There are 5 ways to get from Pacifica to Palo Alto by taxi, train, bus, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, Caltrain
best- Take the taxi from Pacifica to Millbrae Caltrain Southboundtaxi
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
45 min$48–58Line 110 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hwy 1 & Reina Del Mar Ave to Daly City BART-Bay 4bus 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
3h$4–7Drive 28.5 mi
- Drive from Pacifica to Palo Altocar 28.5 mi
34 min$6–8Taxi
- Take the taxi from Pacifica to Palo Altotaxi 28.5 mi
34 min$100–130Line 110 bus, BART, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Hwy 1 & Reina Del Mar Ave to Daly City BART-Bay 4bus 10 / ...
- Take the subway from Daly City to Millbraesubway
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southboundtrain
2h 2m$16–22
Pacifica to Palo Alto by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pacifica to Palo Alto is to line 110 bus and bus which costs $4 - $7 and takes 3h.
The fastest way to get from Pacifica to Palo Alto is to drive which takes 34 min and costs $5 - $8.
No, there is no direct bus from Pacifica to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Hwy 1 & Reina Del Mar Ave and arriving at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via Daly City BART-Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h.
The distance between Pacifica and Palo Alto is 28 miles. The road distance is 28.6 miles.
The best way to get from Pacifica to Palo Alto without a car is to taxi and Caltrain which takes 45 min and costs $45 - $60.
It takes approximately 45 min to get from Pacifica to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Pacifica to Palo Alto bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Hwy 1 & Reina Del Mar Ave station.
Pacifica to Palo Alto bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Daly City BART-Bay 4 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pacifica to Palo Alto is 29 miles. It takes approximately 34 min to drive from Pacifica to Palo Alto.
There are 490+ hotels available in Palo Alto.
What companies run services between Pacifica, CA, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Hwy 1 & Reina Del Mar Ave to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via Daly City BART-Bay 1 in around 3h.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
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
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
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $9–12
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Hwy 1 & Reina Del Mar Ave to Daly City BART-Bay 4
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Hwy 1 & Reina Del Mar Ave to Daly City BART-Bay 4
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Estimated price
- $40–130
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
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
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