Carpools and Vanpools
Faculty, staff and students who live off campus, commute to UC San Diego and are committed to carpooling daily can form a carpool or vanpool and receive incentives.
- Carpools consist of 2‒4 eligible members.
- Eligible participants include A, B and S permit holders (SR, D, M, V, NW and OPH permit holders are ineligible for carpool access).
- Vanpools are large carpools consisting of five or more eligible members that use a third-party leased vehicle. The SANDAG Vanpool Program provides a convenient, cost-effective way for groups of five or more people to get to work in and around the San Diego region.
Register a Carpool or Vanpool
Once you have selected your carpool members, register your carpool to park in Carpool Reserved spaces when two or more people are present.
- Carpools and vanpools can choose a primary driver who purchases a single valid multiyear permit or share driving responsibility and purchase daily parking through ParkMobile.
- Complete the Carpool Application Form.
- Enter the full names, emails and UC San Diego ID #'s of your carpool or vanpool members. (Must be a UC San Diego affiliate to qualify).
Our customer service team will update all carpool members to purchase carpool parking from the ParkMobile app.
Incentives
- Save time: Vehicles with two or more passengers can use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes.
- Save money: Share the cost of annual or daily parking and gas.
- Get priority parking:
- 3+ Person Reserved
- Use 3-Person Carpool spaces from 7–11 a.m. near ramps in South and Hopkins Parking Structures.
- Carpool space access requires that 3+ members carpool on the day of use.
- 2+ Person Reserved
- Use 2-Person Carpool spaces from 7–11 a.m. near ramps in South and Hopkins Parking Structures.
- Carpool space access requires that 2+ members carpool on the day of use.
- 3+ Person Reserved
- Emergency rides home: SANDAG provides carpoolers and vanpoolers Guaranteed Ride Home Program in case of illness, unscheduled overtime or family emergencies.