There are 4 ways to get from Berkeley to Portola Valley by subway, train, bus (Amtrak), car, or taxi
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BART, Caltrain
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Millbraesubway Red-S
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
2h 1m$46–61Drive 45.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Berkeley to Portola Valleycar 45.7 mi
1h 4m$9–12Bus
- Take the bus from Emeryville to San Franciscobus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 to Winslow St & Broadway Stbus Epx
3h 10mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Berkeley to Portola Valleytaxi 45.7 mi
1h 4m$160–200
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Portola Valley is to drive which costs $8 - $12 and takes 1h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Portola Valley is to drive which takes 1h 4m and costs $8 - $12.
The distance between Berkeley and Portola Valley is 55 miles. The road distance is 46 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Portola Valley without a car is to BART and Caltrain which takes 2h 1m and costs $45 - $65.
It takes approximately 2h 1m to get from Berkeley to Portola Valley, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Portola Valley is 46 miles. It takes approximately 1h 4m to drive from Berkeley to Portola Valley.
There are 417+ hotels available in Portola Valley.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Portola Valley, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Emeryville to Portola Valley via San Francisco, Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37, and Winslow St & Broadway St in around 3h 10m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Emeryville to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 to Winslow St & Broadway St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- $160–200
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
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