The average bus between Redwood Shores and Palo Alto takes 1h 11m and the fastest bus takes 57 min. There is a bus service every few hours from Redwood Shores 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 Redwood Shores and Palo Alto. The earliest departure is at 6:27 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Redwood Shores is at 7:27 PM which arrives into Palo Alto at 8:42 PM. All services require a transfer at Ralston Ave & El Camino Real and take an average of 1h 11m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Redwood Shores to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Redwood Shores station and arriving at Palo Alto station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 11m.
Redwood Shores to Palo Alto bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from El Camino Real & Ralston Ave station.
Redwood Shores to Palo Alto bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
The distance between Redwood Shores and Palo Alto is 13.6 km. The road distance is 17 km.
SamTrans operates a bus from El Camino Real & Ralston Ave to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 every 20 minutes. Tickets cost $2–3 and the journey takes 46 min.