There are 8 ways to get from Palo Alto to Florida by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly to Miami International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane SFO - MIA
7h 52m$177–411Bus, train
- Take the bus from E Bayshore Rd & Donohoe St to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Roseville Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Roseville Amtrak 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 10h$941–1,982Drive 2,678.1 mi
- Drive from Palo Alto to Jacksonvillecar 2,678.1 mi
44h 20m$489–706Fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane SFO - FLL
8h 8m$266–971Fly to Tampa
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tampa (TPA)plane SFO - TPA
8h 25m$216–1,220Fly to Orlando
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Orlando (MCO)plane SFO - MCO
8h 32m$378–873Fly to Ft. Myers
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane SFO - RSW
9h 27m$187–723BART, 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$1,269–2,726
Palo Alto to Florida by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to Florida is to fly which costs $170 - $420 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto to Florida is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $170 - $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 2626 miles. The road distance is 2693.7 miles.
The best way to get from Palo Alto to Florida without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 10h and costs $900 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 7h 52m 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 10:32 AM in Palo Alto and 1:32 PM 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 2694 miles. It takes approximately 44h 20m to drive from Palo Alto to Florida.
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and Florida, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Miami International Airport (MIA) every 2 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ft. Myers via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tampa via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ft. Myers via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–460
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Roseville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from E Bayshore Rd & Donohoe St to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Roseville Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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