Parking
Caltech has transitioned to a new vendor for visitor parking. The automated pay
stations have been decommissioned and replaced with a mobile payment system:
parking.caltech.edu/mobile-payments.
Campus visitors may park in any commuter (unreserved) stall on campus with a paid daily or
weekly parking session. Paid parking sessions (or a valid parking permit) are required in all
campus lots between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Visitor parking FAQs are available at
parking.caltech.edu/parking-info/mobile-payments.
Existing scratch-off parking passes marked with the current date will continue to be honored in the Caltech lots.
Visitor Parking Instructions
Visitors can purchase a parking session at payment signs located at the stairwells in all campus
parking structures. No download is required. Hourly, daily, and weekly sessions are available.
- At the visitor payment sign, select the scan or text to pay option (no download required).
- On the Honk screen, follow the prompts and select an hourly, daily, or weekly parking session.
- Select your payment to complete the transaction.
Visitors may park in unreserved stalls in any campus lot or structure for the duration of their session.
An interactive campus map is available at
caltech.edu/map/campus.
Visitor Parking Rates
| Permit |
Rate |
| 1 hour | $3 |
| 2 hours | $4 |
| 3 hours | $6 |
| 4 hours | $8 |
| All day | $9 |
| Weekly | $27 |
All rates are plus a service fee.
- Visitor parking sessions are valid in unmarked (commuter) parking stalls.
- Weekly parking sessions are valid for 7 calendar days from the date of purchase.
- A $9 daily parking session is valid through the end of the business day (5:00 p.m.) on which it is purchased.
Examples
- Susan arrives Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. and purchases a $9 daily session. It is valid until 5:00 p.m. Tuesday.
- David arrives Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. and purchases a two-hour session. It is valid through the remainder of the business day Tuesday.
- William arrives Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. and, unfamiliar with the regulations, purchases a $9 daily session. It is valid only until 5:00 p.m. Tuesday and is not valid at any time on Wednesday.
Weekdays after 5:00 p.m. and on weekends, campus visitors may park in commuter (unreserved) stalls without a parking permit.
