There are 5 ways to get from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Los Altos Hills by train (Amtrak), subway, bus, car, taxi, or train
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Train (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Berkeley Station to Santa Clara Amtraktrain Capitol Corridor
1h 58m$38–61Drive 44.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Los Altos Hillscar 44.5 mi
58 min$9–12BART, bus
- Take the subway from North Berkeley to Millbraesubway Red-S
- Take the bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr / ...
4h 20m$14–19Taxi
- Take the taxi from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Los Altos Hillstaxi 44.5 mi
58 min$160–200BART, Caltrain
- Take the subway from North Berkeley to Millbraesubway Red-S
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
3h 33m$17–22
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Los Altos Hills is to drive which costs $8 - $12 and takes 58 min.
The fastest way to get from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Los Altos Hills is to drive which takes 58 min and costs $8 - $12.
No, there is no direct train from Downtown Berkeley (Station) station to Los Altos Hills. However, there are services departing from Berkeley Station and arriving at Mountain View Caltrain Northbound via Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 58m.
The distance between Downtown Berkeley (Station) and Los Altos Hills is 62 miles. The road distance is 44.7 miles.
The best way to get from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Los Altos Hills without a car is to train which takes 1h 58m and costs $35 - $65.
It takes approximately 1h 58m to get from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Los Altos Hills, including transfers.
Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Los Altos Hills train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Berkeley Station.
Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Los Altos Hills train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Santa Clara Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Los Altos Hills is 45 miles. It takes approximately 58 min to drive from Downtown Berkeley (Station) to Los Altos Hills.
There are 511+ hotels available in Los Altos Hills.
What companies run services between Downtown Berkeley (Station), CA, USA and Los Altos Hills, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Berkeley Station to Santa Clara Amtrak every 4 hours. Tickets cost $15–35 and the journey takes 1h 18m.
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Berkeley Station to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from North Berkeley to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–15
Subway from North Berkeley to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–15
- 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
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- $160–200
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
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
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