There are 4 ways to get from South San Francisco to Stanford by train, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Caltrain, bus
best- Take the train from South San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from University Circle @ Caltrain Platform to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residencebus Y Line / ...
1h 3m$6–7Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
2h 13m$3Drive 22.9 mi
- Drive from South San Francisco to Stanfordcar 22.9 mi
32 min$5–6Taxi
- Take the taxi from South San Francisco to Stanfordtaxi 22.9 mi
32 min$85–110
South San Francisco to Stanford by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from South San Francisco to Stanford is to bus which costs $2 - $4 and takes 2h 13m.
The fastest way to get from South San Francisco to Stanford is to drive which takes 32 min and costs $4 - $6.
No, there is no direct bus from South San Francisco to Stanford. However, there are services departing from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway and arriving at On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via University Circle @ Caltrain Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 13m.
The distance between South San Francisco and Stanford is 23 miles. The road distance is 23 miles.
The best way to get from South San Francisco to Stanford without a car is to Caltrain and bus which takes 1h 3m and costs $6 - $8.
It takes approximately 1h 3m to get from South San Francisco to Stanford, including transfers.
South San Francisco to Stanford bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway station.
South San Francisco to Stanford bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between South San Francisco to Stanford is 23 miles. It takes approximately 32 min to drive from South San Francisco to Stanford.
There are 399+ hotels available in Stanford.
What companies run services between South San Francisco, CA, USA and Stanford, CA, USA?
SamTrans operates a bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 1h 44m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from South San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Phone
- +1 650-723-9362
- [email protected]
- Website
- marguerite.stanford.edu
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 Homepage
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
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
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