Directions to Computer Science Department, Stanford University

The department is in the Gates Computer Science Building, a new building located on Campus Drive between Roth Way and Via Ortega. Guest parking is available in a parking structure at the corner of Campus Drive and Roth Way, one block east of Gates. The structure includes pay parking (bring lots of quarters!), as well as "A" and "C" permit parking (get a one-day hanging permit from your host, or park by a meter instead).

Note that only one of the entrances to the Gates Building is labelled as such. The entrance nearest the parking lot is not labelled at all, and another entrance is grandly labelled "Engineering Fund Venture Laboratories." If you are unsure, the official label of "William Gates Computer Science" can be found at the main entrance on Serra Mall.

You can also get a campus map. 

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              /                  |                       |R       Shopping Ctr
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        / Embarcadero          	 | Station
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      / (to US 101)              |University Ave.
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    /                     (Downtown Palo Alto)
Legend:
   X:  traffic light
  )(:  traffic barrier

Directions to the Gates Computer Science Building

  • From San Francisco or the SF Airport: Take US 101 South to Embarcadero Rd West. Stay on Embarcadero for about 10 min, cross El Camino (major road), turn right on Campus Drive, turn left on Roth Way. The parking structure is on your left; Gates Computer Science Building is a block away on your right.
  • From San Jose: Take US 101 North to Embarcadero Road West. Continue as above.
  • You may also come in from SF & SJ via I-280. Take it to Alpine Rd East. Go right onto Junipero Serra Blvd. Turn left onto Campus Drive West. Turn right onto Roth Way.
  • By CalTrain (From San Francisco or San Jose): Get off at University Ave. Station in Palo Alto. Form there you can take the Marguerite Shuttle (red & white bus). Line "A" of the shuttle goes by Hospital, stops right in from of the Gates Building, then stops right in front of the Quad and then continues on. Line "B" goes up Galvez St. and eventually stops at Via Ortega and Campus Drive; this is not as convenient. Both lines run every 15 min. 6am to 8pm, Monday through Friday. You can also walk from the train station; takes about 25 minutes.
  • Via El Camino Real (southbound) from Menlo Park: Turn right on Quarry Road just past the Stanford Shopping Center. Quarry Road terminates at the parking structure. Walk in the same direction for one block to the Gates Building.

    Hotels near Stanford

    Stanford Park Hotel
    100 El Camino Real
    Menlo Park, CA
    tel: 415/322-1234, 800/368-2468
    Shuttle: Airport Connection
    Transportation to Stanford can be arranged.

    Holiday Inn
    625 El Camino Real
    Palo Alto, CA
    tel: 415/328-2800
    Shuttle: Airport Connection
    Transportation to Stanford can be arranged.
    About 20 minute walk to Gates Building.

    Garden Court Hotel
    520 Cowper Ave.
    Palo Alto, CA
    tel: 415/322-9000
    Shuttle: Day porter service.
    Transportation to Stanford can be arranged.

    Stanford Terrace Inn
    531 Stanford Ave.
    Palo Alto, CA
    tel: 415/857-0333
    Stanford Rate: $82
    Shuttle: Airport Connection
    Adjacent to Stanford campus.
    About 25 minute walk to Gates Building.