The average bus between San Francisco and Stanford takes 3h 27m and the fastest bus takes 2h 28m. There is an hourly bus service from San Francisco 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 hourly between San Francisco and Stanford. The earliest departure is at 2:31 AM at night, and the last departure from San Francisco is at 5:36 PM which arrives into Stanford at 10:20 PM. All services require a transfer at Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 and take an average of 3h 27m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Stanford. However, there are services departing from San Francisco station and arriving at Stanford station via Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 27m.
San Francisco to Stanford bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from 10th St & Howard St station.
San Francisco to Stanford bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
The distance between San Francisco and Stanford is 44.9 km. The road distance is 58 km.
You can take a bus from 10th St & Howard St to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1, and University Circle @ Caltrain Platform in around 3h 8m.