There are 4 ways to get from Santa Clara to Stanford by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Caltrain, bus
best- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from University Circle @ Caltrain Platform to Campus Dr @ Koret Plazabus Y Line / ...
46 min$5–6Line 22 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from El Camino & Scott to Palo Alto Transit Centerbus Rapid 522 / ...
1h 32m$2–5Taxi
- Take the taxi from Santa Clara to Stanfordtaxi 14.6 mi
24 min$50–65Drive 14.6 mi
- Drive from Santa Clara to Stanfordcar 14.6 mi
24 min$3–4
Santa Clara to Stanford by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Clara to Stanford is to drive which costs $2 - $4 and takes 24 min.
The fastest way to get from Santa Clara to Stanford is to taxi which takes 24 min and costs $50 - $65.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Clara to Stanford. However, there are services departing from El Camino & Scott and arriving at On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via University Circle @ Caltrain Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 32m.
The distance between Santa Clara and Stanford is 16 miles. The road distance is 14.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Clara to Stanford without a car is to Caltrain and bus which takes 46 min and costs $5 - $7.
It takes approximately 46 min to get from Santa Clara to Stanford, including transfers.
Santa Clara to Stanford bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from El Camino & Scott station.
Santa Clara to Stanford bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Center station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Clara to Stanford is 15 miles. It takes approximately 24 min to drive from Santa Clara to Stanford.
There are 399+ hotels available in Stanford.
What companies run services between Santa Clara, CA, USA and Stanford, CA, USA?
Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from El Camino & Scott to Palo Alto Transit Center every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 1h 3m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- 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
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from El Camino & Scott to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Estimated price
- $50–65
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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