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.

Virtual Permits for Departments

Our FAQ about departments and the virtual parking permit system provides additional information. Visit our Service/Delivery Vehicles page to learn about purchasing permits, permit exceptions, the Pedestrian Zone and more.

If you have questions, please contact us at transportation@stanford.edu or 650.723.9362.

Department 'A' Daily,  'C'-SRWC Daily, 'Event' Daily, and Service Vehicle ('SV') Daily permits

How to purchase

To order department daily permits, please complete these steps:

  1. Register as a department contact.
  2. Once our office has set up your department's administrator access, you are able to purchase these permits through the virtual parking permit system.

For more information visit our "How To" guide.

Contact us at transportation@stanford.edu or 650.723.9362

Department long-term permits

How to purchase

To order department long-term permits, please complete these steps:

  1. Register as a department contact.
  2. Fill out the Department/Vendor Permit Order Form.

For more information visit our "How To" guide.

Contact us at transportation@stanford.edu or 650.723.9362

Vendor permits

How to purchase

Option 1: Purchase a Service Vehicle Daily permit

To purchase a Service Vehicle ('SV') Daily permit, vendors can log in as a visitor through our online ordering system. Please note that to be able to log in you must create a visitor account.

Options 2: Purchase an 'A-Business' permit

To order vendor permits, please complete these steps:

  1. The Stanford sponsoring department completes the Vendor Sponsorship Form.
  2. Fill out the  Department/Vendor Permit Order Form.

For more information visit our "How To" guide.

Contact us at transportation@stanford.edu or 650.723.9362

Contractor permits

How to purchase

Option 1: Purchase a Service Vehicle Daily permit

To purchase a Service Vehicle ('SV') Daily permit, contractors can log in as a visitor through our online ordering system. Please note that to be able to log in you must create a visitor account.

Option 2: Purchase a parking permit/identifier

To order contractor permits, please fill out the Contractor Permit Sponsorship Application.

Contact us at parkingoperations@stanford.edu or 650.723.9362

Group/reserved event parking

How to purchase

To order group/reserved event permits, please fill out the Event Permit Order Form.

Contact us at eventparking@stanford.edu or 650.723.9362