The average bus between Reno and Palo Alto takes 12h 43m and the fastest bus takes 8h 21m. The bus service runs several times per day from Reno 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 twice daily between Reno and Palo Alto. The earliest departure is at 6:45 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Reno is at 11:30 AM which arrives into Palo Alto at 7:51 PM. All services require a transfer at San Francisco Bus Station and take an average of 12h 43m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Reno to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Reno station and arriving at Palo Alto station via San Francisco Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 43m.
Reno to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Reno Amtrak station.
Reno to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr station.
The distance between Reno and Palo Alto is 308.2 km. The road distance is 421 km.
You can take a bus from Reno Amtrak to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr via San Francisco Bus Station and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 in around 8h 26m.
