The University of Washington: Facilities Services

Carpool or Vanpool to Campus

Sharing the Ride: Carpooling and Vanpooling

Carpooling or vanpooling are great ways to commute to work or school. Ride together and avoid paying for an SOV permit to park alone. Get access to high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes and on-ramps for a faster commute. Mix up your commute as needed: bus, bike, walk or drive alone on days when you cannot share the ride.

Carpools

Carpooling is a flexible, cost-saving commute option for UW employees and student U-PASS holders. You can carpool all the time or on an occasional basis to supplement your regular commute mode.

Permit Carpools: See the Quarterly & Annual Carpool Permit page for more information on this option.

Impromptu Carpooling: See the Impromptu Carpooling page for more information on this option.

Need help connecting with other riders and drivers? UW has partnered with Zimride to provide a convenient way to match up with other students, faculty and staff.
You can also get connected with RideshareOnline which is managed by Washington State Department of Transportation and currently available in Washington and Idaho.

Vanpools

Vanpools are groups of 5 to 15 who live at least 3 miles away from the UW Seattle campus and share the commute in a van owned, maintained and insured by one of the transit agencies.

Visitors

Consider sharing a ride to that football or basketball game or concert. It’s easy to connect with riders and drivers through RideshareOnline or Zimride or if you do not belong to a private Zimride network, you can post to the Public Zimride network

Carpool and Vanpool Ferry Preferential Loading Registration

The Washington State Ferry system issues High-Occupancy-Vehicle (HOV) permits for preferential loading on the ferry to carpools and vanpools. Register by completing the online Registration Formand remitting payment by credit card to the Washington State Ferry system. For a full description of the rules and regulations of the Washington State Ferries Rideshare program, see Rideshare Program Brochure.