The average bus between Palo Alto and San Francisco State University Station takes 2h 28m and the fastest bus takes 1h 45m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from Palo Alto to San Francisco State University Station. 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 30 minutes between Palo Alto and San Francisco State University Station. The earliest departure is at 8:20 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Palo Alto is at 10:50 PM which arrives into San Francisco State University Station at 1:04 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 2h 28m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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2h 33m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Palo Alto to San Francisco State University Station. However, there are services departing from Palo Alto station and arriving at San Francisco State University Station station via Daly City BART-Bay 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 28m.
Palo Alto to San Francisco State University Station bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 station.
Palo Alto to San Francisco State University Station bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Daly City BART-Bay 3 station.
The distance between Palo Alto and San Francisco State University Station is 42.7 km. The road distance is 47 km.
SamTrans operates a bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Daly City BART-Bay 3 every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 2h 9m.