The average bus between Sacramento and Palo Alto takes 8h 59m and the fastest bus takes 4h 21m. The bus service runs several times per day from Sacramento 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 Sacramento and Palo Alto. The earliest departure is at 9:50 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Sacramento is at 8:30 PM which arrives into Palo Alto at 9:55 AM. All services require a transfer at San Francisco Bus Station and take an average of 8h 59m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

9h 11m • 1 change

4h 21m • 1 change
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13h 25m • 1 change

9h 11m • 1 change

4h 21m • 1 change
Arrives next day

13h 25m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Sacramento to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Sacramento station and arriving at Palo Alto station via San Francisco Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 59m.
Sacramento to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Sacramento Bus Station.
Sacramento to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr station.
The distance between Sacramento and Palo Alto is 138.9 km. The road distance is 201 km.
You can take a bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr via San Francisco Bus Station and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 in around 5h 11m.