Information on this page is current as of April 1, 2006.
Even if you’ve made this trip many times, please note that there has been a significant amount of construction going on,
particularly involving the immediate access roads to the airport, so do not be surprised by delays and new turns or traffic patterns.
Rental Cars All of the on-airport rental cars are available at a remote part of the
airport (a “convenient central location” in airport-speak); after collecting your luggage, you must take a shuttle bus to the
rental car center. Normal non-rush hour driving time from SJC Airport to Palo Alto is approximately 35 minutes.
Taxi Direct taxi fare from San Jose Airport to the Stanford area is approximately
$50 plus tip. This is a good value if you can share a taxicab with another participant. We suggest calling Yellow Cab at (888) 512-1234.
Shuttle Van
SuperShuttle (650-558-8500) and a number of
competitors offer door-to-door service in shared vans. A one-way trip on Super Shuttle is $26 for the first person
and $7 for each additional person to the same destination. While the van is likely to make several stops on the way, generally
the shared shuttle van represents the best compromise between cost and travel time expended. reservations must be pre-paid via credit card and this may be done at
www.supershuttle.com.
Bus Service Santa Clara Valley Transit (www.vta.org)
operates a free shuttle bus, route 10, from the airport to the Caltrain station in Santa Clara. The VTA route #22 provides
local service on El Camino Real; as it stops every two blocks or so, it will take considerably longer than most other
transportation modes, and the local busses (unlike the #10 shuttle bus) are not designed for carrying luggage. One way fare is
$1.75, no change provided; an all-day unlimited pass is also available. Service is provided according to a schedule
(available at
http://www.vta.org).
Caltrain & VTA The VTA route 10 is a free shuttle bus connecting both airport terminals
with the Santa Clara Caltrain station. Caltrain’s service runs on a schedule (every 30 minutes during the weekday, and once per
hour during the evening, but notice that the last northbound train is fairly early); service on Saturday and Sunday is only once
per hour. The full schedules are available at:
http://www.caltrain.org/timetable_effective_8_1_05.html.
San Francisco bound Caltrain serves stations at “California Avenue” (near the Hotel California, Coronet Motor Lodge, National9 and
Travelodge), and “Palo Alto” (the station adjoins the Sheraton parking lot, and is three blocks from the Cardinal Hotel,
and is also the origin of shuttle busses to the Stanford campus). The train portion of this journey will take about 35 minutes, and
will cost $3.50. (Purchase a ticket from zone 4 to zone 3 from vending machines at the station before boarding the train). Note that
there is not a taxi stand at the train station. Both Caltrain stations are also served by Stanford University’s free Marguerite Bus
Service. Because of current construction, it is reasonably difficult to transfer from Caltrain to VTA at Palo Alto station (you will
need to walk a couple of blocks). The VTA transit center at Palo Alto is being re-built and has not yet been completed.
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