The average bus between Los Altos and Palo Alto takes 1h and the fastest bus takes 31 min. There is a bus service every few hours from Los Altos 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 hourly between Los Altos and Palo Alto. The earliest departure is at 6:55 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Los Altos is at 10:24 PM which arrives into Palo Alto at 6:10 AM. All services require a transfer at Showers & El Camino and take an average of 1h. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

1h • 1 change

39 min • 1 change

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42 min • 1 change

38 min • 1 change

31 min • 1 change

1h 9m • 1 change

1h 4m • 1 change

38 min • 1 change

31 min • 1 change

1h 9m • 1 change

1h 4m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Los Altos to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Los Altos station and arriving at Palo Alto station via Showers & El Camino. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h.
Los Altos to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from San Antonio & Almond station.
Los Altos to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Middlefield & Embarcadero station.
The distance between Los Altos and Palo Alto is 6.8 km. The road distance is 9 km.
You can take a bus from San Antonio & Almond to Middlefield & Embarcadero via Showers & El Camino and Showers & Latham in around 56 min.