Transportation

A multitude of transportation options connect Nueva to communities throughout the Peninsula, San Francisco, and the greater Bay Area.

From regional buses and mass transit affordances to carpooling, getting to and from campus is a concern addressed in many ways at Nueva. Options are continually evolving to ensure timely, quality, and safe transportation for the entire community.

Campus Locations

Hillsborough Campus
6565 Skyline Boulevard
Hillsborough, CA 94010

San Mateo Campus
131 E 28th Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403

Caltrain

Photo of the bike racks at the upper school campus in Bay Meadows

Caltrain

Caltrain Go Passes are available at no additional cost to Upper School students and to faculty and staff based at the San Mateo campus. Within a two-block walk from campus, the Caltrain system provides easy access to campus from San Francisco to San Jose. Connections via BART, VTA, and Samtrans allow even further flexibility in transportation options for Nueva students.

BART

Regional Bus Services

Nueva runs six routes serving Hillsborough and four serving San Mateo. We also offer a daily route between campuses. All stops were chosen for safety and convenience and were designed to keep the commute time under one hour.

Subscribing to the bus service is extremely simple and the front desk at both campuses is staffed until the last drop-off of the day. Funds may be available for families receiving tuition financial assistance, and a sibling discount is offered.

Hillsborough Campus Routes
San Mateo Campus Routes

Hillsborough Campus Routes

San Francisco/North Route
Two San Francisco bus routes serve the east and west sides of the city. All stops were chosen for safety and convenience and were designed to keep the commute time under one hour.

The routes serve students from the the Haight/Cole Valley, Noe Valley, Bernal Heights, Diamond Heights, the Mission, Richmond District, Laurel Heights, Presidio Heights, Pacific Heights, Cow Hollow, Inner Sunset, and Saint Francis Wood.

South Routes
The southernmost routes are designed to serve greater Silicon Valley. All stops were chosen for safety and convenience and were designed to keep the commute time under one hour.

The first route serves students from Los Altos, Portola Valley, and Woodside.

The second route serves students from Stanford and Menlo Park.

The third route serves Palo Alto and East Palo Alto.

San Mateo Campus Routes

San Francisco/North Route

A San Francisco bus route serves the west side of the city. All stops were chosen for safety and convenience and were designed to keep the commute time under one hour.

The routes serve students from the Richmond, Laurel Heights, Presidio Heights, Pacific Heights, Cow Hollow, Inner Sunset, and Merced Heights.

South Route

One route is designed to serve greater Silicon Valley. All stops were chosen for safety and convenience and were designed to keep the commute time under one hour.

The route serve students from Woodside, the western sides of Palo Alto, and Menlo Park.

Carpool

Nueva commuters are also encouraged to consider carpools using the Nueva carpool search feature available in the Nexus (parents must be logged in to view). To find families in your neighborhood, log in, go to the community directory, and look for the carpool feature, which lists or maps neighbors by zip code and city. Parents can connect with one another to arrange carpools.

Carpools should honor the current public health guidelines.

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Transportation FAQs

Can I park on campus?

Faculty, staff, and visitors to the San Mateo campus should park only in Nueva’s onsite underground parking structure. Nueva has agreed not to use the limited street parking in the surrounding neighborhood meant for park users and other residential guest parking. Additionally, students are not permitted to drive to campus. For special events, we will make overflow parking available at the San Mateo County Event Center parking lot next door. We will always notify you and provide directions as applicable.

Faculty, staff, and visitors to the Hillsborough campus may park in the upper lot or the lower lot.

What do I do if my Go Pass is missing or lost?

Will the Nueva bus driver wait for my children if they are late in the morning?

What happens if I'm late to meeting my child at the afternoon bus stop?

Please call the school using one of the numbers below and we will assist you. If nobody picks up (which may be true before 7:30 a.m. and after 7 p.m.), call the service provider directly.

San Mateo Campus Reception Desk: 650-235-7100 (option 0)
Hillsborough Campus Reception Desk: 650-350-4600 (option 0)
KidzJet: (855) 543-9538
ZUM: (909) 554-3833

For safety reasons, a student's parent, guardian, or previously designated adult caregiver must be present to pick up a student at the drop-off location in the afternoon or evening, unless express written permission otherwise has been provided and acknowledged in advance.

When a student is not met at the bus stop, drivers are instructed to notify their central office, have parents called, and keep the student on the bus until the next bus stop. Students not met by the end of the route will be taken back to campus where they will need to wait to be picked up.

Can I ask another parent to meet and pick up my child from a bus stop?

Yes, but both the Nueva bus provider and the school must still be notified.

The school will provide parents with a list of student riders and parent phone numbers upon request. Parents can use this list to build a support network with other riding families. If you prefer NOT to have your number listed on the contact sheet, please notify us by emailing bus@nuevaschool.org.

What if the bus is late or my student is not on the bus I expected?

Can my student use their annual pass on routes different from their routine?

I'm attending at one of Nueva's Institutes. How do I get to campus from the airport?

To get to the Hillsborough campus:
Follow signs for 380 West.
Take 380 West to 280 South and take the Trousdale Drive exit, approximately 3 miles south of the junction of highways 280 and 380.
At end of ramp, turn left onto Trousdale Drive and then right onto Skyline Boulevard.
After 1.6 miles, you will see Butternut Drive on your left. Nueva's entrance is less than a quarter mile farther, on the left.

To get to the San Mateo campus:
Head south, and merge on to 101 South.
Take exit 414A for Hillsdale Blvd.
Take a slight right onto Franklin Parkway.
Turn right onto S. Delaware St.
Turn right onto E. 28th Ave. The school will be on your left.

For questions regarding transportation, please email bus@nuevaschool.org or call Nueva at (650) 350-4600.