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Bus stations near Palo Alto in San Francisco - San Jose, CA

  • Hamilton & Ramona,1 min walk,

Bus lines to Palo Alto in San Francisco - San Jose, CA

  • 21,Santa Clara Transit Ctr,
Questions & Answers
  • What are the closest stations to Palo Alto?

    The closest stations to Palo Alto are:

    • Hamilton & Ramona is 62 yards away, 1 min walk.
  • Which Bus lines stop near Palo Alto?

    These Bus lines stop near Palo Alto: 281, ECR

  • Which Train lines stop near Palo Alto?

    These Train lines stop near Palo Alto: BABY BULLET, LOCAL

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to Palo Alto in San Francisco - San Jose, CA?

    The nearest bus stop to Palo Alto in San Francisco - San Jose, CA is Hamilton & Ramona. It’s a 1 min walk away.

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Palo Alto
Palo AltoPalo Alto ( PAL-oh AL-toh; Spanish: [ˈpalo ˈalto]; from palo, literally "stick", colloquially "tree", and alto "tall"; meaning: "tall tree") is a charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States. Palo Alto was established by Leland Stanford Sr. when he founded Stanford University, following the death of his son, Leland Stanford Jr. The city includes portions of Stanford University and is headquarters to a number of high-technology companies, including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Space Systems/Loral, VMware, Tesla Motors, Ford Research and Innovation Center, PARC, IDEO, Skype, Palantir Technologies, and Houzz. It has also served as an incubator to several other high-technology companies such as Google, Facebook, Logitech, Intuit, Pinterest, and PayPal. Palo Alto shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is named after a coast redwood tree called El Palo Alto. As of the 2010 census, the city's total resident population is 64,403. Palo Alto is one of the most expensive cities in the United States to live in and its residents are amongst the highest educated in the country.
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