There are 8 ways to get from Bellevue to Palo Alto by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, tram, or bus
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SEA - SJC
4h 57m$240–372Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sonoma County Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SEA - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Francisco Airportbus
7h 56m$141–506Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctrbus Epx
25h 5mTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
26h 19m$308–660Drive 834.7 mi
- Drive from Bellevue to Palo Altocar 834.7 mi
14h 34m$153–220Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SEA - SFO
4h 56m$186–391Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SEA - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
6h 31m$291–396Tram to Paine Field County Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the tram from Bellevue Downtown to Westlaketram
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PAE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southboundtrain
6h 30m$243–699
Bellevue to Palo Alto by tram and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bellevue to Palo Alto is to drive which costs $150 - $220 and takes 14h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Bellevue to Palo Alto is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $180 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Bellevue to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from NE 8th St & 102nd Ave NE and arriving at Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr via Seattle, Sacramento Bus Station and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Bellevue to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from East Main and arriving at California Avenue Caltrain Northbound via Seattle and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 19m.
The distance between Bellevue and Palo Alto is 736 miles. The road distance is 839.5 miles.
The best way to get from Bellevue to Palo Alto without a car is to bus which takes 25h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Bellevue to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Bellevue to Palo Alto bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Seattle station.
Bellevue to Palo Alto train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Bellevue to Palo Alto is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs $240 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 25h 5m, you could also train, which costs $300 - $700 and takes 26h 19m.
What companies run services between Bellevue, WA, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Delta, and Southwest Airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from NE 8th St & 102nd Ave NE to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr via 15th Ave NE & NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, Sacramento Bus Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 in around 25h 5m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–360
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Redmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–360
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–360
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Bellevue Downtown to Westlake
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–75
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More Questions & Answers
Bellevue to Palo Alto bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Bellevue to Palo Alto train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bellevue to Palo Alto is 840 miles. It takes approximately 14h 34m to drive from Bellevue to Palo Alto.
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