Google 2026 New Grad Onsite Logistics: Scheduling, Hotel, Driving, and Meals

Role: Software Engineer, New Grad
Result: Onsite scheduling in progress
Report time: December 2025

This report covers travel and reimbursement details rather than interview questions.

Scheduling

At the time of the post, December onsite availability extended through December 19. Scheduling resumed around January 5 after the holiday break. The candidate was told that requesting a December date directly could sometimes move the appointment earlier and that the holiday timing was not expected to materially change the result timeline.

Accommodation

Candidates traveling more than eight hours could receive three hotel nights. Google booked flights and hotels through its designated travel partners rather than reimbursing a personally selected luxury hotel.

Driving reimbursement

A candidate who drove could claim fuel costs without receipts, capped at the price of an equivalent flight. The example given was a Massachusetts-to-California trip capped at a $500 comparable airfare.

Meals

Google covered up to three days and $240 total, equivalent to $80 per day. Itemized receipts were required.

Other expenses were described as harder to reimburse and best raised during the company's travel-information session. Commenters asked about international flights, self-booked rewards travel, and choosing the onsite office, but the source contains no confirmed answers to those questions.