There are 4 ways to get from San Jose to Stanford by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Caltrain, bus
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from University Circle @ Caltrain Platform to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residencebus Y Line / ...
56 min$6–7Line 22 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to Palo Alto Transit Centerbus Rapid 522 / ...
1h 56m$2–5Taxi
- Take the taxi from San Jose to Stanfordtaxi 18 mi
26 min$60–80Drive 18 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Stanfordcar 18 mi
26 min$4–5
San Jose to Stanford by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Stanford is to drive which costs $3 - $5 and takes 26 min.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Stanford is to taxi which takes 26 min and costs $60 - $80.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Stanford. However, there are services departing from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd and arriving at On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via University Circle @ Caltrain Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 56m.
The distance between San Jose and Stanford is 19 miles. The road distance is 18.1 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Stanford without a car is to Caltrain and bus which takes 56 min and costs $5 - $7.
It takes approximately 56 min to get from San Jose to Stanford, including transfers.
San Jose to Stanford bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
San Jose to Stanford bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Center station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Stanford is 18 miles. It takes approximately 26 min to drive from San Jose to Stanford.
There are 418+ hotels available in Stanford.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Stanford, CA, USA?
Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to Palo Alto Transit Center every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 1h 27m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1 650-723-9362
- transportation@stanford.edu
- Website
- marguerite.stanford.edu
Bus from University Circle @ Caltrain Platform to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- http://marguerite.stanford.edu
- Schedules at
- http://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/y
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- customer.service@vta.org
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Estimated price
- $60–80
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
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