There are 11 ways to get from Buena Park to Stanford University by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, subway, or tram
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Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Take the train from Buena Park to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
4h 59m$102–221Bus, line 22 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Beach / Auto Center Drive to 6th / Broadwaybus 460
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
- Take the bus from King & Tully to Palo Alto Transit Centerbus 22
11h 6m$50–72Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
12h 38m$142–300Drive 376.7 mi
- Drive from Buena Park to Stanford Universitycar 376.7 mi
6h 26m$69–100Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Buena Park to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northboundtrain
5h 3m$122–633Line 38 bus, line 191 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from La Palma-Western to Del Amo-Bloomfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bloomfield & Del Amo SW to Del Amo & Lakewood NWbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LGB - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northboundtrain
5h 24m$64–346Bus, line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to Disneyland Employee's Entrancebus
- Take the bus from Harbor-East Shuttle Area to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminalbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SNA - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northboundtrain
6h 8m$204–816Line 38 bus, line 191 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, tram, Caltrain
- Take the bus from La Palma-Western to Del Amo-Bloomfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bloomfield & Del Amo SW to Del Amo & Lakewood NWbus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the tram from Metro Embarcadero Station to King St & 4th Sttram
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
6h 30m$75–375Line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Harbor-East Shuttle Area to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminalbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SNA - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
7h 14m$260–775Train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Buena Park to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ONT - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northboundtrain
7h 6m$200–826Bus
- Take the bus from Beach / Auto Center Drive to 6th / Los Angelesbus 460
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Josebus Guadalajara
14h 26m$54–80
Buena Park to Stanford University by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buena Park to Stanford University is to bus and line 22 bus which costs $45 - $75 and takes 11h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Buena Park to Stanford University is to train and fly and Caltrain which takes 4h 59m and costs $100 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Buena Park to Stanford University. However, there are services departing from Beach / Auto Center Drive and arriving at Stanford Oval via Olive / 5th, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, King & Tully and Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 4. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Buena Park to Stanford University. However, there are services departing from Buena Park and arriving at Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound via Los Angeles and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 38m.
The distance between Buena Park and Stanford University is 395 miles. The road distance is 378.9 miles.
The best way to get from Buena Park to Stanford University without a car is to bus and line 22 bus which takes 11h 6m and costs $45 - $75.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Buena Park to Stanford University, including transfers.
Buena Park to Stanford University bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Beach / Auto Center Drive station.
Buena Park to Stanford University train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Buena Park to Stanford University is to bus and line 22 bus which takes 11h 6m and costs $45 - $75. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $140 - $300 and takes 12h 38m.
What companies run services between Buena Park, CA, USA and Stanford University, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Beach / Auto Center Drive to Stanford University via 6th / Broadway, Olive / 5th, Main / College, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, King & Tully, Palo Alto Transit Center, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 4, and Stanford Oval in around 11h 6m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to San Jose once daily. Tickets cost $130–280 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Monterey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–210
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Buena Park to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Buena Park to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Buena Park to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
Tram from Metro Embarcadero Station to King St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
- Schedules at
- San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Routes
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Beach / Auto Center Drive to 6th / Broadway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to Disneyland Employee's Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from Beach / Auto Center Drive to 6th / Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hoang Bus
Bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- GoToBus - Hoang Express
- Website
- Hoang Bus
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from King & Tully to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from La Palma-Western to Del Amo-Bloomfield
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Park & Ride Dock 14 to Disneyland Employee's Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-East Shuttle Area to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from La Palma-Western to Del Amo-Bloomfield
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Harbor-East Shuttle Area to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
Bus from Bloomfield & Del Amo SW to Del Amo & Lakewood NW
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
Bus from Bloomfield & Del Amo SW to Del Amo & Lakewood NW
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $50–70
- Titanium
- $55–65
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More Questions & Answers
Buena Park to Stanford University bus services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at 6th / Broadway station.
Buena Park to Stanford University train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buena Park to Stanford University is 379 miles. It takes approximately 6h 26m to drive from Buena Park to Stanford University.
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