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How to get fromWest Oakland station to Palo Altoby subway, train, bus, car, or taxi

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There are 5 ways to get from West Oakland station to Palo Alto by subway, train, bus, car, or taxi

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  1. BART, Caltrain

    best
    1. Take the subway from West Oakland to Millbraesubway subway Red-S / ...
    2. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southboundtrain train Local Weekday / ...
    1h 35m
    $16–20

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctrbus bus Epx
    2h 42m
    $6–8

  3. BART, bus

    1. Take the subway from West Oakland to San Brunosubway subway Yellow-S / ...
    2. Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus bus Ecr
    2h 27m
    $7–10

  4. Drive 33.9 mi

    1. Drive from West Oakland station to Palo Altocar car 33.9 mi
    42 min
    $7–9

  5. Taxi

    1. Take the taxi from West Oakland station to Palo Altotaxi taxi 33.9 mi
    42 min
    $120–150

West Oakland station to Palo Alto by subway and train

Calendar291Weekly Services
Duration1h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$16Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 42 mi
  • Duration: 1h 35m

What companies run services between West Oakland station, CA, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?

SamTrans operates a bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr 4 times a day. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 1h 36m.

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