Commuter guide
Peninsula Neighborhoods Within Walking Distance of Caltrain
Want to walk to the train? Here is every neighborhood in my guides that sits within about a 10 minute walk of a Caltrain station, from Millbrae to Palo Alto, on one map.
The short answer
Downtown and the train
Burlingame, San Mateo and Redwood City put shops, restaurants and a station in the same few blocks.
BART too
Millbrae is the only Peninsula station with both BART and Caltrain.
Quiet streets, short walk
Lyon Hoag, Clearfield Park and Old Palo Alto are residential and about 5 minutes from a station.
The map
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Dashed circles show half a mile (about a 10 minute walk) around each station. Green areas are my neighborhood guides with at least part of the neighborhood inside that circle; tap one to open the guide. Neighborhood lines follow MLSListings areas; distances are straight line, so actual walks can be longer.
Neighborhoods by station
Neighborhood guides within a 10 minute walk
Millbrae
Millbrae · BART and Caltrain at one station
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
Broadway
Burlingame · Weekends and holidays only
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
Burlingame
Burlingame · Downtown, by Burlingame Avenue
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
San Mateo
San Mateo · Downtown San Mateo
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
Hayward Park
San Mateo
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
Hillsdale
San Mateo · Next to Bay Meadows
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
Belmont
Belmont
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
San Carlos
San Carlos
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
Redwood City
Redwood City · Downtown Redwood City
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
Menlo Park
Menlo Park · Downtown Menlo Park
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
Palo Alto
Palo Alto · University Avenue, by Stanford
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
California Avenue
Palo Alto · California Avenue shopping street
About 5 minutes
About 10 minutes
About 5 minutes: part of the neighborhood is within a quarter mile of the station. About 10 minutes: within half a mile. Straight line distances to the nearest edge of each neighborhood, so homes deeper inside are farther.
Before you buy near the tracks
Walk it yourself
Time the walk from the front door at commute hour. Crossings and freeways can add minutes.
Listen at night
Visit at different times to hear train horns and crossing bells, especially near street level crossings.
Check the schedule
Not every train stops everywhere, and Broadway station is weekend only. Check Caltrain's timetable for your station.
Comparing towns? See Burlingame vs San Mateo, Moving from San Francisco or the Peninsula relocation guide.
Caltrain neighborhoods FAQ
Which Peninsula neighborhoods are closest to a Caltrain station?
Downtown Burlingame, Downtown San Mateo, Downtown Redwood City, Bay Meadows and Fiesta Gardens by Hillsdale, Linfield Oaks by Menlo Park, and Evergreen Park by California Avenue all have a station inside or right at their edge. Lyon Hoag, Burlingables, Clearfield Park, Cordes and Old Palo Alto are within about a 5 minute walk of a station.
How did you decide what counts as walking distance?
I measured the straight line distance from each station to the nearest edge of each neighborhood in my guides, using MLSListings neighborhood lines. A neighborhood is listed if part of it is within half a mile, about a 10 minute walk. Actual walking routes are longer, so check the walk from a specific home.
Which Caltrain station connects to BART?
Millbrae. BART and Caltrain share the station, so you can reach downtown San Francisco, SFO, the Mission or the East Bay without a car.
Does Broadway station in Burlingame have weekday trains?
No. Since 2005 Caltrain has served Broadway only on weekends and holidays. The planned Broadway grade separation is expected to allow weekday service to return once it is complete. Burlingame station, about a mile south, has daily service.
Is Hillsborough near a Caltrain station?
Hillsborough has no station of its own, but parts of Ryan Tract are within half a mile of the Broadway and Burlingame stations, and part of the Brewer Subdivision is within half a mile of San Mateo station.
Want to walk to the train?
Tell me your station and budget, and I'll send homes within a short walk, including ones before they hit the market.
Sources: Caltrain stations; BART: Millbrae station; Broadway station (weekend service, grade separation); station coordinates from each station's Wikipedia article; neighborhood lines from MLSListings areas as drawn on my city maps. Distances measured by me, straight line, as of November 2026. Schedules change; check Caltrain before you rely on a train.