There are 6 ways to get from Palo Alto to Livermore by train, bus, car, taxi, 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.
Caltrain, train
best- Take the train from California Avenue Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the train from Santa Clara Station to Livermore Stationtrain Ace
2h 16m$13–17Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from On Embarcadero Road @ N California Avenue to ACE Stationbus AE-F Line
- Take the train from Fremont Station to Livermore Stationtrain Ace
2h 20m$6–9Drive 33.2 mi
- Drive from Palo Alto to Livermorecar 33.2 mi
51 min$7–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from Palo Alto to Livermoretaxi 33.2 mi
51 min$110–140Line 21 bus, train
- Take the bus from Middlefield & Embarcadero to Santa Clara Transit Centerbus 21
- Take the train from Santa Clara Station to Livermore Stationtrain Ace
3h 23m$10–16Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Daly City BART-Bay 3bus Ecr
- Take the subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway Blue-N
4h 7m$12–16
Palo Alto to Livermore by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to Livermore is to bus and train which costs $6 - $9 and takes 2h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto to Livermore is to drive which takes 51 min and costs $6 - $9.
No, there is no direct train from Palo Alto to Livermore station. However, there are services departing from California Avenue Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Livermore Station via Santa Clara Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 16m.
The distance between Palo Alto and Livermore is 49 miles. The road distance is 33.4 miles.
The best way to get from Palo Alto to Livermore without a car is to Caltrain and train which takes 2h 16m and costs $12 - $17.
It takes approximately 2h 16m to get from Palo Alto to Livermore, including transfers.
Palo Alto to Livermore train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from California Avenue Caltrain Southbound station.
Palo Alto to Livermore train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palo Alto to Livermore is 33 miles. It takes approximately 51 min to drive from Palo Alto to Livermore.
There are 69+ hotels available in Livermore.
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and Livermore, CA, USA?
You can take a train from California Avenue Caltrain Southbound to Livermore Station via Santa Clara Station in around 2h 16m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from California Avenue Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $4–6
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Santa Clara Station to Livermore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Train from Fremont Station to Livermore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Train from Santa Clara Station to Livermore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 650-723-9362
- [email protected]
- Website
- marguerite.stanford.edu
Bus from On Embarcadero Road @ N California Avenue to ACE Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- http://marguerite.stanford.edu
- Schedules at
- http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/y
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Middlefield & Embarcadero to Santa Clara Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Daly City BART-Bay 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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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