There are 8 ways to get from Austin to Stanford by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
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Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)AUS - SJC
6h 51m$179–812Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)AUS - SFO
6h 48m$108–459Bus
- Take the bus from Austin to Fort Worth
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
42h 19m$299–542Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Austin to Los AngelesTexas Eagle
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San JoseCoast Starlight
2d$312–873Drive 1,702 mi
- Drive from Austin to Stanford1,702 mi
27h 31m$311–449Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)AUS - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
8h 3m$174–771Bus to San Antonio International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from 534 Red River St Austin to San Antonio
- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SAT - SFO
9h 1m$110–473Train, bus
- Take the train from Austin to Tucson Amtrak StationTexas Eagle
- Take the bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink ElephantNogales
2d 2h$214–379
Austin to Stanford by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Stanford is to train and bus which costs $210 - $380 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Stanford is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $100 - $460.
The distance between Austin and Stanford is 1512 miles. The road distance is 1712 miles.
The best way to get from Austin to Stanford without a car is to bus which takes 42h 19m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Austin to Stanford, including transfers.
The best way to get from Austin to Stanford is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $170 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $290 - $550 and takes 42h 19m, you could also train, which costs $310 - $900 and takes 2 days 0h.
Stanford is 2h behind Austin. It is currently 5:17 PM in Austin and 3:17 PM in Stanford.
Yes, the driving distance between Austin to Stanford is 1712 miles. It takes approximately 27h 31m to drive from Austin to Stanford.
There are 544+ hotels available in Stanford.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Stanford, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines and American Airlines fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Austin to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via Fort Worth, Ft Worth Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Union Station - Metro A-Line, Chinatown Station, Chinatown Station, San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, King & Tully, Palo Alto Transit Center, and University Circle @ Caltrain Platform in around 42h 19m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Austin to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Austin to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- 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
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Austin to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–140
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $120–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from 534 Red River St Austin to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $11–55
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $109–112
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