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How to get fromMillbrae to Portola Valleyby train, taxi, bus, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Millbrae to Portola Valley by train, taxi, bus, or car

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  1. Caltrain, taxi

    best
    1. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain train Local Weekday / ...
    2. Take the taxi from Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound to Portola Valleytaxi taxi
    43 min
    $34–42

  2. Drive 22.5 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Millbrae to Portola Valleycar car 22.5 mi
    30 min
    $5–6

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to El Camino Real & Oak Grove Ave-Menlo Park Caltrainbus bus Ecr
    1h 29m
    $31–38

  4. Taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Millbrae to Portola Valleytaxi taxi 22.5 mi
    30 min
    $90–110

  5. Bus via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1

    1. Take the bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus bus Ecr / ...
    1h 38m
    $30–38

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  • Distance: 24.2 mi
  • Duration: 43 min

What companies run services between Millbrae, CA, USA and Portola Valley, CA, USA?

SamTrans operates a bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to El Camino Real & Oak Grove Ave-Menlo Park Caltrain every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–3 and the journey takes 1h 14m.

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