There are 4 ways to get from Palo Alto Caltrain Station to Stanford University by bus, taxi, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 4 to Stanford Ovalbus 281
16 minTaxi
cheapest- Take the taxi from Palo Alto Caltrain Station to Stanford Universitytaxi 2.2 mi
6 min$11–14Walk
- Take the walk from Palo Alto Caltrain Station to Stanford Universitywalk 1.3 mi
25 minBus via Tresidder Union
- Take the bus from University Circle @ Caltrain Platform to Tresidder Unionbus Y Line / ...
23 min
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto Caltrain Station to Stanford University is to bus via Tresidder Union which costs and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto Caltrain Station to Stanford University is to taxi which takes 6 min and costs $11 - $14.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 4 and arriving at Stanford Oval. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13 min.
The distance between Palo Alto Caltrain Station and Stanford University is 2 miles.
The best way to get from Palo Alto Caltrain Station to Stanford University without a car is to bus which takes 16 min and costs $0 - $3.
The bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 4 to Stanford Oval takes 13 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Palo Alto Caltrain Station to Stanford University bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 4 station.
Palo Alto Caltrain Station to Stanford University bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Stanford Oval station.
There are 485+ hotels available in Stanford University.
What companies run services between Palo Alto Caltrain Station, CA, USA and Stanford University, CA, USA?
SamTrans operates a bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 4 to Stanford Oval every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $1–3 and the journey takes 13 min. Stanford Marguerite Shuttle also services this route every 30 minutes.
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 4 to Stanford Oval
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
- Phone
- +1 650-723-9362
- [email protected]
- Website
- marguerite.stanford.edu
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 4 to Stanford Oval
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- http://marguerite.stanford.edu
- Schedules at
- http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/y
Bus from University Circle @ Caltrain Platform to Tresidder Union
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://marguerite.stanford.edu
- Schedules at
- http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/y
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Estimated price
- $11–14
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
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