Where to Buy a Parking Permit
Last updated
September 28, 2009 12:55:39 PM PDT
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
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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Medical Center Hillcrest Parking Office
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| Address: |
UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest Parking Office
4202 Bachman Place, Mail Code 8205
San Diego, CA 92103-8205
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| Permits sold: |
All except S permits
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| 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. |
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Gilman Visitor Information Center
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| Location: |
Main campus
Gilman Drive, just north of La Jolla Village Drive (map) |
| Permits sold: |
Pay station permits
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| 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. |
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Northpoint Visitor Information Center
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| Location: |
Main campus
Northpoint Drive, just east of North Torrey Pines Road (map) |
| Permits sold: |
Pay station permits
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| Hours: |
Customer service window: Information only, no permit sales, no cash on premises
Weekdays, 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday/ Sunday – closed |
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| Phone: |
(858) 534-8569 |
| Note: |
Limited free parking is available at Northpoint Visitor Information Center while you conduct parking business. |
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Thornton Medical Center
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| 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.
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| Hours: |
Weekdays, 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
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UCSD Bookstore
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| 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.
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| Hours: |
Complete store hours
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| Phone: |
(858) 534-7323 |
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University Extension
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| 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.
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| 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 |
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Pay stations
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| 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)
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| Permits sold: |
- 45 minutes to 1 day (except inside Gilman Parking Structure)
- 1 to 3 hours (inside Gilman Parking Structure)
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| 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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