The average bus between Atherton and Palo Alto takes 14 min and the fastest bus takes 10 min. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from Atherton to Palo Alto. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run every 20 minutes between Atherton and Palo Alto. The earliest departure is at 7:13 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Atherton is at 8:08 PM which arrives into Palo Alto at 8:27 PM. All services run direct with no transfers required, and take on average 14 min. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Atherton station and arriving at Palo Alto station. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate Once daily. The journey takes approximately 14 min.
Atherton to Palo Alto bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from El Camino Real & Isabella Ave station.
Atherton to Palo Alto bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
The distance between Atherton and Palo Alto is 5.7 km. The road distance is 4 km.
SamTrans operates a bus from El Camino Real & Isabella Ave to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 every 20 minutes. Tickets cost $1–3 and the journey takes 13 min.