There are 5 ways to get from Point Reyes Station to Palo Alto by bus, train, 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.
Line 68 bus, line 101 bus, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from Pt Reyes Downtown-Shoreline Hwy & 3rd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Cbus 68
- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 4th Stbus 101 / ...
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southboundtrain
3h 31m$17–23Line 68 bus, bus via San Francisco
cheapest- Take the bus from Pt Reyes Downtown-Shoreline Hwy & 3rd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Cbus 68
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
4h 36m$13–20Taxi, Caltrain
- Take the taxi from Point Reyes Station to San Francisco Caltrain Southboundtaxi
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 53m$155–185Line 68 bus, bus
- Take the bus from Pt Reyes Downtown-Shoreline Hwy & 3rd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Cbus 68
- Take the bus from Mill Valley P&R - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
4h 52m$46–55Drive 70.9 mi
- Drive from Point Reyes Station to Palo Altocar 70.9 mi
1h 36m$13–19
Point Reyes Station to Palo Alto by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Point Reyes Station to Palo Alto is to drive which costs $12 - $19 and takes 1h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Point Reyes Station to Palo Alto is to drive which takes 1h 36m and costs $12 - $19.
The distance between Point Reyes Station and Palo Alto is 76 miles. The road distance is 71.3 miles.
The best way to get from Point Reyes Station to Palo Alto without a car is to line 68 bus and line 101 bus and Caltrain which takes 3h 31m and costs $17 - $23.
It takes approximately 3h 31m to get from Point Reyes Station to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Point Reyes Station to Palo Alto is 71 miles. It takes approximately 1h 36m to drive from Point Reyes Station to Palo Alto.
There are 942+ hotels available in Palo Alto.
What companies run services between Point Reyes Station, CA, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Pt Reyes Downtown-Shoreline Hwy & 3rd St to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A, Mission St & 2nd St, Montgomery Street, San Bruno, and San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway in around 4h 36m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 52 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
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- info@marintransit.org
- Website
- marintransit.org
Bus from Pt Reyes Downtown-Shoreline Hwy & 3rd St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform C
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://marintransit.org
- Seniors 65+, Youth 5-18.
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Mission St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $6–9
- 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
- Schedules at
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Mill Valley P&R - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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