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School Mailing Address & Phone
Stanford University School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-4000
Directions
The School of Medicine is on the Stanford campus in Palo Alto, California.
San Francisco is to the north, and San Jose is to the south. Two main
north-south freeways link us to San Francisco, San Jose, and their airports:
Interstate 280 and US Highway 101.
Shuttle and bus service to Stanford is available from nearby airports.
A commuter rail line, Caltrain
also connects the Peninsula. Stanford's free Marguerite
Shuttle connects with Caltrain and downtown Palo Alto.
From the Airports
The San Francisco Bay Area is served by three major international airports:
San Francisco, San
Jose, and Oakland.
From San Francisco Airport: Take US-101 SOUTH (toward San Jose)
and follow the Highway 101 directions.
From San Jose Airport: Take US-101 NORTH (toward San Francisco)
and follow the Highway 101 directions.
From Oakland Airport: Take I-880 SOUTH (toward San Jose) to
CA-92 WEST (direction Half Moon Bay) to US-101 SOUTH (direction San
Jose) and follow the Highway 101 directions.
On CalTrain
Line A of the Marguerite
Shuttle runs between the Palo Alto and California Avenue Caltrain
stations. Line A stops in front of the School of Medicine. Line B, from
the Palo Alto station only, stops in front of the main entrance to Stanford
Hospital.
From the Highways:
Directions from US 101:
Take the University Avenue exit West (toward Palo Alto / Stanford).
As you enter the gates to Stanford, University Avenue changes names
to Palm Drive. Continue on Palm Drive to Arboretum Road, at the traffic
light. Turn RIGHT on Arboretum. At the next light, turn LEFT on Quarry
Road. See the following for directions to specific locations.
To the School of Medicine: Turn RIGHT from Quarry Road onto
Campus Drive. The School of Medicine is on your right. Guest parking
is available in the parking structure on the left side of Campus, at
Roth Way.
To Stanford Hospital main entrance: Turn RIGHT from Quarry Road
onto Welch Road. Follow around the curve. Turn LEFT on Pasteur Drive,
which will take you to the front entrance of the hospital. For guest
parking, turn LEFT on Blake Wilbur Drive and use the parking structure.
To Lucile Packard Children's Hospital: Turn RIGHT from Quarry
Road onto Welch Road. The main entrance to LPCH is on your left. If
you need guest parking, follow the directions to Stanford Hospital above
and use the parking structure.
To other Medical Center buildings: Other Medical Center buildings
are located around the hospital on Welch Road, Quarry Road, and Campus
Drive. Check the detailed map, below, to find your way to specific Medical
Center buildings
Take it with you: A printable directions
and map sheet (76k PDF)
Directions from Interstate 280:
Take the Sand Hill Road exit to the east (toward Palo Alto / Stanford).
Turn RIGHT on Pasteur Drive. See the following for directions to specific
locations.
To the School of Medicine: Turn RIGHT from Pasteur Drive onto
Welch Road and follow until it dead-ends into Campus Drive. Turn LEFT
on Campus and follow around the curve. The School of Medicine is on
your left. Guest parking is available in the parking structure on the
right side of Campus, at Roth Way.
To Stanford Hospital main entrance: Pasteur Drive will take
you to the front entrance of the hospital. For guest parking, turn LEFT
on Blake Wilbur Drive and use the parking structure.
To Lucile Packard Children's Hospital: Turn LEFT from Pasteur
Drive onto Welch Road and follow around the curves. The main entrance
to LPCH is on your right, about a block before Quarry Road. If you need
guest parking, follow the directions to Stanford Hospital above and
use the parking structure.
To other Medical Center buildings: Other Medical Center buildings
are located around the hospital on Welch Road, Quarry Road, and Campus
Drive. Check the detailed map, below, to find your way to specific Medical
Center buildings.
Take it with you: A printable directions
and map sheet (76k PDF)
Directions from El Camino Real North or South:
Turn on Sand Hill Road. Turn left on Pasteur Drive. Stanford Hospital & Clinics is directly in front of you. Parking is to your left on Blake Wilbur Drive