Visiting Stanford Visiting Stanford General travel information Visitor Information Services Hotels and motels American Express Things you can do when you visit The two main events at which Stanford welcomes parents to campus are New Student Orientation , which begins Sept. 22, and Parents' Weekend , scheduled for Feb. 23 and 24, 2001. The San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland airports are all within 45 minutes of the campus.
Shuttle service is available from all three airports.
As it crosses El Camino Real, Embarcadero becomes Galvez Street. Stay in the left lane and continue onto campus. Visitor parking is located on the right of Galvez Street after it intersects with Campus Drive. Continue past the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and turn right at 1.4 miles on Santa Cruz Avenue. Get in the left lane.