VTA
SMARTPASS
With the SmartPass, employees at many Stanford Research Park companies can ride VTA buses for free!
Participating Employers
The Stanford Research Park SmartPass program is available to all employers in the Research Park. Employers choosing to participate receive VTA SmartPasses for all of their employees located in Stanford Research Park.
The companies listed below are current employer participants, and employees at these companies may request a SmartPass to receive free fare on VTA buses.
Additionally, those who receive a SmartPass and live in the eligible East Bay Dumbarton Express Bus (DB1) service area can request that an EasyPass - for free fare on AC Transit - be added to their SmartPass.
Please check the list below of participating employers to see if you're eligible for a VTA SmartPass. If so, you can see whether you should contact the Employee Transportation Coordinator at your company to request a SmartPass, or complete the SmartPass request form at the bottom of this page:
- Baker McKenzie - request directly from Baker McKenzie
- EPRI - request directly from EPRI
- Ford - request directly from Ford
- IFF - request directly from IFF
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals - request directly from Jazz
- Lockheed Martin - request directly from Lockheed Martin
- Mayer Brown - request directly from Mayer Brown
- Morrison Foerster - request directly from Morrison Foerster
- MPP (formerly CPI) - request directly from MPP
- Rivian - request directly from Rivian
- Sidley Austin - complete form below
- Squire Patton Boggs - complete form below
- Sutter Hill Ventures - request directly from Sutter Hill Ventures
- Varian - request directly from Varian
- Venrock - complete form below
SmartPass Details
The Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) SmartPass is administered on a Clipper Card, and provides free fare on all VTA buses.
The following buses provide service to Stanford Research Park:
- 101 Express: from Central SJ (85 & Camden)
- 102 Express: from South SJ (85 & Cottle)
- 103 Express: from Southeast SJ (Capitol & Tully)
- 104 Express: from East SJ & Milpitas (Great Mall)
- 89 Local: from California Avenue (Caltrain station)
- 22 Local: from East SJ with stops in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale & Mountain View
- 522 Rapid: from East SJ with stops in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale & Mountain View
You can also use the SmartPass for personal trips on VTA on weekdays and weekends. The SmartPass you receive is only for your use and cannot be given to, shared or otherwise used by anyone else, including your family and friends.
To use your SmartPass Clipper Card on bus and light rail, touch the Clipper Card logo to the card reader at the front of the bus or on the light rail platform. Make sure to hold the card flat until you hear a single beep and see a green light.
SmartPass Clipper Cards do not provide free or discounted fare on Caltrain, SamTrans, Dumbarton Express, MUNI or BART. However, you may add value to your SmartPass Clipper Card with your personal funds and then use your SmartPass Clipper Card on those transit systems. Applicable fares will be deducted from the funds you add to your SmartPass Clipper Card.
You can contact our Stanford Research Park Transportation team at SRPGO@Stanford.edu with any questions.
Request SmartPass
If your company participates in the SmartPass Program, but doesn’t directly provide the SmartPass to employees (as listed above), please complete this form to request a SmartPass from our team at SRP.
I take public transportation because it’s a breeze commute. You don’t have to worry about driving to work and dealing with being stuck in traffic or paying for tolls. Plus it’s more environmentally friendly. It’s also about peace of mind—I catch up on my Podcasts, or if there’s work to do, I can do that on the bus as well. It’s free, you can take a nap, and it’s just such a convenient factor for me.