There are 7 ways to get from Atlanta to Stanford by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ATL - SFO
7h 27m$256–430Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ATL - SJC
7h 35m$230–712Bus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
2d 9h$401–760Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Peachtree Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pomona Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Gilroybus
- Drive from Gilroy to Stanfordcar
2d 22h$856–1,758Drive 2,437 mi
- Drive from Atlanta to Stanfordcar 2,437 mi
38h 44m$445–643Fly to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ATL - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
10h 21m$256–1,022Bus, train
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Fremonttrain
3d 1h$871–1,827
Atlanta to Stanford by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Stanford is to fly which costs $250 - $430 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Stanford is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $250 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Atlanta station to Stanford. However, there are services departing from Atlanta Bus Station and arriving at On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and University Circle @ Caltrain Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Atlanta and Stanford is 2175 miles. The road distance is 2451.2 miles.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Stanford without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Atlanta to Stanford, including transfers.
Atlanta to Stanford bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Atlanta Bus Station.
The best way to get from Atlanta to Stanford is to fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $250 - $430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $400 - $800 and takes 2 days 9h.
Atlanta to Stanford bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
Stanford is 3h behind Atlanta. It is currently 11:10 AM in Atlanta and 8:10 AM in Stanford.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Stanford, CA, USA?
Frontier Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Atlanta Bus Station to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Jose Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound, and University Circle @ Caltrain Platform in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Peachtree Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pomona Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Fremont
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $75–100
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