There are 11 ways to get from Los Angeles to Palo Alto by plane, train, tram, bus or car
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Cheapest option
Train • 10h 56m
9 alternative options
Fly Burbank to San Jose, Caltrain • 4h 11m
Fly Los Angeles to Oakland, train • 5h 56m
Fly Burbank to Oakland, train • 5h 55m
Bus via San Jose Diridon Station • 7h 57m
Bus • 9h 4m
Drive • 6h
Los Angeles to Palo Alto by bus
The bus journey time between Los Angeles and Palo Alto is around 7h 57m and covers a distance of around 364 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 8 min. Operated by Greyhound USA, Santa Clara VTA and Santa Cruz Metro, the Los Angeles to Palo Alto bus service departs from Los Angeles Union Station and arrives in El Camino & California. Typically 14 buses run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Palo Alto is to train which costs $22 - $170 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Palo Alto is to fly and Caltrain which takes 3h 56m and costs $65 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles station to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at El Camino & California via San Jose Diridon Station and Santa Clara & 1st. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Los Angeles to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at California Avenue Caltrain Northbound via San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 56m.
The distance between Los Angeles and Palo Alto is 376 miles. The road distance is 357.9 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Palo Alto without a car is to bus via San Jose Diridon Station which takes 7h 57m and costs $35 - $100.
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Los Angeles to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Los Angeles to Palo Alto train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Palo Alto is to bus via San Jose Diridon Station which takes 7h 57m and costs $35 - $100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $22 - $170 and takes 10h 56m.
- Distance: 376.1 miles
- Duration: 3h 56m
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station twice daily. Tickets cost $35 - $90 and the journey takes 6h 20m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to San Jose twice daily. Tickets cost $17 - $160 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $280
Flights from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $210
Flights from Burbank to San Francisco via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $290
Flights from Burbank to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $440
Flights from Long Beach to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $450
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $340
Flights from Burbank to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $360
Flights from Burbank to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $310
Flights from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $480
Flights from Burbank to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $290
Flights from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $330
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $480
Flights from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $480
Flights from Burbank to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $310
Flights from Burbank to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $430
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $260
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $330
Flights from Burbank to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $21 - $140
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5 - $7
- Website
- http://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/schedules.html
- One-way Senior / Disabled / Youth / Medicare Cardholder
- $2 - $3
- One-way Adult
- $5 - $7
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to California Avenue Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Website
- http://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/schedules.html
- One-way Senior / Disabled / Youth / Medicare Cardholder
- $2 - $3
- One-way Adult
- $4 - $6
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Historic Broadway Station to Del Amo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net/
- persons with disabilities
- $1
- Senior Citizens
- $1
- K-12 students
- $1
- Adult
- $2
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1 - $65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $1 - $17
- Child Coach - short notice
- $8 - $20
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $10 - $35
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $12 - $40
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $12 - $25
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $23 - $75
- Business Seat - short notice
- $29 - $55
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $6 - $65
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17 - $160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $17 - $60
- Child Coach - short notice
- $35 - $55
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $30 - $100
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $30 - $100
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $45 - $110
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $60 - $200
- Business Seat - short notice
- $70 - $200
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $45 - $160
- Website
- ridelbt.com
Bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood Se
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- centelusa@hotmail.com
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Clara / S 24th St - San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
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Los Angeles to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Jose Diridon Station.
Los Angeles to Palo Alto train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Palo Alto is 358 miles. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Los Angeles to Palo Alto.
There are 710+ hotels available in Palo Alto. Prices start at $78 USD per night.