There are 5 ways to get from Palo Alto to San Ramon by bus, train, subway, car, or taxi
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Bus, line 35 bus
best- Take the bus from On Embarcadero Road @ N California Avenue to Fremont BARTAE-F Line
- Take the bus from Dublin Pleasanton BART to San Ramon Transit Center35 / ...
2h 51m$6–11Caltrain, BART
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain NorthboundLocal Weekday / ...
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Walnut CreekYellow-N
3h 8m$15–21Drive 31 mi
- Drive from Palo Alto to San Ramon31 mi
45 min$6–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from Palo Alto to San Ramon31 mi
45 min$110–140Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to San Bruno BART-Bay 5Ecr
- Take the subway from San Bruno to Walnut CreekYellow-N
3h 51m$11–15
Palo Alto to San Ramon by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to San Ramon is to drive which costs $5 - $9 and takes 45 min.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto to San Ramon is to drive which takes 45 min and costs $5 - $9.
The distance between Palo Alto and San Ramon is 53 miles. The road distance is 31.2 miles.
The best way to get from Palo Alto to San Ramon without a car is to bus and line 35 bus which takes 2h 51m and costs $6 - $11.
It takes approximately 2h 51m to get from Palo Alto to San Ramon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Palo Alto to San Ramon is 31 miles. It takes approximately 45 min to drive from Palo Alto to San Ramon.
There are 206+ hotels available in San Ramon.
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and San Ramon, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from On Embarcadero Road @ N California Avenue to San Ramon Transit Center via Fremont BART, Fremont, Bay Fair, Dublin / Pleasanton, and Dublin Pleasanton BART in around 2h 51m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
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
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from San Bruno to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 650-723-9362
- transportation@stanford.edu
- Website
- marguerite.stanford.edu
Bus from On Embarcadero Road @ N California Avenue to Fremont BART
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- transportation.stanford.edu
- Phone
- +1 925-676-7500
- help@countyconnection.com
- Website
- countyconnection.com
Bus from Dublin Pleasanton BART to San Ramon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- County Connection
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
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