Members of our community have varying needs for their commutes to campus, and those needs can change on a daily basis. To help you choose your best commute option, the university provides numerous resources and benefits to customize your commute plan. 听
Learn about the variety of transportation and parking options offered by Vanderbilt University to best fit your needs as you commute to campus by:听
- Visiting the 听
- Requesting personalized trip planning with the 听听
- Emailing MoveVU@vanderbilt.edu with any questions听
Commute Concierge assistance includes:听
- Understanding 2024鈥�25 parking rates听
- Finding bicycle and pedestrian amenities and routes to campus听
- Using VU鈥檚 and learning how to ride buses and trains to campus听
- Carpool and vanpool matching assistance听
2024鈥�25 Parking and Commute Information听
The Commute Calculator: Plug your personal information into the commute calculator to compare options and pricing. The 2024鈥�25 parking prices and sustainable commute incentives can be viewed through the calculator.听
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Parking Map: An displays all annual parking permit, daily parking program and hourly paid parking locations to make it easier to see which options are convenient for you. Be sure to consider the impact of construction on campus when choosing a parking location.听
Annual and daily parking rates for 2024鈥�25 will take effect Sept. 1. Information on the new parking rates are below and on the .听听
Key Information:听
- All vehicles operated on campus must possess a parking permit or use 听
- Eligible commuters can switch parking programs if their needs change. Simultaneous听enrollment in annual and daily parking is not permitted.听
- for the 2024鈥�25 academic year can be purchased in August.听
- Graduate and professional students, faculty, staff and postdocs are eligible for the ; enrollees only pay to park on days they drive to campus. are processed on a rolling, weekly basis. Current enrollees need not reapply; 听听
- Daily parking enrollees can earn $1 per day sustainable commute incentive by logging weekday carpool, vanpool, walk, bike, bus or train commutes.听
- There is no cost to apply for daily parking, and car ownership is not required.
Free Bus and Train Rides on WeGo Public Transit听
All full-time and part-time VU students, faculty, staff and postdocs can local and regional buses, paratransit services and the WeGo Star free of charge at any time, for any reason.听听
- to ride WeGo now 听
- You will receive more information about the transition to QuickTicket this summer. After that announcement, you can use the to ride WeGo wherever they go. Information will be available at .
Daily Parking Program听
Locations: Terrace Place, Wesley Place, West and Sony garages.
How it works: Participants pay to park only on days they drive to campus. Only daily parking participants have access to the daily parking facilities and are eligible for sustainable commute incentives and programs. Faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate and professional students are eligible to participate in the daily parking program. If you are already enrolled in daily parking, you do not need to reapply. 听
2024鈥�25 Daily Parking Rate:听
- $6.00 per day at Sony and Wesley Place garages听
- $4.25 per day at Terrace Place and West garages 听
2024鈥�25 Sustainable Commute Incentive:听
- Earn $1 on weekdays when you log carpool, vanpool, bike, walk, bus or train commutes听
- Access the Guaranteed Ride Home program when family or work emergencies require you to get home unexpectedly听
Annual Permit Parking听
Locations: View all available lots on the .听
How it works: People with annual permits can park in any nonreserved parking space in an annual permit lot on campus. Annual parking is open to faculty, staff and students (except first-year undergraduate students).听
- Current annual parking permits expire on Aug. 31
- New annual parking permits begin Sept. 1
- Registration will open on Aug. 6 for undergraduate, graduate and professional students
- Registration will open on Aug. 13 for faculty and staff
Switching permits: Annual permit holders may switch to the daily parking program at any point in the year. Email parking@vanderbilt.edu to cancel your existing annual permit before the first of the month to stop monthly rate charges. Daily parking access should be confirmed before canceling annual parking permits. Simultaneous enrollment in daily and annual parking is not allowed.听
View all rate information below or use the to see your monthly cost comparison to the daily parking program.听
2024鈥�25 Faculty, Staff and Postdoc Annual Permit Rates听
| Salary/Stipend Band听 | Monthly Permit Cost听 |
| Band 1: <$59,999听 | $48听 |
| Band 2: $60,000鈥�$99,999听 | $72听 |
| Band 3: $100,000鈥�$149,999听 | $98听 |
| Band 4: $150,000>听 | $138听 |
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2024鈥�25 Graduate and Professional Student Annual Permit Rates听
| Monthly听 | Semester听 | Annual听 |
| $47听 | $188听 | $564听 |
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2024鈥�25 Undergraduate Permit Rates听
| Semester听 | Annual听 | Reserved Annual听 |
| $288听 | $864听 | $2,400听 |
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2024鈥�25 Changes听
New for 2024鈥�25 academic year, Terrace Place Garage will allow annual permit parking in addition to daily parking beginning no later than July 1. Daily parking enrollees will use gates in the westernmost entrance to Terrace Place Garage, next to Baker garage; annual permit holders will use the easternmost entrance of Terrace Place Garage, closest to 20th Avenue South and the cathedral. Hourly parking and special event reserved spaces will be available in the annual permit side of Terrace Place Garage.听
2024鈥�25 Hourly Parking Rate听
- New hourly rates start July 1
- $9.00 per hour + $0.45 per transaction fee with the 听
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About MoveVU听
is Vanderbilt鈥檚 strategic transportation and mobility plan that falls under the comprehensive campus planning efforts. It is a highly collaborative partnership between Vanderbilt鈥檚 School of Engineering and the Office of Transportation and Mobility in the Division of Administration. The vision of MoveVU calls for a transformation in how the Vanderbilt community commutes to campus, with less reliance on single-occupancy vehicles and parking lots and a greater focus on sustainable commute modes and green spaces.听
