The average bus between San Jose and Stanford takes 1h 45m and the fastest bus takes 1h 14m. There is an hourly bus service from San Jose 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 Jose and Stanford. The earliest departure is at 5:17 AM in the morning, and the last departure from San Jose is at 6:34 PM which arrives into Stanford at 8:11 PM. All services require a transfer at Palo Alto Transit Center and take an average of 1h 45m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Stanford. However, there are services departing from San Jose station and arriving at Stanford station via Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 45m.
San Jose to Stanford bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
San Jose to Stanford bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Center station.
The distance between San Jose and Stanford is 25.7 km. The road distance is 33 km.
Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to Palo Alto Transit Center every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 1h 27m.