Transportation

Conference events on the Stanford campus will take place in the CERAS (Center for Education Research at Stanford) building. Using GoogleMaps it can be located with the address: 520 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA 94305. (Within GoogleMaps use ‘Galvez Street’ not ‘Galvez Mall’).

Uber and Lyft

These are both good options for getting on and off campus, but you need to make sure you give the driver the address “520 Galvez Street, Stanford CA, 94305” for the CERAS building. – otherwise their GPS systems get lost on on-campus streets.

Caltrain

Caltrain is the commuter rail line that runs on the San Francisco Peninsula. To reach Stanford get off at Palo Alto Station.

Keep in mind that on weekends, the Caltrain only runs once every hour in each direction, and the earliest you will reach the Palo Alto Station is around 8:30am (traveling northbound) or 9:20 (traveling southbound).

You can find the Caltrain weekday schedule here. You can find the Caltrain weekend schedule here.

Stanford Marguerite Shuttle

The Marguerite Shuttle is Stanford’s free campus bus system. It can be used to travel from the Palo Alto Caltrain Station to CERAS.

(Note: The X and Y have the same route, but go in opposite directions, so it’s faster to take the Y line to reach CERAS, and the X to leave it. The N and O are night versions of the X and Y.)

Friday

To reach CERAS on Friday, take the P or Y lines from Palo Alto Caltrain Station:

• The Y will take you very close to CERAS (you want to get off near Hoover Tower or Munger)
• The P will take you to the Campus Oval: CERAS is a 10-minute walk from there.

To leave CERAS after Friday workshops or the evening lecture and get to Palo Alto Caltrain Station, take the X, N, P or SE lines:

• Take the N or X near Hoover Tower or Munger.
• For the P line, you’ll need to walk to the Campus Oval (10 minutes away).
• You can catch the SE near Munger.
• The SE heading for the “Stanford Shopping Center” will take you to Palo Alto Caltrain Station (good if you’re staying at the Cardinal, Sheraton or in downtown Palo Alto).
• The SE heading for “San Antonio Shopping Center” will take you to the Zen and Dinah’s.

Saturday and Sunday

Unfortunately, the only buses that run on weekends are the SE, N and O.

You won’t be able to take any of these to CERAS in the morning unless you’re okay with being late (the first SE arrives near CERAS around 10am).

To leave CERAS at the end of the day on the SE or the N:

• The N will take you to Palo Alto Caltrain Station.
• The SE heading for the “Stanford Shopping Center” will take you to Palo Alto Caltrain Station (good if you’re staying at the Cardinal, Sheraton or in downtown Palo Alto).
• The SE heading for “San Antonio Shopping Center” will take you to the Zen and Dinah’s.

Parking

There is an underground parking garage near the CERAS building. You can navigate to the garage entrance using the address 560 Wilbur Way, Stanford, CA 94305. The CERAS building is a 5 minute walk away.

For daytime Friday events, we do not recommend coming in by car, since the Stanford Marguerite Shuttle system is very robust on weekdays, and parking spaces during the day can be hard to find in the area.

Driving in (on your own or as part of a carpool) may be a better idea for some for Saturday and Sunday events.

Stanford requires permits for its on-campus lots. Visitors may park in lots or spaces designated with a green “P” or an “E” sign. Parking in these spaces costs $2 per hour between 8:00am and 4:00pm, Monday through Friday.  Weekend and holiday parking is normally free.

Walking

CERAS is a pleasant 30-minute walk away from the Palo Alto Caltrain station. Particularly if this is your first time to Stanford, you may want to walk to CERAS in the mornings: this will let you see some of the campus on foot while the traffic and heat are still minimal.

Hotel options

With the Stanford Reunion Homecoming happening the week after FabLearn, many hotels in the Palo Alto / Stanford area will likely be full.

We have made arrangements with several nearby hotels to ensure that non-local FabLearn 2016 attendees will be able to book rooms (often at discounted rates) for the duration of our conference.

For any questions about lodging, please contact the individual hotels.

**** Dinah’s Garden Hotel

4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
1-650-493-2844
On El Camino Real towards Mountain View, 3.7 mi / 6 km away from CERAS Building
8.8/10 on Booking.com

No rooms are set aside for FabLearn, but we do have discounted rates for various room types:

*Friday and Saturday two night minimum stay required

To book rooms…

• Call the Reservations Department at 1-650-493-2844 and identify as a FabLearn 2016 Conference participant.
• Discounts only valid until Aug 30.
• A credit card will be required to confirm reservations.
• Reservations cancelled less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the arrival date will be assessed a late cancellation fee of one (1) night’s Group room rate in effect and charged against the individual credit card on file for the guest.

*** Sheraton Palo Alto

625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
Next to Palo Alto Caltrain station, 2 mi / 3.2 km away from CERAS Building
8.8/10 on Booking.com

40+ rooms set aside:

* Same price, regardless of how many occupants (1-4) there would be in the room.

To book rooms…

• Use this website: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1608023594&key=2D10EA3A
• You can also call toll free at 1-800-325-3535 or email SheratonReservations@pahotel.com. Reservations made via email must include the following: Guest Name, Arrival/Departure Date, Address, Phone # & Name of Group (FabLearn 2016).
• To guarantee a reservation, you will have to give a credit card number and expiration date.