The average bus between Palo Alto and Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza takes 2h 57m and the fastest bus takes 2h 9m. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from Palo Alto to Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza. 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 Palo Alto and Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza. The earliest departure is at 5:50 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Palo Alto is at 6:45 PM which arrives into Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza at 9:15 PM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 2h 57m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Palo Alto to Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza. However, there are services departing from Palo Alto station and arriving at Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza station via Daly City BART-Bay 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 57m.
Palo Alto to Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 station.
Palo Alto to Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Golden Gate Bridge/Parking Lot station.
The distance between Palo Alto and Golden Gate Bridge Toll Plaza is 50.1 km. The road distance is 58 km.
You can take a bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Golden Gate Bridge/Parking Lot via Daly City BART Station in around 2h 55m.