The average bus between Stanford and San Francisco takes 3h 14m and the fastest bus takes 2h 27m. There is an hourly bus service from Stanford to San Francisco. 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 Stanford and San Francisco. The earliest departure is at 5:55 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Stanford is at 10:16 PM which arrives into San Francisco at 1:38 AM. All services require a transfer at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5 and take an average of 3h 14m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Stanford to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Stanford station and arriving at San Francisco station via Millbrae Transit Center- Bay G1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 14m.
Stanford to San Francisco bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 station.
Stanford to San Francisco bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at 9th St & Folsom St station.
The distance between Stanford and San Francisco is 44.9 km. The road distance is 57 km.
You can take a bus from Stanford Oval to 9th St & Folsom St via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, and Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 in around 3h 3m.