There are 5 ways to get from Ashland to Palo Alto by subway, tram, bus, car, or taxi
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BART, tram
best- Take the subway from Bay Fair to Milpitassubway Orange-S / ...
- Take the tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Stationtram Orange Line
1h 52m$11–15BART, bus
cheapest- Take the subway from Bay Fair to Fremontsubway Orange-S / ...
- Take the bus from Fremont BART to On Embarcadero Road @ Wildwood Lanebus AE-F Line
2h 11m$4–5Drive 22.2 mi
- Drive from Ashland to Palo Altocar 22.2 mi
31 min$4–6Taxi
- Take the taxi from Ashland to Palo Altotaxi 22.2 mi
31 min$80–100BART, bus via San Francisco
- Take the subway from Bay Fair to Daly Citysubway Blue-S / ...
- Take the bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
3h 9m$8–11
Ashland to Palo Alto by subway, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ashland to Palo Alto is to BART and bus which costs $3 - $5 and takes 2h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Ashland to Palo Alto is to drive which takes 31 min and costs $4 - $6.
No, there is no direct train from Ashland to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Bay Fair and arriving at California Avenue Caltrain Northbound via Milpitas Station and Mountain View Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 52m.
The distance between Ashland and Palo Alto is 42 miles. The road distance is 22.3 miles.
The best way to get from Ashland to Palo Alto without a car is to BART and tram which takes 1h 52m and costs $11 - $15.
It takes approximately 1h 52m to get from Ashland to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Ashland to Palo Alto train services, operated by BART, depart from Bay Fair station.
Ashland to Palo Alto train services, operated by BART, arrive at Milpitas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ashland to Palo Alto is 22 miles. It takes approximately 31 min to drive from Ashland to Palo Alto.
There are 457+ hotels available in Palo Alto.
What companies run services between Ashland, CA, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Ashland to Palo Alto. However, you can take the subway to Milpitas, walk to Milpitas Station, take the vehicle to Mountain View Station, walk to Mountain View Caltrain Northbound, then take the train to California Avenue Caltrain Northbound. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Bay Fair to On Embarcadero Road @ Wildwood Lane via Fremont and Fremont BART in around 2h 11m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Bay Fair to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- BART
Subway from Bay Fair to Fremont
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
Subway from Bay Fair to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult 19-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1 650-723-9362
- [email protected]
- Website
- marguerite.stanford.edu
Bus from Fremont BART to On Embarcadero Road @ Wildwood Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- http://marguerite.stanford.edu
- Schedules at
- http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/y
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
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