- Distance: 12.8 mi
- Duration: 1h 5m
The average bus between San Mateo and Palo Alto takes 1h 5m and the fastest bus takes 46 min. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from San Mateo 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 Mateo and Palo Alto. The earliest departure is at 12:11 AM at night, and the last departure from San Mateo is at 11:41 PM which arrives into Palo Alto at 12:29 AM. All services run direct with no transfers required, and take on average 1h 5m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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Yes, there is a direct bus departing from San Mateo station and arriving at Palo Alto station. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate Once daily. The journey takes approximately 1h 5m.
San Mateo to Palo Alto bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from El Camino Real & 4th Ave station.
San Mateo to Palo Alto bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
The distance between San Mateo and Palo Alto is 21 km. The road distance is 21 km.
SamTrans operates a bus from El Camino Real & 4th Ave to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–3 and the journey takes 1h 3m.