There are 9 ways to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, subway, or car
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
6h 31m$249–804Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YYZ - SJC
8h 14m$176–665Bus
- Take the bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctrbus Epx
2d 19h$411–832Bus, train, BART
- Take the bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbraesubway
2d 22h$897–1,822Drive 2,637.2 mi
- Drive from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Altocar 2,637.2 mi
41h 36m$604–872Fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YYZ - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
9h 59m$396–793Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane YYZ - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
12h 30m$515–975Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, train
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane YYZ - SCK
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
11h 49m$204–682Train, BART
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbraesubway
3d 1h$974–2,162
Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto is to fly which costs $170 - $700 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $240 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Toronto Pearson Airport and arriving at Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr via Detroit Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from UP Express Pearson Airport and arriving at California Avenue Caltrain Southbound via Toronto Union Station, Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station, Richmond and Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Toronto Airport (YYZ) and Palo Alto is 2289 miles. The road distance is 2652.6 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $410 - $850.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Toronto Pearson Airport station.
Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Toronto Union Station.
The best way to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $240 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $850 and takes 2 days 19h.
What companies run services between Toronto Airport (YYZ), Canada and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
Porter Airlines, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr via Detroit Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Minneapolis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Detroit, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- Ace
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $65–170
- Business Plus
- $75–180
- Economy
- $35–100
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Greyhound
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Amtrak
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More Questions & Answers
Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Palo Alto is 3h behind Toronto Airport (YYZ). It is currently 9:44 PM in Toronto Airport (YYZ) and 6:44 PM in Palo Alto.
Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Buffalo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto is 2653 miles. It takes approximately 41h 36m to drive from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to Palo Alto.
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