There are 7 ways to get from Palo Alto to Provo by plane, train, bus (Greyhound), subway, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport, train
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SFO - SLC
- Take the train from North Temple Station to Provo Central Stationtrain
5h 38m$108–318Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SJC - SLC
- Take the train from North Temple Station to Provo Central Stationtrain
5h 38m$92–469Bus
- Take the bus from E Bayshore Rd & Donohoe St to Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37bus Epx
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Provo Intermodal Hubbus
21h 23m$125–248BART, train
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway Red-N
- Take the train from Richmond to Provo Amtraktrain California Zephyr
21h 45m$288–623Drive 794.9 mi
- Drive from Palo Alto to Provocar 794.9 mi
12h 40m$146–210Fly San Francisco International Airport to Provo
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Provo (PVU)plane SFO - PVU
5h 4m$112–301Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Salt Lake City International Airport, train
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane OAK - SLC
- Take the train from North Temple Station to Provo Central Stationtrain
7h 12m$103–494
Palo Alto to Provo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to Provo is to bus which costs $120 - $250 and takes 21h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto to Provo is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs $110 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Palo Alto to Provo. However, there are services departing from E Bayshore Rd & Donohoe St and arriving at Provo Intermodal Hub via San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center and Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Palo Alto to Provo. However, there are services departing from California Avenue Caltrain Northbound and arriving at Provo Amtrak via Millbrae and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 45m.
The distance between Palo Alto and Provo is 673 miles. The road distance is 799.6 miles.
The best way to get from Palo Alto to Provo without a car is to bus which takes 21h 23m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Palo Alto to Provo, including transfers.
Palo Alto to Provo bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from E Bayshore Rd & Donohoe St station.
Palo Alto to Provo train services, operated by BART, depart from Millbrae station.
The best way to get from Palo Alto to Provo is to bus which takes 21h 23m and costs $120 - $250. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $310 and takes 5h 4m.
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and Provo, UT, USA?
You can take a bus from E Bayshore Rd & Donohoe St to Provo Intermodal Hub via Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37, San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr in around 21h 23m. Alternatively, Breeze Airways flies from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Provo (PVU) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Provo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Provo via San Bernardino International Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- [email protected]
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from North Temple Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
Train from North Temple Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
Train from North Temple Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Provo Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Provo Intermodal Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Palo Alto to Provo bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 station.
Provo is 1h ahead of Palo Alto. It is currently 10:50 PM in Palo Alto and 11:50 PM in Provo.
Palo Alto to Provo train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palo Alto to Provo is 800 miles. It takes approximately 12h 40m to drive from Palo Alto to Provo.
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