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The average bus between San Jose and Palo Alto takes 1h 11m and the fastest bus takes 43 min. The bus runs at least 6 times per hour from San Jose 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 10 minutes between San Jose and Palo Alto. The earliest departure is at 12:03 AM at night, and the last departure from San Jose is at 11:24 PM which arrives into Palo Alto at 12:20 AM. All services run direct with no transfers required, and take on average 1h 11m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station and arriving at El Camino & California station. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 10m.
San Jose to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
San Jose to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at El Camino & California station.
The distance between San Jose and Palo Alto is 24.7 km. The road distance is 27 km.
Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to El Camino & California every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 1h 20m.
