There are 5 ways to get from Los Altos to Napa by train, subway, bus, ferry, or car
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Caltrain, BART, bus
best- Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the subway from Millbrae to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1bus 29
4h 30m$22–33Bus, line 11 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Winslow St & Broadway St to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37bus Epx
- Take the bus from San Francisco Ferry Building to Vallejo Transit Centerbus 82
- Take the bus from Vallejo Ferry Terminal to Soscol Gateway Transit Ctrbus 11 / ...
6h 45m$14–26Line 22 bus, train, bus
- Take the bus from El Camino & Showers to Santa Clara Transit Centerbus 22 / ...
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Napa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
5h 44m$38–71Caltrain, ferry, line 11 bus
- Take the train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the ferry from San Francisco Ferry Building Gate E to Vallejo Ferry Terminalferry Vjo
- Take the bus from Vallejo Ferry Terminal to Soscol Gateway Transit Ctrbus 11 / ...
6h 15m$28–39Drive 77.4 mi
- Drive from Los Altos to Napacar 77.4 mi
1h 36m$15–21
Los Altos to Napa by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Altos to Napa is to drive which costs $14 - $21 and takes 1h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Los Altos to Napa is to drive which takes 1h 36m and costs $14 - $21.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Altos to Napa. However, there are services departing from San Antonio & Almond and arriving at Soscol Gateway Transit Ctr via El Camino & Showers, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Winslow St & Broadway St, San Francisco Ferry Building and Vallejo Ferry Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 45m.
The distance between Los Altos and Napa is 94 miles. The road distance is 77.8 miles.
The best way to get from Los Altos to Napa without a car is to Caltrain and BART and bus which takes 4h 30m and costs $21 - $35.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Los Altos to Napa, including transfers.
Los Altos to Napa bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Winslow St & Broadway St station.
Los Altos to Napa bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Altos to Napa is 78 miles. It takes approximately 1h 36m to drive from Los Altos to Napa.
There are 271+ hotels available in Napa.
What companies run services between Los Altos, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Napa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Antonio & Almond to Soscol Gateway Transit Ctr via Showers & El Camino, El Camino & Showers, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, Redwood City Caltrain-Lane B, Winslow St & Broadway St, Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37, San Francisco Ferry Building, Vallejo Transit Center, and Vallejo Ferry Terminal in around 6h 45m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
Train from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $8–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707 251 2800
- Website
- vinetransit.com
Bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://vinetransit.com/
Bus from Vallejo Ferry Terminal to Soscol Gateway Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://vinetransit.com/
Bus from Vallejo Ferry Terminal to Soscol Gateway Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://vinetransit.com/
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from El Camino & Showers to Santa Clara Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Martinez to Napa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Winslow St & Broadway St to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 707-648-4666
- Website
- soltrans.org
Bus from San Francisco Ferry Building to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.soltrans.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.soltrans.org/routes
- Phone
- +1 415-291-3377
- Website
- sanfranciscobayferry.com
Ferry from San Francisco Ferry Building Gate E to Vallejo Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- sanfranciscobayferry.com
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