There are 5 ways to get from Palo Alto to Point Reyes Station by train, bus, taxi, 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.
Caltrain, line 101 bus, bus
best- Take the train from California Avenue Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Pt Reyes Downtown-Shoreline Hwy & 3rd Stbus 68
4h 35m$18–22Drive 70.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Palo Alto to Point Reyes Stationcar 70.9 mi
1h 36m$13–19Caltrain, taxi
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the taxi from San Francisco Caltrain Northbound to Point Reyes Stationtaxi
1h 52m$147–189Bus, line 101 bus
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to San Bruno BART-Bay 5bus Ecr
- Take the bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Pt Reyes Downtown-Shoreline Hwy & 3rd Stbus 68
5h 21m$14–19Bus
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to El Camino Real & Linden Avebus Ecr / ...
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Mill Valley P&R - dropoffbus
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Pt Reyes Downtown-Shoreline Hwy & 3rd Stbus 68
5h 47m$39–47
Palo Alto to Point Reyes Station by train, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to Point Reyes Station is to drive which costs $12 - $19 and takes 1h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto to Point Reyes Station is to drive which takes 1h 36m and costs $12 - $19.
No, there is no direct bus from Palo Alto to Point Reyes Station. However, there are services departing from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 and arriving at Pt Reyes Downtown-Shoreline Hwy & 3rd St via Millbrae BART-Bay 12 West Busway, San Francisco Airport, Hwy 101 @ Seminary Dr Bus Pad and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 47m.
The distance between Palo Alto and Point Reyes Station is 97 miles. The road distance is 71.3 miles.
The best way to get from Palo Alto to Point Reyes Station without a car is to Caltrain and line 101 bus and bus which takes 4h 35m and costs $17 - $23.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Palo Alto to Point Reyes Station, including transfers.
Palo Alto to Point Reyes Station bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 station.
Palo Alto to Point Reyes Station bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at El Camino Real & Linden Ave station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palo Alto to Point Reyes Station is 71 miles. It takes approximately 1h 36m to drive from Palo Alto to Point Reyes Station.
There are 233+ hotels available in Point Reyes Station.
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and Point Reyes Station, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Pt Reyes Downtown-Shoreline Hwy & 3rd St via San Bruno BART-Bay 5, San Bruno, Montgomery Street, Mission St & 2nd St, and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C in around 5h 21m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from California Avenue Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 51 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
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Mission St & 2nd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- info@marintransit.org
- Website
- marintransit.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C to Pt Reyes Downtown-Shoreline Hwy & 3rd St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://marintransit.org
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to San Bruno BART-Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to El Camino Real & Linden Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Mill Valley P&R - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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
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