There are 4 ways to get from Redwood City to Stanford by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Caltrain, bus
best- Take the train from Redwood City Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from University Circle @ Caltrain Platform to Campus Dr @ Koret Plazabus Y Line / ...
32 min$4–5Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from El Camino Real & Brewster Ave to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr / ...
- Take the bus from University Circle @ Caltrain Platform to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residencebus Y Line / ...
1h$2Taxi
- Take the taxi from Redwood City to Stanfordtaxi 7 mi
15 min$27–33Drive 7 mi
- Drive from Redwood City to Stanfordcar 7 mi
15 min$2
Redwood City to Stanford by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Redwood City to Stanford is to drive which costs $1 - $2 and takes 15 min.
The fastest way to get from Redwood City to Stanford is to taxi which takes 15 min and costs $27 - $33.
No, there is no direct bus from Redwood City to Stanford. However, there are services departing from El Camino Real & Brewster Ave and arriving at On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via University Circle @ Caltrain Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h.
The distance between Redwood City and Stanford is 6 miles. The road distance is 7 miles.
The best way to get from Redwood City to Stanford without a car is to Caltrain and bus which takes 32 min and costs $3 - $5.
It takes approximately 32 min to get from Redwood City to Stanford, including transfers.
Redwood City to Stanford bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from El Camino Real & Brewster Ave station.
Redwood City to Stanford bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Redwood City to Stanford is 7 miles. It takes approximately 15 min to drive from Redwood City to Stanford.
There are 440+ hotels available in Stanford.
What companies run services between Redwood City, CA, USA and Stanford, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from El Camino Real & Brewster Ave to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 and University Circle @ Caltrain Platform in around 1h.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Redwood City Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $3–5
- Phone
- +1 650-723-9362
- [email protected]
- Website
- marguerite.stanford.edu
Bus from University Circle @ Caltrain Platform to Campus Dr @ Koret Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- http://marguerite.stanford.edu
- Schedules at
- http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/y
Bus from University Circle @ Caltrain Platform to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- http://marguerite.stanford.edu
- Schedules at
- http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/y
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from El Camino Real & Brewster Ave to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Estimated price
- $27–33
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