With limited parking on campus and the many alternatives to driving alone, it is not necessary to bring a car to Cal Poly.
Local transit is safe and reliable and best of all it´s FREE for staff and students!
Google Transit Trip PlannerThere are over 6,500 bike rack spaces and 254 secure bike lockers available on campus.
There are over 6,500 bike rack spaces and 254 secure bike lockers available on campus.
Cal Poly currently has 9 employee vanpools in operation, with over 115 vanpool riders.
Affordable. Convenient. Less stressful. Local and regional transit to get you throughout the city, to the beach, shopping, or the areas in the county. Get on the bus and rest your mind.
9 Zipcars are at convenient locations throughout campus and are available to rent by the hour or day.
Looking for carpool options? IRideshare can help match you with an existing carpool or individual looking to carpool. Additional incentives and rewards are available to all faculty and staff who are "registered" at iRideshare.
Cal Poly students receive a 15% discount from Amtrak through the Amtrak Student Discount Program.
Charging stations are located on campus in the Grand Avenue Parking Structure as well as the parking lot across from the Kennedy Library.
Parking lots are named after the first letter of the street it is near. For example H lots are off of Highland Drive and G lots are off of Grand Avenue.
Between the following hours permits are required:
The A-1 lot also known as the “Administration Lot” due to its proximity to the Administration Building 001 is the most central lot to the campus core and can be accessed off of North Perimeter Road. Metered, disabled and sponsored guest parking is provided in the lot.
The C lots are located off of California Boulevard and are primarily staff/faculty and disabled parking areas. There are no commuter parking spaces in the C lots. Student and visitors that need to visit buildings by a C lot are encouraged to park in K1 or H1 lots
No Commuter or Staff permits allowed in this lot - Enforced 7 days a week
The H lots are located off of Highland Boulevard and provide commuter, staff/faculty and disabled parking spaces.
