There are 9 ways to get from Palo Alto to Hartford by plane, subway, train, car, or bus
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bradley International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane SJC - BDL
9h 36m$260–1,011Fly San Francisco International Airport to Bradley International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane SFO - BDL
9h 34m$216–870BART, 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 Springfieldtrain
- Take the train from Springfield to Hartford Amtrak Stationtrain
3d 4h$1,832–2,945Drive 3,025.9 mi
- Drive from Palo Alto to Hartfordcar 3,025.9 mi
2d$553–798Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Bradley International Airport
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane OAK - BDL
11h 6m$269–1,046Fly San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SFO - BOS
- Take the bus from Boston to Hartfordbus
10h 35m$295–758Fly San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SFO - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Hartford Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 43m$255–1,162Fly San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SFO - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Hartford Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 53m$293–1,112Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Bloomingtonbus
- Take the train from San Bernardino to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Hartford Union Stationbus
3d 8h$1,344–2,265
Palo Alto to Hartford by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to Hartford is to fly and bus which costs $290 - $800 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto to Hartford is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs $210 - $900.
No, there is no direct train from Palo Alto to Hartford station. However, there are services departing from California Avenue Caltrain Northbound and arriving at Hartford Amtrak Station via Millbrae, Richmond, Chicago Union Station and Springfield. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
The distance between Palo Alto and Hartford is 2648 miles. The road distance is 3043.5 miles.
The best way to get from Palo Alto to Hartford without a car is to BART and train which takes 3 days 4h and costs $1,800 - $3,000.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Palo Alto to Hartford, including transfers.
Palo Alto to Hartford train services, operated by BART, depart from Millbrae station.
Hartford is 3h ahead of Palo Alto. It is currently 9:44 AM in Palo Alto and 12:44 PM in Hartford.
Palo Alto to Hartford train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palo Alto to Hartford is 3044 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Palo Alto to Hartford.
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and Hartford, CT, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Bradley International Airport (BDL) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Salt Lake City, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- 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
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 Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Springfield to Hartford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Hartford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Hartford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Bernardino to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $17–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $17–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Hartford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $80–110
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $50–75
- Titanium
- $55–65
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Hartford Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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