Directions and Parking

Take the hassle out of navigating traffic and campus streets by mapping out your STEM Girl Day plan in advance. See the Google Map of STEM Girl Day for location information. Find the information below to help you plan your trip to campus:

  • CapMetro: take public transportation for free - kids always free, free passes for first 500 adults
  • Parking Garages: paid public parking available for cars only; 4 free parking garages with limited free spaces; garages open at 10 a.m.
  • Bus Unloading, Loading and Parking: don't cause a traffic jam or get a ticket; navigate to an easy, safe, and close unloading area
  • Directions: find directions to campus

CapMetro

While finding parking on UT’s Campus can be a challenge, finding a transit line that gets you there is easy! Try transit to and from UT’s campus. 

Kids under 18 ALWAYS ride CapMetro buses and trains for FREE!

Note for those who signed up for free CapMetro passses: If you have not received any communication regarding your free pass from CapMetro by the end of February 18, please contact carolina.amaro@capmetro.org. You must download the CapMetro Transit App to access and use the free passes.

CapMetro costs less than street parking (sign up for a free pass by February 17 and sign up for the free bus/train pass and it will be FREE!) and you’ll avoid circling the area looking for a parking spot.

Transit Routes: 1, 3, 7, 10,  18, 20, 30, 801, & 803 will get you there! Using the CapMetro Trip Planner, navigate from your location to one of the following stops or any other university-area stop:

  • 2630 Speedway/27th, Stop ID 5543
  • 301 Dean Keeton/San Jacinto, Stop ID 5038
  • Dean Keeton/Speedway NE Corner, Stop ID 2079
  • 301 San Jacinto/23rd
  • UT Dean Keeton, Stop ID 5864
  • 203 Dean Keeton/Whitis, Stop ID 5528
  • 116 Dean Keeton/University
  • Dean Keeton/Speedway NE Corner
  • UT West Mall Station (SB), Stop ID 497
  • 2231 Guadalupe/West Mall UT, Stop ID 1042
  • 201 Dean Keeton/University, Stop ID 3512
  • 2324 San Jacinto/24th, Stop ID 1178
  • 2100 San Jacinto/21st, Stop ID 1180
  • 2031 San Jacinto/21st, Stop ID 1253
  • 2525 San Jacinto/Dean Keeton, Stop ID 1256
  • 307 Dean Keeton/San Jacinto, Stop ID 2004
  • 701 Dean Keeton/San Jacinto, Stop ID 2005

Each of these listed stops is adjacent to or within a short walking distance to STEM Girl Day at UT Austin activities. 

Parking Garages

See the Google Map of STEM Girl Day for free and paid parking garage locations for cars only. 

Limited free parking is available in 4 campus garages AFTER 10 a.m. CT on the Saturday event day: 

  • Speedway Garage (105 E. 27th Street) - entrance on Speedway Street. Spaces in this free garage WILL run out so have plans to park elsewhere or ride CapMetro.
  • 27th Street Garage (109 W. 27th Street) - entrance on 27th Street. Spaces in this free garage WILL run out so have plans to park elsewhere or ride CapMetro.
  • San Jacinto Garage (2401 San Jacinto Blvd) - entrance on San Jacinto Blvd. Spaces in this free garage WILL run out so have plans to park elsewhere or ride CapMetro.
  • Brazos Garage (210 E. MLK Blvd.) - entrance on MLK Blvd. Spaces in this free garage WILL run out so have plans to park elsewhere or ride CapMetro.

Paid parking will be available in other campus garages:

  • San Antonio Garage (2420 San Antonio Street) - entrance on San Antonio St.; credit card payment on exit.
  • Trinity Garage (1815 Trinity St) - entrance on Trinity or MLK; credit card payment on exit; Moody Center event on this day will impact parking garage availability.

See Visitor Information on the UT Austin Parking and Transportation website for additional parking information. 

Bus parking is not available on campus. Contact wistem@utexas.edu with questions.

Bus Unloading, Loading and Parking

Buses must follow university signage and rules regarding unloading, loading, and parking. 

BUS UNLOADING and LOADING

See the Campus Map for the unloading/loading area for buses. The easiest, safest and ONLY location for bus unloading and loading is the 23rd Street circle drive off of San Jacinto Blvd. It is a short walk to the Speedway Mall, WEL, and POB where STEM Girl Day activities are hosted.

Buses are not allowed to load or unload on Dean Keeton or Speedway as this will create traffic jams.

BUS PARKING

We have passed the deadline to request assigned bus parking. In partnership with CapMetro, we have secured 15 additional spaces at the CapMetro Tech Ridge Park and Ride at 900 Center Ridge Drive, Austin, Texas 78753. First come-first served. Be sure to check out the map for instructions for where buses are to park.

Contact wistem@utexas.edu with questions or to inquire regarding any cancellations that may have opened up assigned bus parking spaces.

Directions

UT is located in the heart of the capital city of Austin. Main thoroughfares bordering campus include Guadalupe Street to the west, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (MLK) to the south, Red River Street to the east and Dean Keeton Street (26th Street) to the north. STEM Girl Day activities are located on the northeast corner of campus. See the STEM Girl Day campus map for more information.

Basic directions to the campus vicinity (not to the exact garage or parking space) based on your route:

From Interstate Highway 35 (IH-35)

Take the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard exit heading west to access the southern part of the campus. To access the northern part of campus, take the Dean Keeton Street (26th Street) exit heading west.

From MoPac Expressway, also known as Texas State Highway, Loop 1

Take the Windsor Road exit heading east. At Lamar Boulevard, Windsor Road becomes 24th Street, which dead-ends into Guadalupe Street, the western end of campus.

From Texas State Highway 71

From the east, take IH-35 northbound and follow directions above for IH-35. From the west, take MoPac and follow directions above for Loop 1.

From U. S. Highway 290

From the east, take IH-35 northbound and follow directions above for IH-35. From the west, follow the directions for Highway 71 above.

From U. S. Highway 183, also known as Research Boulevard

From the north, take MoPac southbound and follow directions for MoPac listed above. From the south, take Airport Boulevard northbound to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (MLK). Head east on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (MLK) and campus will be on the north side of the road.