There are 8 ways to get from Cerritos to Palo Alto by plane, train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, or tram
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Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
best- 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 California Avenue Caltrain Northboundtrain
2h 41m$279–905Bus, line 22 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus Westminster
- Take the bus from King & Tully to El Camino & Churchillbus 22
10h 35m$50–70Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
13h 7m$140–292Drive 374.5 mi
- Drive from Cerritos to Palo Altocar 374.5 mi
6h 21m$69–99Line 173 bus, tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from South & Norwalk NW to Norwalk Station Bay 11bus
- Take the tram from Norwalk Station to LAX / Metro Transit Centertram
- 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 California Avenue Caltrain Northboundtrain
4h 34m$120–614Line 173 bus, tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from South & Norwalk NW to Norwalk Station Bay 11bus
- Take the tram from Norwalk Station to LAX / Metro Transit Centertram
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southboundtrain
4h 37m$101–213Line 191 bus to Long Beach Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- 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 California Avenue Caltrain Northboundtrain
4h 19m$60–342Bus
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to San Josebus Lxit 3323
13h
Cerritos to Palo Alto by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cerritos to Palo Alto is to bus and line 22 bus which costs $50 - $70 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cerritos to Palo Alto is to fly and Caltrain which takes 2h 41m and costs $270 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Cerritos to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from South & Norwalk NW and arriving at El Camino & Churchill via Norwalk Station, Olive / 5th, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station and King & Tully. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Cerritos station to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Norwalk Station and arriving at California Avenue Caltrain Northbound via Willowbrook - Rosa Parks Station - Metro A-Line, Los Angeles and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 7m.
The distance between Cerritos and Palo Alto is 383 miles. The road distance is 376.7 miles.
The best way to get from Cerritos to Palo Alto without a car is to bus and line 22 bus which takes 10h 35m and costs $50 - $70.
It takes approximately 2h 41m to get from Cerritos to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Cerritos to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Hoang Express, depart from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station.
Cerritos to Palo Alto train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Cerritos to Palo Alto is to bus and line 22 bus which takes 10h 35m and costs $50 - $70. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $140 - $300 and takes 13h 7m.
What companies run services between Cerritos, CA, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from South & Norwalk NW to El Camino & Churchill via Norwalk Station Bay 11, Norwalk Station, 6th / Broadway, Olive / 5th, Main / College, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, and King & Tully in around 10h 35m. 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 John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
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 Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
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
- $30–210
- Website
- delta.com
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
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
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
- $110–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to California Avenue Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $4–6
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to California Avenue Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $4–6
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
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to California Avenue Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $4–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Norwalk Station to LAX / Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Norwalk Station to LAX / Metro Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
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
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from King & Tully to El Camino & Churchill
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Website
- ridelbt.com
Bus from South & Norwalk NW to Norwalk Station Bay 11
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://ridelbt.com/
Bus from South & Norwalk NW to Norwalk Station Bay 11
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://ridelbt.com/
Bus from Bloomfield & Del Amo SW to Del Amo & Lakewood NW
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://ridelbt.com/
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Huntington Park to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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More Questions & Answers
Cerritos to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Hoang Express, arrive at San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich station.
Cerritos to Palo Alto train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cerritos to Palo Alto is 377 miles. It takes approximately 6h 21m to drive from Cerritos to Palo Alto.
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