The average bus between San Jose Airport (SJC) and Palo Alto takes 1h 29m and the fastest bus takes 58 min. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from San Jose Airport (SJC) 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 every 20 minutes between San Jose Airport (SJC) and Palo Alto. The earliest departure is at 5:24 AM in the morning, and the last departure from San Jose Airport (SJC) is at 11:58 PM which arrives into Palo Alto at 1:00 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 29m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Jose Airport (SJC) to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from San Jose Airport (SJC) station and arriving at Palo Alto station via Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 29m.
San Jose Airport (SJC) to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Santa Clara Transit Center station.
San Jose Airport (SJC) to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Center station.
The distance between San Jose Airport (SJC) and Palo Alto is 20.5 km. The road distance is 31 km.
Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from Santa Clara Transit Center to Palo Alto Transit Center every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 1h 10m.
