There are 5 ways to get from Stanford University to San Ramon by train, subway, bus, car, or taxi
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Caltrain, BART
best- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Walnut Creeksubway Yellow-N
3h 47m$15–23Drive 33.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Stanford University to San Ramoncar 33.5 mi
51 min$7–9Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to San Bruno BART-Bay 5bus Ecr
- Take the subway from San Bruno to Walnut Creeksubway Yellow-N
4h 15m$10–18Taxi
- Take the taxi from Stanford University to San Ramontaxi 33.5 mi
51 min$120–150Bus, BART, line 21 bus
- Take the bus from Stanford Oval to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5bus 281
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Redwood City Caltrain-Lane Bbus Ecr / ...
- Take the bus from Redwood City Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the subway from West Oakland to Walnut Creeksubway
- Take the bus from Walnut Creek BART to San Ramon Valley Blvd and Purdue Rdbus 21 / ...
4h 24m$11–21
Stanford University to San Ramon by foot, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stanford University to San Ramon is to drive which costs $6 - $9 and takes 51 min.
The fastest way to get from Stanford University to San Ramon is to drive which takes 51 min and costs $6 - $9.
The distance between Stanford University and San Ramon is 69 miles. The road distance is 33.7 miles.
The best way to get from Stanford University to San Ramon without a car is to Caltrain and BART which takes 3h 47m and costs $15 - $24.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Stanford University to San Ramon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Stanford University to San Ramon is 34 miles. It takes approximately 51 min to drive from Stanford University to San Ramon.
There are 153+ hotels available in San Ramon.
What companies run services between Stanford University, CA, USA and San Ramon, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Stanford University to San Ramon. However, you can walk to Stanford Oval, take the bus to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5, walk to Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound, take the train to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound, walk to King St & 4th St, take the vehicle to Metro Embarcadero Station, walk to Embarcadero, take the subway to Walnut Creek, walk to Walnut Creek BART, then take the bus to Crow Canyon Rd and Crow Canyon Pl. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Stanford University to San Ramon Valley Blvd and Purdue Rd via Stanford Oval, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5, Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9, San Bruno BART-Bay 5, San Bruno, Walnut Creek, and Walnut Creek BART in around 4h 15m.
- 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
Subway from West Oakland to Walnut Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Stanford Oval to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Redwood City Caltrain-Lane B
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 650-723-9362
- transportation@stanford.edu
- Website
- marguerite.stanford.edu
Bus from Stanford Oval to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- http://marguerite.stanford.edu
- Schedules at
- http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/y
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Redwood City Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 925-676-7500
- help@countyconnection.com
- Website
- countyconnection.com
Bus from Walnut Creek BART to San Ramon Valley Blvd and Purdue Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://countyconnection.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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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