Getting to Stanford University
Stanford is easily accessed by the San Francisco, CA (SFO) and San Jose, CA (SJC) airports. The Oakland, CA (OAK) airport is also nearby (across the San Francisco Bay from Stanford), close to UC Berkeley.
Things to do in the San Francisco Bay Area
While you’re in town, we hope that you will enjoy some of the many restaurants and attractions available.
Check out this local guide for some ideas close to Stanford.
Student Travel Support
Reimbursements of up to $1000 for accommodations and travel are available to graduate and undergraduate students attending ISAM 2018. Any student may apply online.
Getting Around
We suggest that you rent a car or plan to use app-based ride services.
San Francisco International Airport (25 miles away)
Rental Car Info
SFO’s Rental Car Center allows travelers to pick up and drop off rental cars at one convenient, central location.
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Lyft, Uber, and other App-Based Ride Service Info
App-Based Ride Services pick up and drop off passengers at the terminal curbs on the Departures/Ticketing Level of all terminals.
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San Jose International Airport (20 miles away)
Rental Car Info
The Rental Car Center is located directly across from Terminal B. Terminal B passengers can walk across Airport Drive at the crosswalks from baggage claim to reach the Rental Car Center. Terminal A passengers may take any Airport blue shuttle bus to or from the Rental Car Center.
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Lyft, Uber, and other App-Based Ride Service Info
Drop-off: All App-Based Rideshares are authorized to drop off passengers at the departures curbsides of both terminals.
Pick-up: Terminal A Ground Transportation Island – Stop 1; Terminal B Ground Transportation Island – Stops 8 & 9
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Oakland International Airport (30 miles away)
Rental Car Info
Take the Rental Car Shuttle from terminals to Rental Car Center. If you are picking up a vehicle from an off-airport rental car agency (Advantage or Payless), you will have to transfer to an off-airport rental car agency shuttle. Please call from the terminal or Rental Car Center to arrange a transfer at the Rental Car Center.
Dropping Off Rental Cars: If you are returning to an on-airport rental car agency, you will return your vehicle to the Rental Car Center. If you are returning your vehicle to an off-airport rental car agency, you will need to take the off-airport rental car agency shuttle to Rental Car Center to transfer to Rental Car Shuttle for transportation to terminals.
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Lyft, Uber, and other App-Based Ride Service Info
Pick-up: Follow the signs for “Smartphone App Rides” to the 2nd island from the terminal.
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Hotels with Room Blocks
Please note that each hotel has a different cutoff date for room blocks.
Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel (1 mile away)
625 El Camino Real
Palo Alto
California 94301
Phone: 650.328.2800
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Courtyard by Marriott Palo Alto – Los Altos (4 miles away)
4320 El Camino Real
Los Altos, CA 94022
650.941.9900
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Cardinal Hotel (1.5 miles away)
235 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650.323.5101
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Dinah’s Garden Hotel (4 miles away)
4261 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650.493.2844
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Other Hotels
Hotel Lucent (2.1 miles away)
727 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
650.521.0024
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Creekside Inn (2.5 miles away)
3400 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650.493.2411
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