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train arriving at Palo Alto Transit Center

Transit

Stanford Transportation Offers Reduced Hours Dec. 11 and 13

On Dec. 11, our office will only be open from 7:30 to 9 a.m. On Dec. 13, we will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, visit our Stanford Transportation Offers Reduced Hours Dec. 11 and 13 article.

Express Bus

Dumbarton Express (DB)

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The Dumbarton Express runs weekdays from the Union City BART station across the Dumbarton Bridge to Stanford or Deer Creek Road in Palo Alto.

Line DB travels from the Union City BART station and Ardenwood Park & Ride lot to the Stanford Oval, with stops at Menlo Park, the Palo Alto Caltrain station, and Stanford Medical Center (Roth Way at Campus Drive). 

Learn more about the Dumbarton Express. 

Dumbarton Express (DB1)

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The Dumbarton Express runs weekdays from the Union City BART station across the Dumbarton Bridge to Stanford or Deer Creek Road in Palo Alto.

Line DB1 travels from the Union City BART station to Deer Creek Road, serving Stanford Research Park and the Palo Alto VA Hospital.

Learn more about the Dumbarton Express. 

Highway 17 Express Bus

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Highway 17 Express Bus provides service between downtown Santa Cruz (Metro Center), Soquel, Scotts Valley, and San Jose State University (San Fernando Street by 7th Street). 

Service is offered 7 days a week. On weekends, service is available from San Jose Diridon Station only. The Metro Center provides connection to other Santa Cruz Metro buses serving throughout the Santa Cruz county. 

Monterey -Salinas Transit (MST)

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MST provides bus service to the greater Monterey and Salinas areas as far south as Paso Robles and Big Sur and as far north as Santa Cruz and San Jose.

Line U

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AC Transit runs a weekday express shuttle bus service between the East Bay and the Stanford campus. This service is FREE for Stanford faculty, staff, students, hospital employees, and SLAC employees with a valid university ID card, hospital ID badge, or SLAC ID badge. For all other riders, a fare of $4.20 each direction applies.

Learn more about the Line U.

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