The average bus between Stanford University and San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) takes 3h 42m and the fastest bus takes 2h 5m. The bus service runs several times per day from Stanford University to San Francisco Ferry Building (Station). 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 3 times a day between Stanford University and San Francisco Ferry Building (Station). The earliest departure is at 6:15 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Stanford University is at 10:15 PM which arrives into San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) at 7:35 AM. All services require a transfer at On Santa Teresa Street @ Thornton Center and take an average of 3h 42m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Stanford University to San Francisco Ferry Building (Station). However, there are services departing from Stanford University station and arriving at San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) station via San Bruno BART-Bay 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 42m.
Stanford University to San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 station.
Stanford University to San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at San Bruno BART-Bay 5 station.
The distance between Stanford University and San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) is 45.6 km. The road distance is 61 km.
SamTrans operates a bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to San Bruno BART-Bay 5 every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $1–4 and the journey takes 1h 34m.