There are 5 ways to get from San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Station by bus, subway, train, car, or taxi
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Bus, BART, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from Norris Canyon Rd and Iron Horse Trail to Walnut Creek BARTbus 95X
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
2h 40m$16–20Drive 31 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Stationcar 31 mi
44 min$6–9BART, bus
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Brunosubway Yellow-S
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
3h 43m$11–16Taxi
- Take the taxi from San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Stationtaxi 31 mi
44 min$110–140Line 292 bus, bus
- Take the bus from Mission St & 1st St to Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1bus 292 / ...
- Take the bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr / ...
4h 28m$11–17
San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Station by bus, subway, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Station is to drive which costs $5 - $9 and takes 44 min.
The fastest way to get from San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Station is to drive which takes 44 min and costs $5 - $9.
No, there is no direct bus from San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Station. However, there are services departing from Camino Ramon and Crow Canyon Rd and arriving at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via Mission St & 1st St and Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 28m.
The distance between San Ramon and Palo Alto Caltrain Station is 67 miles. The road distance is 31.2 miles.
The best way to get from San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Station without a car is to bus and BART and Caltrain which takes 2h 40m and costs $16 - $21.
It takes approximately 2h 40m to get from San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Station, including transfers.
San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Station bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Mission St & 1st St station.
San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Station bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Station is 31 miles. It takes approximately 44 min to drive from San Ramon to Palo Alto Caltrain Station.
There are 496+ hotels available in Palo Alto Caltrain Station.
What companies run services between San Ramon, CA, USA and Palo Alto Caltrain Station, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Camino Ramon and Crow Canyon Rd to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via Walnut Creek BART, Walnut Creek, Embarcadero, Mission St & 1st St, and Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 in around 4h 28m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Bruno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 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
- +1 925-676-7500
- [email protected]
- Website
- countyconnection.com
Bus from Norris Canyon Rd and Iron Horse Trail to Walnut Creek BART
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- countyconnection.com
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Mission St & 1st St to Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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