There are 5 ways to get from Berkeley to Stanford by subway, train, bus, car, taxi, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 15m$16–21BART, bus
cheapest- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Brunosubway Red-S
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
3h 11m$7–11Drive 40.4 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Stanfordcar 40.4 mi
55 min$8–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Berkeley to Stanfordtaxi 40.4 mi
55 min$150–180Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Redwood City Stationbus FlixBus N2002
- Take the bus from Redwood City Caltrain-Lane A to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr / ...
3h 25m$8–14
Berkeley to Stanford by subway, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Stanford is to BART and bus which costs $7 - $11 and takes 3h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Stanford is to drive which takes 55 min and costs $7 - $11.
The distance between Berkeley and Stanford is 49 miles. The road distance is 40.7 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Stanford without a car is to BART and Caltrain which takes 2h 15m and costs $16 - $21.
It takes approximately 2h 15m to get from Berkeley to Stanford, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Stanford is 41 miles. It takes approximately 55 min to drive from Berkeley to Stanford.
There are 939+ hotels available in Stanford.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Stanford, CA, USA?
You can take a subway from Downtown Berkeley to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via West Oakland, Oakland, Redwood City Station, Redwood City Caltrain-Lane A, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1, and University Circle @ Caltrain Platform in around 3h 25m.
- 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
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Bruno
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- 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
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Redwood City Caltrain-Lane A to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to Redwood City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $150–180
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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