Bus transportation from San Jose Airport to Stanford University
I'm a graduate student travelling on a super tight budget to a short 3 day conference at Stanford University. I don't have enough budget to rent a car. All I can really afford is bus fare. Is their a route or combination of routes that I can take to get from the San Jose Airport (California) to Stanford University by bus or other low-cost transportation?
If possible, I'd like to find a route for a weekend arrival (sunday, potentially late night).
Best Answer
Google Maps is your friend when it comes to public transport in the Bay Area.
Just plug in your start and end, and it'll give you multiple options.
Specifically for your route, it will depend a little on the exact time of day, but will start with catching the (free when riding from the airport!) VTA 60 bus from the Airport to Santa Clara Caltrain Station (be careful to get the one going in the right direction, as they stop in exactly the same spot - you do NOT want the one going to the Metro station!)
From there, you can either catch VTA bus 522 ("Rapid") or 22 (all stops) towards Palo Alto that will take you pretty much all the way to Stanford - although you'll still need to walk a short distance depending on where within Stanford you're headed. Alternatively, and probably faster although a little more expensive, you can catch Caltrain to Palo Alto and then catch one of the free shuttles to Stanford, however these do NOT run on weekends.
If you do catch 522/22, the stop for these is on El Camino Real, not within the Caltrain station itself. Basically you want to walk away from the train tracks until you come to the next road. There is a stop for 522/22 within the Caltrain station loop, but this is for buses going in the other direction.
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Is Stanford shuttle free?
Marguerite, Stanford's free shuttle service, has a number of routes useful to commuters and those needing to get around on and off campus.Is there public transportation at Stanford University?
Stanford Transportation can help you get around campus and out of town \u2013 Marguerite, bicycles, public transit, airport shuttles, bus charters, and on-campus car share and rental cars.How far is Stanford from airport?
Students generally fly into either San Francisco International Airport (SFO) or San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC). Both airports are about 20 miles (roughly 30 minutes by car) from campus.How do I get to Stanford airport?
To Stanford main campusTake the free VTA Bus 60 to Santa Clara Transit Center. The bus is free when boarding at the airport. Take Caltrain north to the Palo Alto Transit Center, and then take the free Stanford Marguerite shuttle to your campus destination (weekdays with limited weekend/holiday service).One of the shuttle buses taking me from SLAC to Stanford and vice versa
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