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UCSC Vanpool Routes and Schedules

Vanpools serve home locations from San Jose to Monterey. The following table shows the starting location, the schedule and monthly fares. Employees pay their monthly fares through payroll deduction. Students must pay for the vanpool on a quarterly basis. Email the Vanpool Office at vanpool-group@ucsc.edu or call (831) 459-4289 for payment procedure and route and meeting time details.

Students must be 18 years old to be eligible for vanpool participation.

The schedule listed for each vanpool reflects the time the van arrives and leaves the campus, not the time it meets at the starting location.

New Routes Forming!

Email the Vanpool Office at vanpool-group@ucsc.edu today for more information.
- San Jose/Campbell
- Highway 9 Corridor
- Aptos

Current Routes

    Monterey County Routes

  • Salinas 1

    (includes Castroville pickup location)
    Arrives UCSC: 6:00 a.m.   
    Departs UCSC: 2:30 p.m.  
    Pickup Location: McKinnon School (Salinas)/Merritt & Sanchez (Castroville)
    Monthly Fee: $118/$94

    Salinas 2
    (Summer schedule in place until 9/25/23)

    Arrives UCSC: 7:00 a.m.
    Departs UCSC: 3:30 p.m.
    Pickup Location: FoodMaxx at Santa Rita Plaza
    Monthly Fee: $118

    Salinas 3

    Arrives UCSC: 5:30 p.m.
    Departs UCSC: 2:00 a.m.
    Pickup Location: Natividad/Los Coches Avenue
    Monthly Fee: $118

    Monterey

    Arrives UCSC: 7:00 a.m.
    Departs UCSC: 3:30 p.m.
    Pickup Location: Marina Target
    Monthly Fee: $118

    • San Jose/Silicon Valley Routes

  • Campbell/Los Gatos

    Arrives UCSC: 8:00 a.m.  
    Departs UCSC: 5:00 p.m.
    Pickup Location: Los Gatos Office Depot (Highway 17/85 intersection)
    Monthly Fee: $94

    San Jose/Parkmoor

    Arrives UCSC: 7:30 a.m.  
    Departs UCSC: 3:45 p.m.
    Pickup Location: FoodMaxx at Parkmoor/Meridian
    Monthly Fee: $94

    • Watsonville Routes

  • Watsonville 1

    Arrives UCSC: 7:00 a.m.   
    Departs UCSC: 3:30 p.m.
    Pickup Location: Target on Main Street
    Monthly Fee: $89

    Watsonville 2

    Arrives UCSC: 7:00 a.m.   
    Departs UCSC: 3:30 p.m.
    Pickup Location: Main Street and Ohlone Parkway
    Monthly Fee: $89

    Watsonville 3 

    Arrives UCSC: 5:30 p.m.  
    Departs UCSC: 2:00 a.m.
    Pickup Location: Main Street and Ohlone Parkway
    Monthly Fee: $89

    Watsonville 4

    Arrives UCSC: 6:00 a.m. 
    Departs UCSC: 2:30 p.m. 
    Pickup Location: Green Valley Road & Silver Leaf Drive
    Monthly Fee: $89

    Watsonville 5
    (Currently operating seven days/week through 9/25/2023)

    Arrives UCSC: 6:00 a.m.  
    Departs UCSC: 2:30 p.m.   
    Pickup Location: Main Street and Silver Leaf Drive
    Monthly Fee: $89

    Watsonville 6

    Arrives UCSC: 5:30 p.m.  
    Departs UCSC: 2:00 a.m.
    Pickup Location: Main Street and Ohlone Parkway
    Monthly Fee: $89

    Watsonville 7
    (Currently operating seven days/week through 9/25/2023)

    Arrives UCSC: 7:00 a.m.   
    Departs UCSC: 3:30 p.m.
    Pickup Location: Target on Main Street
    Monthly Fee: $89

    Watsonville 8

    Arrives UCSC: 7:00 a.m.   
    Departs UCSC: 3:30 p.m.
    Pickup Location: Target on Main Street
    Monthly Fee: $89

    Watsonville 9
    Out of Service for Summer 2023

    Arrives UCSC: 7:00 a.m.   
    Departs UCSC: 3:30 p.m.
    Pickup Location: Target on Main St.
    Monthly Fee: $89

    To find out if a Vanpool has openings, email the Vanpool Office at vanpool-group@ucsc.edu.