As you may have guessed, I'm a student at one of the universities in these places and I'd like to be able to visit a friend at the university in the other.
I've been trying to figure out the most cheap/efficient way to travel between Stanford and Davis. We'll need to use public transportation, since neither of us has a car or a great deal of money to spend on cabs). Ideally, I'd like a route with as few transfers as possible, but any suggestions or advice will be gratefully accepted.
2007-09-11 21:21:48 · 4 answers · asked by Rien 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Francisco
From Davis take the Capital Corridor train to Richmond. From Richmond take Bart to the Millbrae station.
From Millbrae take Cal-Train to Palo Alto.
Stanford is a short walk from the station.
Total cost should be around $40.00 round trip.
Travel time should be around 3 hours.
I live in Sacramento, my parents live on the Peninsula I use this method to go vist them about once a month.
When you take into account gas prices and bridge tolls its cheaper than driving.
Do not forget to buy your BART ticket on the Amtrack train you get a $10.00 ticket for $8.00.
Have fun.
2007-09-12 07:26:11 · answer #1 · answered by PARKERD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a long way from Palo Alto to Davis (104 miles).
I wouldn't do this sort of trip all the time. And unless you plan on a very brief visit, I'd definitely consider staying overnight. The travel time is easily 4 hours each way, if you include the waiting.
By rail, with one transfer:
1. Caltrain to San Jose. $4.00 one-way. Duration: 31 minutes [local train] / 20 minutes [express train].
2. Amtrak to Davis. Cost - $26.00 one-way. Duration: 2 hours 50 minutes.
Your total cost per person is $30.00 each way.
2007-09-12 04:54:22 · answer #2 · answered by SFdude 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your two best modes would be AMTRAK or the Greyhound Bus Service. Take a local bus to the BART station in Fremont and connect with AMTRAK in Richmond (alongside the Richmond BART station)
I believe you can p/u Greyhound in PA or SF and head for Davis also
2007-09-12 08:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by LJRobbie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And taking into account SFdude's excellent information, it might be more efficient to rent a car. Granted, it would be a bit more, but the time and hassle saved would be worth it.
2007-09-12 05:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋