SamTrans connects the Palo Alto train station (and the free Marguerite shuttle service) and Stanford Redwood City to all of San Mateo County, including service to the San Francisco International Airport. For SamTrans information, visit http://www.samtrans.com.

Stanford main campus

Five SamTrans bus routes serve Stanford at the Palo Alto Transit Center:

• Route 280 provides service between the Stanford Shopping Center and East Palo Alto. Route 281 provides service between Onetta Harris Center in East Palo Alto and the Stanford University campus, serving the Stanford Medical Center andStanford Oval.

• Route ECR operates along El Camino between Palo Alto and Daly City, serving the San Bruno, Colma, and Daly City BART stations.

• Route 397 provide local overnight service to Redwood City and San Francisco.

Stanford Redwood City

Eligible employees at Stanford Redwood City (SRWC) can request a free SamTrans pass to receive unlimited travel in San Mateo County, including Stanford Redwood City station.

If you would like to request your SamTrans pass, please visit our Request a SamTrans Pass webpage. Only request the pass two weeks before you are expected to move. We will provide the SamTrans pass shortly before you move to SRWC.

Visit our Transit Service to Stanford Redwood City map to learn about all the bus stop locations for SamTrans and Commute.org.

Two SamTrans bus routes stop near Stanford Redwood City:  

• Route 276 stops at Bay Road and Warrington Avenue, Bay Road and 2nd Avenue, and Broadway and Douglas Avenue. It provides weekday service between Redwood City Transit Center and Florence and 17th Avenue in Atherton.

• Route 270 stops at Bay Road and Second Avenue. It provides local service between Redwood City and Atherton, and also serves the Redwood City Transit Center.

On weekdays, twelve SamTrans bus routes stop at the Redwood City Transit Center:

• Route ECR operates along El Camino between Palo Alto and Daly City, serving the San Bruno, Colma, and Daly City BART stations.

• Route 95 offers limited weekday service between Alameda and Ralston in Belmont and Redwood City Transit Center

• Route 270 provides local service between Redwood City and Atherton, and also serves the Redwood City Transit Center.

• Route 274 and Route 275 provide local weekday service between Cañada College and Redwood City Transit Center

• Route 276 provides weekday service between Redwood City Transit Center and Florence/17th in Atherton.

• Route 295 operates on Alameda and provides weekday service between Redwood City Transit Center and the San Mateo Caltrain Station.  

• Route 296 provides weekday service from Redwood City Transit Center, Menlo Park Caltrain station, and Palo Alto Transit Center.

• Route 397 provides local service between the Palo Alto Transit Center and San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower Transit Center.

• Route 398 provides local service between the Redwood City Transit Center and San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower Transit Center.

For more information about transit to San Francisco International Airport, please call the Bay Area Transit Information Hotline by dialing 511 from within the San Francisco Bay Area or (510) 817-1717 from outside the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit the 511.org website for information about San Jose or Oakland airports.