There are 4 ways to get from Palo Alto to Tracy by bus, train, subway, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from On Embarcadero Road @ N California Avenue to Fremont BARTbus AE-F Line
- Take the bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Stationbus 150
3h 44m$5–15Caltrain, BART, bus
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Stationbus 150
3h 59m$16–27Drive 53.4 mi
- Drive from Palo Alto to Tracycar 53.4 mi
1h 14m$10–15Bus, 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
- Take the bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Stationbus 150
5h 15m$11–21
Palo Alto to Tracy by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to Tracy is to drive which costs $9 - $15 and takes 1h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto to Tracy is to drive which takes 1h 14m and costs $9 - $15.
No, there is no direct bus from Palo Alto to Tracy station. However, there are services departing from On Embarcadero Road @ N California Avenue and arriving at Tracy Transit Station via Dublin/Pleasanton BART. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 44m.
The distance between Palo Alto and Tracy is 71 miles. The road distance is 53.7 miles.
The best way to get from Palo Alto to Tracy without a car is to bus which takes 3h 44m and costs $5 - $15.
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Palo Alto to Tracy, including transfers.
Palo Alto to Tracy bus services, operated by Stanford Marguerite Shuttle, depart from On Embarcadero Road @ N California Avenue station.
Palo Alto to Tracy bus services, operated by Stanford Marguerite Shuttle, arrive at Fremont BART station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palo Alto to Tracy is 54 miles. It takes approximately 1h 14m to drive from Palo Alto to Tracy.
There are 57+ hotels available in Tracy.
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and Tracy, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from On Embarcadero Road @ N California Avenue to Tracy Transit Station via Fremont BART, Fremont, Bay Fair, Dublin / Pleasanton, and Dublin/Pleasanton BART in around 3h 44m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.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 Fremont BART
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- http://marguerite.stanford.edu
- Schedules at
- http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/y
- Phone
- (209) 943-1111
- Website
- sanjoaquinrtd.com
Bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sanjoaquinrtd.com/
Bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sanjoaquinrtd.com/
Bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sanjoaquinrtd.com/
- 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
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