Where to Buy a Parking Permit

Find out where and how to buy a parking permit either online (limited types available) or in person.  Most staff and faculty permits are sold in person only.

Online permit sales:

In-person permit sales:

In-person permit sales are available at these locations except during university-designated holidays.

Campus Parking Office

Address: UCSD Campus Parking Office
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0040
La Jolla, CA 92093-0040
Permits sold: All types, except Gilman pay station
Location: Gilman Parking Structure, level 2 (map)
Hours:

Weekdays, 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Transit pass and vanpool payments close at 5 p.m. weekdays.
Closed 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

Phone: (858) 534-4223
E-mail: parking@ucsd.edu
Appointments: Reserve online
Note: Limited free parking is available on level 2 of the structure, near the parking office, while you conduct parking business.

Medical Center Hillcrest Parking Office

Address: UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest Parking Office
4202 Bachman Place, Mail Code 8205
San Diego, CA 92103-8205

Permits sold: All except S permits
Location: Bachman Parking Structure, level 2 (map)
Hours: Weekdays, 6:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Transit pass and vanpool payments close at 5 p.m. weekdays.
Phone: (619) 543-6524
E-mail: mc-parking@ucsd.edu
Appointments: Reserve online
Note: Limited free parking is available on level 2, near the parking office, while you conduct parking business. In the Arbor Parking Structure, use the pay stations at the north end of patient/ visitor levels.

Gilman Visitor Information Center

Location: Main campus
Gilman Drive, just north of La Jolla Village Drive (map)
Permits sold: Pay station permits
Hours: Customer service window: Information only, no permit sales, no cash on premises
Weekdays, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday/ Sunday 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Phone: (858) 534-2208
Note: Limited free parking is available at the Gilman Visitor Information Center (map) while you conduct parking business.

Northpoint Visitor Information Center

Location: Main campus
Northpoint Drive, just east of North Torrey Pines Road (map)
Permits sold: Pay station permits
Hours: Customer service window: Information only, no permit sales, no cash on premises
Weekdays, 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday/ Sunday – closed
Phone: (858) 534-8569
Note: Limited free parking is available at Northpoint Visitor Information Center while you conduct parking business.

Thornton Medical Center

Location: 9300 Campus Point Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093 (map)
Permits sold: Thornton Medical Center staff may purchase staff Occasional Use and Night/ Weekend Quarterly permits from the vending machine in the hospital foyer near the west entrance.
Hours: Weekdays, 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

UCSD Bookstore

Location: Price Center (map)
Permits sold: One Day, One Night, Student Occasional Use, and Night/ Weekend Quarterly permits from the first-floor customer service counter.
Hours: Complete store hours
Phone: (858) 534-7323

University Extension

Location: UCSD Extension Complex
9600 N. Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92093 (map)
Permits sold: University Extension students showing proper ID may purchase Night/ Weekend Quarterly permits.
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, 8 a.m. – noon (closed Sunday)
Phone: (858) 534-3400

Pay stations

Locations:

Main campus: Find more than 20 locations using the pay station map.

  • Gilman Parking Structure permits on every level

Scripps Institution of Oceanography (weekends and holidays only): Lot P003 (map)

Hillcrest Medical Center (24 hours):

  • Arbor Parking Structure (map), levels 1–8, pay by space
  • Bachman Parking Structure (map), level 2 near office
  • Inside cafeteria, main building (map)
  • Inside Hillcrest Medical Offices South (map), 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Lot P963 (along Bachman Place, $1 per 24 hours)
Permits sold:
  • 45 minutes to 1 day (except inside Gilman Parking Structure)
  • 1 to 3 hours (inside Gilman Parking Structure)
Hours: Weekdays, 7 a.m. – 11 p.m., except where noted
Note:

Exact change is required. Pay stations do not dispense change. Pay with any combination of the following:

  • Cash — $1 and $5 bills only
  • Visa
  • MasterCard
  • American Express
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