closest airport to Palo Alto
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closest airport to Palo Alto
I'm thinking of visiting friends at Stanford and wondering which airport of San Francisco, San Jose or Oakland would be most convenient and fastest on public transport to get to Stanford.
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I think that SFO would be the most convenient. You can take Bart to the nearest train connection going down the peninsula, but I can't tell you which station as I know about it but have never done it.
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Stanford is roughly halfway between SFO and SJC. For details, see the "County Bus Service" section on this page:
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/scs...portation.html
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/scs...portation.html
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I vote for San Jose! Very important is to remember that it is a very small airport--very quick and convenient to get from the gate to luggage to the street. Then you can just take a cab. I would never fly to SFO if Palo Alto were my final destination unless the tickets to SFO or Oakland were lots cheaper.
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Joe, Oakland is not an option. Between SJC and SFO, either way, you'll have to take a bus or Cal-Train to Palo Alto, and both will drop you off on El Camino near the Stanford Campus. The train station will be a little bit more of a walk to your friend's dorm (I assume they live on campus, but where?) because of course the train has fewer stops than the bus. The train stops are at California Street (south of campus) and Palo Alto (Near University Avenue, on the north end of campus). Ignore the fact that there is also a "Stanford" stop on the Caltrain map unless you are going on the day of a football home game - that's the only time trains stop at that stop.
Once on campus, presumably you could take the free shuttle (called "The Marguerite") to your friend's dorm if they live on the other side of campus. Stanford is huge and it could take a very long time to walk from El Camino (near the train/bus stop) to the other side of campus.
Once on campus, presumably you could take the free shuttle (called "The Marguerite") to your friend's dorm if they live on the other side of campus. Stanford is huge and it could take a very long time to walk from El Camino (near the train/bus stop) to the other side of campus.
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Thanks very much. It seems that San Jose may be a bit smaller and closer but actually it seems to take less time and fewer connections from San Fran, so that seems like the best bet.
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