There are 8 ways to get from Palo Alto to Florida by plane, bus, train, 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.
Fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane SFO - FLL
7h 46m$156–411Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose to Emeryvillebus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonvillebus
3d 9hDrive 2,677.6 mi
- Drive from Palo Alto to Jacksonvillecar 2,677.6 mi
44h 21m$489–706Fly to Miami International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane SFO - MIA
7h 41m$187–411Fly to Tampa
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tampa (TPA)plane SFO - TPA
8h 5m$216–360Fly to Orlando
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Orlando (MCO)plane SFO - MCO
8h 33m$218–423Fly to Ft. Myers
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane SFO - RSW
9h 27m$167–673BART, train
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonvilletrain
3d 19h$2,169–3,526
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to Florida is to fly which costs $180 - $420 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto to Florida is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs $180 - $420.
No, there is no direct train from Palo Alto to Florida. However, there are services departing from California Avenue Caltrain Northbound and arriving at Jacksonville via Millbrae, Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 19h.
The distance between Palo Alto and Florida is 2622 miles. The road distance is 2693.3 miles.
The best way to get from Palo Alto to Florida without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Palo Alto to Florida, including transfers.
Palo Alto to Florida train services, operated by BART, depart from Millbrae station.
Florida is 3h ahead of Palo Alto. It is currently 6:30 AM in Palo Alto and 9:30 AM in Florida.
Palo Alto to Florida train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palo Alto to Florida is 2693 miles. It takes approximately 44h 21m to drive from Palo Alto to Florida.
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and Florida, USA?
JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) hourly.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ft. Myers via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ft. Myers via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from San Jose to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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