There are 4 ways to get from Atherton to Pleasanton by train, bus, subway, car, or taxi
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Caltrain, train
best- Take the train from Menlo Park Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Stationtrain Ace
2h 33m$14–19Drive 30.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Atherton to Pleasantoncar 30.1 mi
45 min$6–8Bus, BART
- Take the bus from El Camino Real & Watkins Ave to Daly City BART-Bay 3bus Ecr
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway Blue-N
3h 46m$12–16Taxi
- Take the taxi from Atherton to Pleasantontaxi 30.1 mi
45 min$100–130
Atherton to Pleasanton by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atherton to Pleasanton is to drive which costs $5 - $8 and takes 45 min.
The fastest way to get from Atherton to Pleasanton is to drive which takes 45 min and costs $5 - $8.
No, there is no direct train from Atherton to Pleasanton station. However, there are services departing from Menlo Park Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Pleasanton Station via Santa Clara Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 33m.
The distance between Atherton and Pleasanton is 46 miles. The road distance is 30.3 miles.
The best way to get from Atherton to Pleasanton without a car is to Caltrain and train which takes 2h 33m and costs $13 - $20.
It takes approximately 2h 33m to get from Atherton to Pleasanton, including transfers.
Atherton to Pleasanton train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from Menlo Park Caltrain Southbound station.
Atherton to Pleasanton train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between Atherton to Pleasanton is 30 miles. It takes approximately 45 min to drive from Atherton to Pleasanton.
There are 157+ hotels available in Pleasanton.
What companies run services between Atherton, CA, USA and Pleasanton, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 1000 El Camino Real-Menlo College to Pleasanton Station via El Camino Real & Oak Grove Ave-Menlo Park Caltrain, Menlo Park Caltrain Southbound, and Santa Clara Station in around 2h 33m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Menlo Park Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from Santa Clara Station to Pleasanton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Ace
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from El Camino Real & Watkins Ave to Daly City BART-Bay 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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