There are 9 ways to get from Yakima to Palo Alto by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Tri-Cities Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from Yakima Airport to Tri-Cities Airportbus
- Fly from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PSC - SFO
5h 21m$159–327Drive 734.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Yakima to Palo Altocar 734.5 mi
13h 54m$134–194Bus via San Francisco
- Take the bus from Yakima to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctrbus Epx
27h 26m$160–305Bus, train
- Take the bus from Yakima to Seattle Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2124
- Take the train from Seattle to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
28h 58m$331–703Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Yakima Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SEA - SJC
7h 46m$286–462Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Yakima Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SEA - SFO
7h 45m$232–481Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Yakima Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SEA - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
9h 20m$337–486Bus, train via Vancouver
- Take the bus from Yakima to Pasco Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Pasco Amtrak Station to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to San Josetrain
29h 5m$339–732Bus
- Take the bus from Yakima to Seattlebus
- Take the bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento to San Josebus
29h 46m
Yakima to Palo Alto by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yakima to Palo Alto is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Yakima to Palo Alto is to bus and fly which takes 5h 21m and costs $150 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Yakima to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Yakima and arriving at Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr via Seattle Bus Station, Sacramento Bus Station and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 26m.
The distance between Yakima and Palo Alto is 730 miles. The road distance is 738.8 miles.
The best way to get from Yakima to Palo Alto without a car is to bus via San Francisco which takes 27h 26m and costs $160 - $310.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Yakima to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Yakima to Palo Alto bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from Yakima station.
Yakima to Palo Alto bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Seattle Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Yakima to Palo Alto is 739 miles. It takes approximately 13h 54m to drive from Yakima to Palo Alto.
There are 479+ hotels available in Palo Alto.
What companies run services between Yakima, WA, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Yakima to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr via Seattle Bus Station, Sacramento Bus Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 in around 27h 26m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–360
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Redmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–360
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–360
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–180
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pasco Amtrak Station to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866-253-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- grapeline.us
Bus from Yakima Airport to Tri-Cities Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Website
- https://grapeline.us
- Schedules at
- https://grapeline.us/travel-center/schedule2/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Yakima to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Yakima to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Yakima to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Yakima to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Yakima to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Yakima to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Yakima to Pasco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- samtrans.com
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
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Yakima Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
Shuttle from Yakima Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
Shuttle from Yakima Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Sacramento to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Sacramento to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $36–40
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
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