There are 6 ways to get from Meridian to Palo Alto by bus, plane, train, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 45 bus, line 7 bus, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from E Pine Ave & E 3rd St SWC to Towne Square Mall P&Rbus
- Take the bus from Towne Square Mall P&R to Main Street Station - Upper Deckbus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BOI - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to California Avenue Caltrain Northboundtrain
4h 51m$70–356Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Meridian to Ontario, ORtaxi
- Take the bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, ORbus
- Take the bus from Hawthorne Main Transfer Station to Chemult Post Officebus
- Take the train from Chemult to San Josetrain
24h 4m$314–575Drive 654.2 mi
- Drive from Meridian to Palo Altocar 654.2 mi
11h 10m$120–173Line 45 bus, line 7 bus, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from E Pine Ave & E 3rd St SWC to Towne Square Mall P&Rbus
- Take the bus from Towne Square Mall P&R to Main Street Station - Upper Deckbus
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOI - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southboundtrain
4h 57m$276–325Fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Boise Airport (BOI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOI - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
6h 29m$80–391Taxi, bus, train via Klamath Falls
- Take the taxi from Blaine St & S 24th Ave NEC to Ontario, ORtaxi
- Take the bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, ORbus
- Take the bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Klamath Falls Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Klamath Falls to San Josetrain
25h 22m$271–515
Boise Airport (BOI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Meridian to Palo Alto is to drive which costs $110 - $180 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Meridian to Palo Alto is to line 45 bus and line 7 bus and fly and Caltrain which takes 4h 51m and costs $70 - $360.
The distance between Meridian and Palo Alto is 560 miles. The road distance is 658 miles.
The best way to get from Meridian to Palo Alto without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 24h 4m and costs $310 - $600.
It takes approximately 4h 51m to get from Meridian to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Palo Alto is 1h behind Meridian. It is currently 3:19 PM in Meridian and 2:19 PM in Palo Alto.
Yes, the driving distance between Meridian to Palo Alto is 658 miles. It takes approximately 11h 10m to drive from Meridian to Palo Alto.
There are 500+ hotels available in Palo Alto.
What companies run services between Meridian, ID, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Meridian to Palo Alto. However, you can take the line 45 bus to Towne Square Mall P&R, take the line 7 bus to Main Street Station - Upper Deck, walk to S 9th St & W Grove St, take the line 3 bus to Boise Airport, walk to Boise Airport (BOI) airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC), walk to SJC Airport Terminal A, take the line 60 bus to Santa Clara Transit Center, walk to Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound, then take the train to California Avenue Caltrain Northbound. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Ontario, OR, take the bus to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR, walk to Hawthorne Main Transfer Station, take the bus to Chemult Post Office, walk to Chemult, take the train to San Jose, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, then take the train to California Avenue Caltrain Northbound.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–300
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–300
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–300
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boise Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from Boise Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boise Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- 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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chemult to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Klamath Falls to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (208) 345-7433
- Website
- valleyregionaltransit.org
Bus from E Pine Ave & E 3rd St SWC to Towne Square Mall P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- valleyregionaltransit.org
Bus from Towne Square Mall P&R to Main Street Station - Upper Deck
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- valleyregionaltransit.org
Bus from E Pine Ave & E 3rd St SWC to Towne Square Mall P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- valleyregionaltransit.org
Bus from Towne Square Mall P&R to Main Street Station - Upper Deck
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- valleyregionaltransit.org
- Phone
- +1 888-846-4183
- Website
- oregon-point.com
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oregon-point.com
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oregon-point.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $47–51
Bus from Ontario, OR to Hawthorne Station, Bend, OR
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $47–51
- Phone
- +1 541 883-2877
- [email protected]
- Website
- basintransit.com
Bus from Hawthorne Main Transfer Station to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.basintransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.basintransit.com/routes-and-schedules#Shedules
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- [email protected]
- Website
- pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Hawthorne Main Transfer Station to Chemult Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
Bus from Bend Hawthorne Station to Klamath Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $75–140
Boise Taxi Company
- Phone
- +1 208-877-6777
- Website
- boisetaxicompany.com
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