Palo Alto Station

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  City: Palo Alto |  Alma St & University Ave

Directions to and from Palo Alto Station  |  Nearby

 

Palo Alto Station is a gateway to Stanford University. It is also the main transfer point between SamTrans and VTA buses as it is located near the county border of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

Points of interest

• Downtown Palo Alto
• PAMF Palo Alto Center
• Stanford Medical Center
• Stanford Shopping Center
• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford University

Caltrain

Caltrain schedule

From:	22nd Street Bayshore Belmont Blossom Hill (Weekday) Broadway (Weekend) Burlingame California Ave Capitol (Weekday) College Park (Weekday) Gilroy (Weekday) Hayward Park Hillsdale Lawrence Menlo Park Millbrae Morgan Hill (Weekday) Mountain View Palo Alto Redwood City San Antonio San Bruno San Carlos San Francisco San Jose San Martin (Weekday) San Mateo Santa Clara So. San Francisco Sunnyvale Tamien
To:	22nd Street Bayshore Belmont Blossom Hill (Weekday) Broadway (Weekend) Burlingame California Ave Capitol (Weekday) College Park (Weekday) Gilroy (Weekday) Hayward Park Hillsdale Lawrence Menlo Park Millbrae Morgan Hill (Weekday) Mountain View Palo Alto Redwood City San Antonio San Bruno San Carlos San Francisco San Jose San Martin (Weekday) San Mateo Santa Clara So. San Francisco Sunnyvale Tamien
Weekday Saturday Sunday and holiday

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This station is served by Caltrain local/limited stop and Baby Bullet trains.

Caltrain ticket machines and Clipper card readers are located on the train platforms. All riders must have a valid ticket or tagged Clipper Card before boarding Caltrain and train crews may inspect for fares onboard. Riders using Clipper should "tag off" after exiting the train.

This station features side platforms. Use pedestrian tunnels to get from one platform to another.

Southbound to San Jose/Gilroy	Northbound to San Francisco
Real time departures:
⇓ Next Station: California Avenue	⇑ Next Station: Menlo Park

Caltrain service advisoryData provided by 511.org

Bus

All buses stop at the bus plaza.

SamTrans

Bus service to East Palo Alto and cities north of Palo Alto.

ECR

Palo Alto Station - Daly City Station, (Owl) SFO - Daly City

280

East Palo Alto (Purdue and Fordham) - Palo Alto Caltrain

281

Onetta Harris Community Center - East Palo Alto - Stanford Oval

296

Redwood City Station - East Palo Alto (day time) - Palo Alto (late night)

397

All-Nighter: Palo Alto Station - San Francisco (Salesforce Transit Center)

VTA

Bus service to areas south of the station.

21

Stanford Shopping Center - Santa Clara Transit Center

22

Eastridge Transit Center - Palo Alto Station

522

Rapid: Palo Alto Transit Center - Eastridge

Dumbarton Express

DB

Union City Station - Stanford University

Shuttle

Stanford Marguerite

Serving Stanford University and Hospital. Most Marguerite shuttles stop on the driveway by the southbound platform:

P

Caltrain - Oval express

RP

Palo Alto Station - Stanford Industrial Park

S

Palo Alto Station - SLAC

SE

Shopping Express: Palo Alto Station - San Antonio Shopping Center via Stanford (Night and weekend)

X

Counter-clockwise loop: Palo Alto Station - Stanford University - Hospital - Shopping Center

Y

Clockwise loop: Palo Alto Station - Stanford University - Hospital - Shopping Center

City/employer shuttles

Palo Alto Link

Local on demand Palo Alto

Menlo Park Shuttle M1

Crosstown Shuttle

Parking

Parking is available east and west of the Caltrain tracks. Parking on the east side of the tracks is accessible from Alma Ave. Parking on the west side is accessible from University Ave at El Camino Real.

Parking requires a $5.50 daily fee or a Caltrain monthly parking permit. To pay the daily parking fee, remember the stall number and pay at the Caltrain ticket machines located on the station platforms.

Bicycle

This station features bike racks and 96 bike lockers located throughout the station area. Call Caltrain at 650-508-6350 for locker information.

Bikestation, located at the main station building, offers shared indoor bike storage to subscribed members.

Across the street from the station, the parking garage on Alma and Hamilton offers paid secured bike storage. BikeLink card is required.

Bay Wheels operates a self-service bike share station near the station.

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