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

Commuters and residents are required to have a valid ‘A,’ ‘C,’ ‘Z,’ ‘C-SRWC,’ ‘MC,’ or resident parking permit to avoid citations. Please refer to our announcement for more details.

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.

Free Department Zipcar Memberships

Zipcar has a special offer for Stanford departments: a free department membership. With no fee to join and no limit on the number of members you can add to a department account, why not sign up for a department Zipcar account today? Read Zipcar's informational flyer (PDF) on free department memberships.

  • To set up a department account, visit Zipcar's department account page, scroll to "contact us," and submit the form. Zipcar will contact you within three to five business days.
  • Department memberships are free for Stanford departments, with no cost per additional driver.
  • Department members can use more than 9,000 Zipcars worldwide for business travel.
  • Department memberships are for university business only.
  • Commute Club driving credit does not apply to department memberships.
  • Hourly fees can be charged to a Stanford Purchasing Card (PCard) if the department has one.
  • A personal or department Zipcar account can be added to an existing account, with a drop down option to charge the correct account for each trip.
  • For more information about department memberships, please contact Jason Kudlock at jkudlock@zipcar.com and copy commuteclub@stanford.edu.