The average bus between San Rafael and Palo Alto takes 4h 52m and the fastest bus takes 4h 32m. The bus runs, on average, 3 times per week from San Rafael to Palo Alto. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run 3 times a week between San Rafael and Palo Alto. The earliest departure is at 10:30 PM at night, and the last departure from San Rafael is at 11:30 PM which arrives into Palo Alto at 4:02 AM. All services require a transfer at Mission St & 2nd St and take an average of 4h 52m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Rafael to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from San Rafael station and arriving at Palo Alto station via Mission St & 2nd St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 52m.
San Rafael to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A station.
San Rafael to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
The distance between San Rafael and Palo Alto is 68.3 km. The road distance is 86 km.
You can take a bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via Mission St & 2nd St, Montgomery Street, San Bruno, and San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway in around 3h 8m.
