The average train between Palo Alto Caltrain Station and San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) takes 1h 15m and the fastest train takes 1h 1m. There is a train service every few hours from Palo Alto Caltrain Station 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.
Trains run hourly between Palo Alto Caltrain Station and San Francisco Ferry Building (Station). The earliest departure is at 5:10 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Palo Alto Caltrain Station is at 11:57 PM which arrives into San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) at 6:04 AM. All services require a transfer at San Francisco Caltrain Northbound and take an average of 1h 15m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

1h 7m • 1 change

1h 12m • 1 change

1h 6m • 1 change

1h 1m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct train from Palo Alto Caltrain Station to San Francisco Ferry Building (Station). However, there are services departing from Palo Alto Caltrain Station station and arriving at San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) station via San Francisco Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 15m.
Palo Alto Caltrain Station to San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound station.
Palo Alto Caltrain Station to San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Francisco Caltrain Northbound station.
The distance between Palo Alto Caltrain Station and San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) is 44.1 km. The road distance is 52 km.
Caltrain operates a train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $7–9 and the journey takes 51 min.