The average bus between Palo Alto and Stanford takes 12 min and the fastest bus takes 7 min. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from Palo Alto to Stanford. 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 Stanford. The earliest departure is at 6:10 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Palo Alto is at 10:37 PM which arrives into Stanford at 10:50 PM. All services run direct with no transfers required, and take on average 12 min. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Palo Alto station and arriving at Stanford station. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate Twice daily. The journey takes approximately 12 min.
Palo Alto to Stanford bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from On Galvez Street @ El Camino Real SB station.
Palo Alto to Stanford bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence station.
The distance between Palo Alto and Stanford is 2.8 km. The road distance is 2 km.
Stanford Marguerite Shuttle operates a bus from On Galvez Street @ El Camino Real SB to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence hourly, and the journey takes 7 min. SamTrans also services this route every 30 minutes.