There are 3 ways to get from Silicon Valley to Palo Alto by bus, taxi, or foot
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Silicon Valley to Palo Alto by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Silicon Valley to Palo Alto is to line 21 bus which costs $2 - $5 and takes 6 min.
The fastest way to get from Silicon Valley to Palo Alto is to taxi which takes 1 min and costs $10 - $12.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Waverley & Homer and arriving at Middlefield & Embarcadero. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6 min.
The distance between Silicon Valley and Palo Alto is 1 miles.
The best way to get from Silicon Valley to Palo Alto without a car is to line 21 bus which takes 6 min and costs $2 - $5.
The line 21 bus from Waverley & Homer to Middlefield & Embarcadero takes 6 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Silicon Valley to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Waverley & Homer station.
Silicon Valley to Palo Alto bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Middlefield & Embarcadero station.
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What companies run services between Silicon Valley, CA, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from Waverley & Homer to Middlefield & Embarcadero hourly. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 6 min.
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- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Waverley & Homer to Middlefield & Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 1 min
- Estimated price
- $10–12
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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