getting to palo alto

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<p>sorry if I sound really ignorant about this, but I just got my packet and I'm trying to book a plane ticket before prices go way up. I tried to research on the airport websites, but didnt find anything useful</p>

<p>so I found that plane fare is a lot cheaper going to SF than to SJ. What's the cheapest way to get from SF to palo alto? (how long does it take)
What are the exact bus/train #/names I have to take?
is it safe to travel to palo alto if my plane arrives at SF at 10:30pm (cheapest), or should I go for an earlier flight?</p>

<p>thanks a bunch!</p>

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<p>The cheapest route would definitely be to take BART (it's the San Fran metro train) from SFO to Millbrae (A CalTrain station not far from SFO), totaling $1.50, and then to take CalTrain from Millbrae to Palo Alto (right to Palm Drive), a $4.00 ticket. The total would be a paltry $5.50, much cheaper than Supershuttle or taxi, and it's more environmentally friendly. :) How long it takes depends on if you make the right trains, which you need to look up the schedules beforehand at <a href="http://www.caltrain.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.caltrain.com&lt;/a> . But usually it will take about an hour and a half to get on campus from SFO, wait times included. </p>

<p>10:30 PM should be okay for travel, especially on CalTrain.</p>

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<p>Does Caltrain run that late? Keep in mind it takes a while just to get to Millbrae. I'd advise an earlier flight if it's not too much more expensive.</p>

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<p>There's a 12:25 AM train out of Millbrae if need be, but I'm not sure if BART is running then.</p>

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<p>hm yeah, bart-->caltrain-->stanford
cept you will have to take a bus into stanford or you have to take a nice walk haha
well if bart isn't running then you should take the supershuttle...it's like $10? per person. i forget but somewhere around there.</p>

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<p>it's $26 and then $8 per additional person in your group. i don't remember if you have to be a student though. i don't think so.</p>

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<p>Supershuttle has no special student rate. I actually don't recommend Supershuttle from San Jose (SFO is so-so); especially at peak travel times, you may have to wait more than one hour at the airport for the shuttle, even if you made a reservation. San Jose's airport has shuttles on demand; just go to Ground Transportation and ask for a shuttle. They're all $29 to Stanford, but they're even cheaper if you can carpool with other students.</p>

<p>I'm sorry that this didn't answer your question about SFO very well, but perhaps this can still be helpful to people flying into SJC.</p>

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<p>By the way, AW check-in will be staffed until 2 AM on Thursday and Friday.</p>

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<p>does anyone know the average cab fare from san jose to stanford??also does anyone know where exacttly the stanford guest house is located?</p>

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<p>I don't recommend a cab. I did it once and it cost $60. On-demand shuttles are only $29.</p>

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<p>These threads have more detailed information. Just wanted to link to them since Admit Weekend is almost here, and I don't know about anyone else, but I'm too lazy to type the various suggestions again ;)</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=3469880%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=3469880&lt;/a>
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