Getting to the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research

The Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, including the administrative offices for the Stanford Biomedical Informatics Training Program, is located in the Medical School Office Building (MSOB) on Welch Road. The street address is 1265 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305. There is two-hour coin-metered parking immediately to the left after you enter the parking lot in front of our building. There also is hourly visitor parking payable via kiosk (cash and credit card) available across the street in the Stock Farm parking lot.

The MSOB is a three-story white stucco building with redwood window framing. Proceed to the second floor, turn right, and pass through the double doors at the end of the hall.

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By Shuttle from San Francisco International Airport

Take the “Super Shuttle” van service (roughly $30). The van will take you directly to the MSOB, 1265 Welch Road.

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By Taxi Cab from San Francisco International Airport

Taxi cabs from San Francisco Airport to the Stanford campus can be very expensive, around $100 each way.

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From San Francisco on Highway 101

Take Highway 101 South to Palo Alto, and exit on Embarcadero Rd. West. Take Embarcadero across El Camino Real, at which point it becomes Galvez Street, and you will be on Stanford’s campus.

Turn right on Campus Drive West. Turn right on Welch Rd (next right turn after the stop sign at Panama St) and then the first right to enter our parking lot. Metered visitor spaces are immediately to your left. If you pass Stock Farm Road while on Campus Drive West, you are too far and should turn around at the next stop sign.

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From San Jose on Highway 101

Take Highway 101 North to Palo Alto, and exit on Embarcadero Rd. West (there should be a sign saying Stanford University second exit). Do not take the first Embarcadero exit. The second Embarcadero Road exit will loop around and go over the freeway. Take Embarcadero accross El Camino Real, at which point it becomes Galvez Street, and you will be on Stanford’s campus.

Turn right on Campus Drive West. Turn right on Welch Rd (next right turn after the stop sign at Panama St) and then the first right to enter our parking lot. Metered visitor spaces are immediately to your left. If you pass Stock Farm Road while on Campus Drive West, you are too far and should turn around at the next stop sign.

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From San Francisco on Highway 280

Take Highway 280 South toward San Jose. Exit on Alpine and turn left (going under the freeway). Turn right at Junipero Serra (first light). Turn left on Campus Drive West (first light). Pass 3 stop signs and turn left onto Welch Rd and then the first right to enter the parking lot. Metered visitor spaces are immediiately to your left.

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From San Jose on Highway 280

Take Highway 280 North toward San Francisco. Exit on Alpine and turn right. Turn right at Junipero Serra (first light). Turn left on Campus Drive West (first light). Pass 3 stop signs and turn left onto Welch Rd and then the first right to enter the parking lot. Metered visitor spaces are immediiately to your left.

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Using the Stanford Campus Shuttle Service

The Marguerite Shuttle is a free Stanford Transportation service within the campus. It has schedules posted on bus stop posts. The Marguerite schedule is also available online. The X and Y lines stop at the corner of Via Ortega and Campus Drive, where you can walk through the parking lot to the MSOB.

The Marguerite also stops at the Stanford Medical Center, the Stanford Oval (near Memorial Church), Tressider (near Stanford Bookstore), and other stops along Campus Drive. For more information, see the Marguerite information page.

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