Getting to Stanford

Renting a Car

Car rental services are available at San Francisco and San Jose Airports and at several locations in Palo Alto:

From either airport call: In Palo Alto call:
Avis
Budget
Hertz
(800) 831-2847
(800) 527-0700
(800) 654-3131
(650) 493-8888
(650) 493-6000
(650) 493-2009

Driving to Stanford

From 101 South OR North::
Take Embarcadero Road West exit.
Follow Embarcadero Road to El Camino.
Cross El Camino; road name changes to Galvez St.
Veer left on Galvez at the stadium.
Turn right onto Campus Drive at the stop sign.
Go about 0.8 miles on Campus Drive; then turn left at Via Ortega, just past the Medical Center.
CIS and CISX are immediately on the left, at the stop sign.
Parking structure ahead has pay visitor parking.

From Interstate 280 North, exit at Alpine Road and turn left (east) onto Alpine Road.
Turn right at traffic light onto Junipero Serra Blvd.
Turn left at golf course onto Campus Drive West.
Turn right onto Panama St.
Turn left at Via Ortega.
CIS & CISX is on the right just after the stop sign, across from a large green utility plant.
Parking structure on the corner of Panama and Via Ortega has pay visitor parking.

From Interstate 280 South, exit at Page Mill Road and turn right (east) onto Page Mill Road.
Turn left at 2nd traffic light onto Junipero Serra Blvd.
Turn right at golf course (3rd traffic light) onto Campus Drive West.
Turn right onto Panama St.
Turn left at Via Ortega.
CIS & CISX is on the right just after the stop sign, across from a large green utility plant.
Parking structure on the corner of Panama and Via Ortega has pay visitor parking.

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