There are 5 ways to get from San Ramon to Palo Alto by subway, train, bus, car, or taxi
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BART, Caltrain
best- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to EmbarcaderoYellow-S
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain SouthboundLocal Weekday / ...
2h 33m$15–21Line 35 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from San Ramon Transit Center to Dublin Pleasanton BART35 / ...
- Take the bus from Fremont BART to On Embarcadero Road @ Wildwood LaneAE-F Line
3h 18m$6–10Drive 30.8 mi
- Drive from San Ramon to Palo Alto30.8 mi
45 min$6–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from San Ramon to Palo Alto30.8 mi
45 min$110–140BART, bus
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San BrunoYellow-S
- Take the bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1Ecr
3h 42m$10–15
San Ramon to Palo Alto by bus, subway, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Ramon to Palo Alto is to drive which costs $5 - $9 and takes 45 min.
The fastest way to get from San Ramon to Palo Alto is to drive which takes 45 min and costs $5 - $9.
The distance between San Ramon and Palo Alto is 68 miles. The road distance is 31 miles.
The best way to get from San Ramon to Palo Alto without a car is to BART and Caltrain which takes 2h 33m and costs $15 - $22.
It takes approximately 2h 33m to get from San Ramon to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Ramon to Palo Alto is 31 miles. It takes approximately 45 min to drive from San Ramon to Palo Alto.
There are 598+ hotels available in Palo Alto.
What companies run services between San Ramon, CA, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Ramon Transit Center to On Embarcadero Road @ Wildwood Lane via Dublin Pleasanton BART, Dublin / Pleasanton, Bay Fair, Fremont, and Fremont BART in around 3h 18m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Bruno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- +1 925-676-7500
- help@countyconnection.com
- Website
- countyconnection.com
Bus from San Ramon Transit Center to Dublin Pleasanton BART
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- County Connection
- Phone
- +1 650-723-9362
- transportation@stanford.edu
- Website
- marguerite.stanford.edu
Bus from Fremont BART to On Embarcadero Road @ Wildwood Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- transportation.stanford.edu
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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