There are 6 ways to get from Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Alto by subway, bus, train (Amtrak), rideshare, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART, bus
best- Take the subway from Coliseum to Fremontsubway Orange-S / ...
- Take the bus from Fremont BART to On Embarcadero Road @ Wildwood Lanebus AE-F Line
2h 35m$6–9Drive 27.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Altocar 27.6 mi
36 min$5–8Train, Caltrain
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain Capitol Corridor
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to California Avenue Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
2h 35m$26–44Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Oakland (OAK) to Palo Alto27.6 mi
36 minTaxi
- Take the taxi from Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Altotaxi 27.6 mi
36 min$100–130BART, bus via Daly City
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Daly Citysubway Blue-S / ...
- Take the bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
3h 16m$9–13
Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Alto by subway and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Alto is to drive which costs $5 - $8 and takes 36 min.
The fastest way to get from Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Alto is to drive which takes 36 min and costs $5 - $8.
No, there is no direct train from Oakland Airport (OAK) station to Palo Alto. However, there are services departing from Oakland International Airport Station and arriving at California Avenue Caltrain Northbound via Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak and Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 35m.
The distance between Oakland Airport (OAK) and Palo Alto is 38 miles. The road distance is 27.8 miles.
The best way to get from Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Alto without a car is to BART and bus which takes 2h 35m and costs $6 - $9.
It takes approximately 2h 35m to get from Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Alto train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak station.
Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Alto train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Santa Clara Amtrak station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Alto is 28 miles. It takes approximately 36 min to drive from Oakland Airport (OAK) to Palo Alto.
There are 485+ hotels available in Palo Alto.
What companies run services between Oakland Airport (OAK), USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
You can take a subway from Oakland International Airport Station to California Avenue Caltrain Northbound via Coliseum - OAC, Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak, Santa Clara Amtrak, and Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound in around 2h 35m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Fremont
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to California Avenue Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $4–6
- 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
- Website
- http://marguerite.stanford.edu
- Schedules at
- http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/y
- Phone
- 1-800-660-4287
- customerservice@samtrans.com
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Schedules at
- SamTrans Schedules
- Single Fare
- $3
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from Oakland (OAK) to Palo Alto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
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