools

Central Valley

  • Central Valley/Livermore (since 2017)
    Pickups: 51 Wright Brother Avenue in Livermore at 4:40 a.m.
    Arrive: Main Campus at 5:30 a.m.
    Return: Leave Stanford at 2:30 p.m.
    Contact: Tim Raby
  • Manteca (since 2015)
    Pickups: Lathrop Target (Interstate 5/Highway 120) 3:50 a.m./Manteca JCPenny (Highway 120) 4:00 a.m.
    Drop offs: Main Campus
    Arrive: 5:30 a.m. Facilities/Bonair Siding (Maples Parking Lot)
    Return: Facilities/Bonair Siding (Maples Parking Lot) at 3:00 p.m., JC Penny at 4:30 p.m., and Target at 4:40 p.m.
    Contact: Jeremy Cook at 650.444.8326.
  • Manteca (since 2017)
    Pickups: Manteca at 3:50 a.m.; Tracy at 4:10 a.m.
    Drop offs: Wilbur Dining, SLAC, Stanford Cancer Center
    Arrive: 5:30 a.m.
    Return: Leave Stanford at 3 p.m.
    Contact: Cathy Ward
  • Stockton Trailblazers (since 2017)
    Pickups: Ace Train Station (Stockton) at 3:45 a.m.; Lathrop Target at 4:05 a.m.
    Arrive: Stanford Healthcare (Newark) at 5:00 a.m.; Main Campus at 5:30 a.m.
    Return: Leave Campus at 2:30 p.m.
    Contact: Janice Smith at 650.724.4155
  • Tracy (since 2013; 8 seats)
    Pickups: Leave Tracy at 4:15 a.m.
    Arrive: Stanford at 6 a.m. (315 Bonair Siding)
    Return: Leave Stanford at 2:30 p.m.
    Contact: Art Chacon at 650.444.6435.

East Bay

  • Berkeley (since 1995)
    Pickups: Martin Luther King and Ashby (Ashby BART station) at 6:10 a.m.
    Drop-offs: Main Campus (Near the Oval); Hospital / Med School (Near Emergency entrance)
    Arrive: Med Center at 7:20 a.m.; Main Campus at 7:25 a.m.
    Return: Leave Main Campus at 4:00 p.m.; Med Center at 4:10 p.m.; Arrive at MLK & Ashby (Ashby BART station) before 6 p.m.
    Contact: Linda Heneghan at 650.906.2381. Visit the Berkeley vanpool website for more information.
  • Berkeley (since 2019)
    Pickups: Martin Luther King and Ashby (Ashby BART station) at 6:15 a.m.
    Drop-offs: Med Center at 7:15 a.m.; Main Campus (Near the Oval) at 7:20 a.m.
    Arrive: Med Center at 7:20 a.m.; Main Campus at 7:25 a.m.
    Return: Leave Main Campus at 4:25 p.m.; Med Center at 4:30 p.m.; Arrive at MLK & Ashby (Ashby BART station) around 6:15 p.m.
    Contact: Eric Abrams at 650.724.2159.
     
  • Hayward (since 2016)
    Pickups: Pick up at 22290 City Center Drive, Hayward at around 6:00 a.m.
    Drop-offs: SOM parking structure off Roth Way/OVAL around 6:50 a.m. - 7:05 a.m. 
    Return: Depart SOM parking structure off Roth Way/OVAL at 3:35 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.; Arrive at 22290 City Center Drive, Hayward at around 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
    Contact: Alyssa Sacro
     
  • Fremont/Newark (since 2018)
    Pickups: Ardenwood Park-and-Ride lot at 6:40 a.m.
    Drop-offs: Arrive Stanford ED entrance at 7:15 a.m.
    Return: Leave Roth Way Garage at 4:00 p.m.
    Contact: Margarita Martinez at 510.386.5263.
     
  • Pleasanton (since 2016)
    Pickups: Pick up at Raley's Pleasanton 6 a.m.
    Drop-offs: Arrive Stanford 7 a.m.
    Return: Leave Stanford at 4 p.m. and arrive Raley's Pleasanton at around 5:15 p.m.
    Contact: Blake Fisher
  • San Ramon/Dublin/Danville (since 2017)
    Pickups: Wells Fargo on Regional St in Dublin around 5:50 a.m.
    Drop-offs: Via Ortega parking lot/Y2E2, then Stock Farm Lot/Welch Road around 6:55 a.m.
    Return: Leave Stock Farm at 3:35 p.m. and Via Ortega at 3:45 p.m.; Arrive Wells Fargo on Regional St by 5:30 p.m.
    Contact: Kathy Johnson
     
  • Dublin/Pleasanton/San Ramon (since 2019)
    Pickups: 7181 Regional St, Dublin CA (Wells Fargo parking lot) around 5:50 a.m. - 6:00 a.m.
    Drop-offs: Welch Road and Y2E2 at 7:00 a.m.
    Return: Depart Stanford at 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
    Contact: Lie Hong at 650.724.9619

San Francisco

  • San Francisco (since 1987; 10 seats)
    Pickups: Corner of Miguel and Bemis 6:50 a.m./Glen Park Bart Station at 6:55 a.m.
    Drop-offs: Medical Center at 7:45 a.m.; Encina Hall at 7:50 a.m.
    Return: Leave Encina Hall at 5:05 p.m.; Medical Center area at 5:12 p.m.; arrive in SF at 6:00 p.m.
    Contact: Adan Griego at 650.723.3150. Visit the San Francisco vanpool website for more information.
  • San Francisco (since 2015; 7 seats)
    Pickups: 30th and Vicente Street at 6:35 a.m.; West Portal station at 6:40 a.m.; Junipero Serra/Holloway at 6:45 a.m.
    Drop-offs: Stanford Main Campus
    Arrive: Duena Street and Panama Mall at 7:30 a.m.
    Return: Duena Street and Panama Mall at 4:15 p.m.; Leave by 4:30 p.m.; Arrive back to Sunset District approx. 5:30 p.m.
    Contact: Lori Jear at 650.723.3221
  • San Francisco (since 2016)
    Pickups: Makes stops in Inner Sunset, Cole Valley, and Diamond Heights between 6:30 a.m. and 6:45 a.m.
    Arrive: 326 Galvez Street (near the Alumni Center) at around 7:30 a.m.
    Return: Departs 326 Galvez Street at 3:50 p.m.; Arrives in San Francisco around 5 p.m and makes stops in Diamond Heights, Cole Valley, and Inner Sunset.
    Contact: Emily Casperson at 650.725.0179. Please visit our San Francisco vanpool overview page for more information.

South Bay/Santa Cruz/Peninsula

  • Morgan Hill (since 2015)
    Pickups: Morgan Hill (near E. Dunne and Monterey) at 5:45 a.m.
    Arrive: Stanford Hospital before 6:45 a.m.
    Return: Leave Stanford Hospital. Arrive in Morgan Hill at 7:20 p.m.
    Contact: Jeremie Bensan
  • Gilroy/Morgan Hill (since 2016)
    Contact: Commute Club at 650.736.9923
  • Half Moon Bay (since 2018)
    Pickup: New Leaf Market (150 San Mateo Rd) at 6:45 a.m.
    Drop-offs: Anywhere on campus
    Arrive: 7:15 a.m.
    Return: 5:15 p.m.
    Contact: Gernot Neumayer
  • Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley (since 1989; 10 seats)
    Pickups: Pasatiempo park & ride just off the base of Highway 17 at 5:49 a.m.; corner of Scotts Valley Drive & Glenwood at 5:58 a.m. (Parking on Hacienda)
    Drop-offs: Stanford around 6:45-6:49 a.m. (Jane Stanford Way and Galvez); van continues to Menlo Park and arrives at USGS at 7:10 a.m.
    Return: Leave Stanford at 3:58 p.m.; Arrive Scotts Valley around 5:15 p.m. and Pasatiempo at 5:25 p.m.
    Contact: Regina Roberts at 831.251.5700
     
  • San Jose (since 2019)
    Pickups: Cottle Road off Highway 85 at 5:10 a.m.; (Parking at Safeway Shopping Center)
    Drop-offs: Stanford Hospital around 5:35 a.m. and 315 Bonair Siding at 5:40 a.m.
    Return: Leave Stanford at 2:35 p.m.
    Contact: Rodrigo Reyes at 650.444.8245