Stanford University
- Transportation

Free Buses for All

Stanford has an extensive free bus service open to everyone in the area. There are many different lines running all over campus, which I very convenient because Stanford is huge! Some buses go off campus to shopping centers or transit stations so you can take other forms of public transit elsewhere. They could come more frequently, but all in all, I'm satisfied.

Bring a Bike

Stanford is such a large campus that a bike is all but mandatory. It takes about 5 minutes to get from dorm to class on a bike. Plus, once you have a bike you can get to anywhere in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, or anywhere within a 10-mile radius easily. There is a San Antonio Shopping Center in Mountain View which can be reached by the Marguerite shuttle or by biking.

The public transportation in the Bay Area is quite nice. The Caltrain runs from San Francisco through San Jose down to Gilroy and costs $4.75 from Stanford to SJC. To get to SFO you can take the BART. VTA public buses cost $2 and have hundreds of routes throughout Santa Clara County.

Marguerite?

There's a free bus, the Marguerite, which is OK. It'll take you to Target, Downtown Palo Alto, and the Stanford Shopping Center... Most people get around on bike. A number of people have cars, and that's the best option if you get tired of campus life...be friends with someone who has a car and your life will be much better