SIP offers two shuttle services in 2024. There is a North (Silicon Valley) shuttle and a South (Salinas/Watsonville) shuttle operated by Lux Bus America. The shuttles are contracted through UCSC to comply with university insurance and safety requirements.
North (Mountain View) shuttle details
Sign ups and pricing:
- Interns have the option of signing up for the North shuttle on a week-by-week basis for any or all of the seven (7) weeks of the SIP program. Two North shuttle service options are offered:
- (1) Daily weekday service
- (2) Monday AM and Friday PM only service for interns in weekday housing
- North shuttle sign-ups, payments, changes, and cancellations should be made through the SIP application portal. Refunds will be processed at the end of August.
- Sign-ups and cancellations must be made by Wednesday 12:00 noon of the week prior to the week in question. Arrangements for the size and number of buses/shuttles needed for the upcoming week will be determined by the number of students who have signed up by the Wednesday cut-off date/time. Late cancellations will forfeit the full weekly amount.
- The weekly fee for the daily weekday shuttle service option is $200 and the weekly fee for the Monday AM and Friday PM only housing shuttle service option is $65.
Schedule:
- AM TRANSFER SCHEDULE
| Shuttle stop #1 | Mountain View Caltrain station, 600 Evelyn Ave, Mountain View* | 7:30 AM (departure) |
| Shuttle stop #2 | Saratoga Library, 13650 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga** | 8:00 AM (departure) |
| Shuttle stop #3 | McLaughlin & College 9 & 10 – Social Sciences | 8:45 AM (arrival) |
| Shuttle stop #4 | 2300 Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz | 9:00 AM (arrival) |
| Shuttle stop #5 | Coastal Sciences Campus, 115 McAllister Way (end of Delaware Ave), Santa Cruz | 9:05 AM (arrival) |
- PM TRANSFER SCHEDULE
| Shuttle stop #1 | Coastal Sciences Campus, 115 McAllister Way (end of Delaware Ave), Santa Cruz | 3:45 PM (departure) |
| Shuttle stop #2 | 2300 Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz | 3:50 PM (departure) |
| Shuttle stop #3 | McLaughlin & College 9 & 10 – Social Sciences | 4:00 PM (departure) |
| Shuttle stop #4 | Saratoga Library, 13650 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga** | 4:45 PM (arrival) |
| Shuttle stop #5 | Mountain View Caltrain station, 600 Evelyn Ave, Mountain View* | 5:15 PM (arrival) |
We will also provide a late shuttle on Wednesdays and Thursdays, departing UCSC at 8:30 PM and dropping off students between 9:15 and 9:30 PM, to accommodate our larger extracurricular activities.
The shuttle times above may need to be adjusted a week or two into the summer depending on actual transit times.
- The shuttle operates every weekday throughout the SIP program starting on Monday, July 8 through Friday, August 9).
Mountain View Caltrain stop*:
- The shuttle picks up and drops off interns at the Mountain View Caltrain station parking lot (600 W Evelyn Ave, Mountain View, CA 94041).
- Interns who drive themselves to the Mountain View Caltrain station are responsible for any parking fees associated with parking at the train station or street parking.
Saratoga Library School stop**:
- The shuttle picks up and drops off interns at the front of Saratoga Library (13650 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070)
South (Salinas/Watsonville) shuttle details
Sign-ups and pricing:
- Interns have the option of signing up for the South shuttle on a week-by-week basis for any or all of the five of the in-person weeks of the SIP program. Unlike the North shuttle, only one South shuttle service option will be offered:
- Monday AM and Friday PM only service for interns in weekday housing
- Shuttle sign-ups, payments, changes, and cancellations should be made through the SIP application portal. Refunds will be processed at the end of August.
- Sign-ups and cancellations must be made by Wednesday 12:00 noon of the week prior to the week in question. Arrangements for the size and number of buses/shuttles needed for the upcoming week will be determined by the number of students who have signed up by the Wednesday cut-off date/time. Late cancellations will forfeit the full weekly amount.
- The weekly fee for the Monday AM and Friday PM only housing shuttle service option is $65.
Schedule:
- AM TRANSFER SCHEDULE
| Shuttle stop #1 | Watsonville High School, 250 East Beach St, Watsonville | 7:50 AM (departure) |
| Shuttle stop #2 | Science Hill, UCSC main campus, Santa Cruz | 8:50 AM (arrival) |
| Shuttle stop #3 | 2300 Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz | 9:00 AM (arrival) |
| Shuttle stop #4 | Long Marine Lab, 115 McAllister Way (end of Delaware Ave), Santa Cruz | 9:05 AM (arrival) |
- PM TRANSFER SCHEDULE
| Shuttle stop #1 | Long Marine Lab, 115 McAllister Way (end of Delaware Ave), Santa Cruz | 3:45 PM (departure) |
| Shuttle stop #2 | 2300 Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz | 3:50 PM (departure) |
| Shuttle stop #3 | Science Hill, UCSC campus, Santa Cruz | 4:00 PM (departure) |
| Shuttle stop #4 | Watsonville High School, 250 East Beach St, Watsonville | 5:00 PM (arrival) |
The shuttle times above may need to be adjusted a week or two into the summer depending on actual transit times.
Important items for interns taking the North or South shuttle:
- Interns are responsible for being on time to ride the shuttle. The shuttle will depart as noted on the schedule and will not wait for students who are late.
- SIP staff will email a weekly roster of shuttle sign-ups to all interns the previous week. Each intern must show the shuttle driver a print out of that week’s shuttle roster (or a copy of the roster on their smart phone or tablet) along with picture ID as proof of their eligibility.
- Parents are responsible for pick up at a timely manner as there will be no supervision at the shuttle stops.