The average train between San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) and Palo Alto Caltrain Station takes 1h 15m and the fastest train takes 55 min. There is a train service every few hours from San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) to Palo Alto Caltrain 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 San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) and Palo Alto Caltrain Station. The earliest departure is at 12:12 AM at night, and the last departure from San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) is at 11:47 PM which arrives into Palo Alto Caltrain Station at 12:54 AM. All services require a transfer at Metro Embarcadero Station and take an average of 1h 15m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

1h 6m • 1 change

1h 6m • 1 change

1h 5m • 1 change

56 min • 1 change
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No, there is no direct train from San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) to Palo Alto Caltrain Station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) station and arriving at Palo Alto Caltrain Station station via Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 15m.
San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) to Palo Alto Caltrain Station train services, operated by San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, depart from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound station.
San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) to Palo Alto Caltrain Station train services, operated by San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, arrive at Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound station.
The distance between San Francisco Ferry Building (Station) and Palo Alto Caltrain Station is 44.1 km. The road distance is 52 km.
Caltrain operates a train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $7–9 and the journey takes 49 min.