South San Francisco → Palo Alto
South San Francisco to Palo Alto by train
South San Francisco
Palo Alto
The last published timetable (to 31 Aug 2026) has a direct train from South San Francisco to Palo Alto, scheduled from 27 min.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 27 min (typically 34 min)
- Departures in the last timetable week
- 326
- Operator
- Caltrain
- Stations
- South San Francisco Caltrain Station → Palo Alto Station
- Straight-line distance
- 33 km
What this is based on
Arrive inPalo Alto →- This comes from a timetable that ran until 31 Aug 2026. No newer timetable has been published in the open data we read, so check that the service still runs.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): Caltrain. How Head Your Way works.
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