The average bus between Seattle and Palo Alto takes 26h 24m and the fastest bus takes 22h 36m. There is at least one bus per day from Seattle 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 once daily between Seattle and Palo Alto. The earliest departure is at 2:25 PM in the afternoon, and the last departure from Seattle is at 9:15 PM which arrives into Palo Alto at 7:51 PM. All services require a transfer at Sacramento Bus Station and take an average of 26h 24m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Seattle to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr station via Sacramento Bus Station and San Francisco Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 24m.
Seattle to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Palo Alto bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr station.
The distance between Seattle and Palo Alto is 1130.3 km. The road distance is 1339 km.
You can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Clarke Ave & O'Connor St-Ravenswood Shopping Ctr via Sacramento Bus Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 in around 23h 1m.