Travel and Transport Information
Air Travel
There is no official XAFS13 Conference airline. A large number of international and U.S. carriers access three Bay Area international airports:- Mineta San Jose International Airport (16 miles/26 km - map) southwest of the Stanford Campus.
- San Francisco International Airport (25 miles/40 km - map ) north of the Stanford Campus.
- Oakland International Airport (30 miles/48 km - map ) northeast of Stanford Campus.
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Ground Transportation
Stanford is easily accessible from all three airports (Mineta San Jose International Airport, San Francisco International Airport and Oakland International Airport). Public transportation (CalTrain) is available from the San Francisco and San Jose airports and has a stop within walking distance from some of the Palo Alto hotels.
Click here for local maps of Palo Alto and the Stanford University campus.
Complete local transportation information is available on the Stanford University website: http://www.stanford.edu/home/visitors/directions.html. This includes driving directions, information on CalTrain, local transport and shuttles from/to airports, buses and contacts.
There is a free Stanford Campus Shuttle (including transportation to SSRL/SLAC) called the Marguerite; information is found at:
http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/MargueriteShuttle.shtml
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Car Rental
Car rental information is available at:
- Enterprise Car Rental- the SLAC reduced rate is available. Alternatively call them at +1-800-736-8227 give them the SLAC ID code: 23J2424.
- Mineta San Jose Airport Ground Transportation or Rental Car Guide
- San Francisco Airport Ground Transportation or Rental Car Guide
- Oakland Airport Ground Transportation or Rental Car Guide
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Stanford Parking
There will be free conference parking across from the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, at Galvez Field, for conference participants.-- return to top --