The train between Santa Barbara and Palo Alto takes 8h. There is at least one train per day from Santa Barbara 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.
Trains run once daily between Santa Barbara and Palo Alto. The service departs Santa Barbara at 12:21 PM in the afternoon, which arrives into Palo Alto at 20:22:00. All services require a transfer at San Jose and take an average of 8h. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct train from Santa Barbara to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Santa Barbara station and arriving at San Jose station via San Jose station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h.
Santa Barbara to Palo Alto train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Barbara station.
Santa Barbara to Palo Alto train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
The distance between Santa Barbara and Palo Alto is 401.6 km. The road distance is 470 km.
Amtrak operates a train from Santa Barbara to San Jose once daily. Tickets cost $170–280 and the journey takes 7h 25m.
