Palo Alto Station
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Overview
Station entrances
Nearby attractions
- Downtown Palo Alto (University Avenue) - Shops and restaurants
- Town and Country Village
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation
- Stanford University
- Stanford Shopping Center
- Stanford Stadium
Caltrain
Schedules
On weekdays, most local and limited stop trains serve this station. Not all Baby Bullet trains stop at Palo Alto.
On weekends, all trains serve this station.
Paying the fare
Buy your ticket from Caltrain ticket machines located on the Caltrain platforms.
10-ride ticket validators are located adjacent to all ticket machines.
Boarding the train
For northbound trains to San Francisco, board trains on the platform near Alma St.
For southbound trains to San Jose/Gilroy, board trains on the platform near the historic depot building.
There are three pedestrian tunnels and a ground level path connecting these two platforms.
Bus connections
Palo Alto Station is a major transit center for buses serving the Peninsula and San Francisco (SamTrans), San Jose and the rest of South Bay (VTA), as well as the East Bay (Dumbarton Express).
SamTrans
All buses except route RX stop at the bus plaza. (B)
East Palo Alto and Belle Haven
Daly City
San Francisco (express)
RX Stops at (E)
Palo Alto
VTA
All buses stop at the bus plaza. (B)
Palo Alto and Mountain View
San Jose
Dumbarton Express
All buses stop at the bus plaza. (B)
Stanford Marguerite
Shuttle
Taxi
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 $2 daily fee or a Caltrain monthly parking permit. To pay the daily fee, remember the stall number and go to a Caltrain parking pay station.
If you park on the east side of the station, you need to go to the pay station located on the northbound platform inside the passenger shelter. If you park on the west side, go to the pay station at the north end of the west parking lot.
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.
