Catching the train into the City is my preferred mode of transportation especially when gas prices are a tad ridiculous. Lawrence station is a quieter spot compares to Sunnyvale and since I'm within a 10 min walk from here this is my go-to stop. The drawback is, however, Caltrain has cancelled stops on this station on some weekends due to maintenance/repairs. That is a tad annoying, but not like it's the end-of-the-world or anything. I prefer riding Caltrains over BART because their cars are cleaner, even the toilets aren't disastrous monstrosities. And, with my employer issued Clipper Card, i get 50% off on Caltrains but only 20% on BART. Boo hiss BART. read more

Lawrence Caltrain Station - Public Transportation Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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There's delays. Why? Why does taking public transit in the US have to suck so much? No communication, just a delay time that keeps growing and growing. I just wanna go home. read more

Traveling on a Saturday afternoon from San Jose to San Francisco via the Caltrain system is incredibly straightforward and easy to navigate. I love that you can purchase your trainfare via mobile app! The Lawerence station is clean, there are a few shaded areas you can stand under going North bound ( San Francisco), but other than that it is your typical train station with two Caltrain ticket purchasing machines and one Clipper ticket purchasing machines. It's incredible that for $10.50, it's a one way trip into San Francisco, you bypass all the traffic on the road, and get fairly decent view of a variety of scenery. I was able to get on at 2:49 PM and estimated arrive at San Francisco at 4:22 PM. There is a Baby Bullet Express train that runs once in the morning and another early evening. The train cars reminds me of the Chicago Metra, so overall experience, it's a great way to travel from bay to bay if you have some time to spare and did not rent a car/UBER. read more

Lawrence Caltrain Station - Clipper and Caltrain ticket machine - Public Transportation Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Decent station if you know how to get to it. It's kind of an unusual location for a station, since it's not really that close to a lot of businesses or residences. Traffic due to Costco can be a hassle, but not a major impediment. The only reason why I don't use this station more is because of the pricing difference between the Lawrence and Sunnyvale stops. They are in different zones, so if you're heading up to San Francisco (the direction that I always go), you pay more. Obviously, if your travels take you south, then this would be logical choice over Sunnyvale. read more

What do I remember most about this station? Freezing my rump off because there's barely any weather cover. It's one of the simplest stations with the least amount of fanfare and the least amount of covered seating. It's a horrid station to wait at as you're basically exposed to all the elements because what little awning they do have doesn't do much in the scheme of things for cold wind, rain or incredible amounts of sun. I usually prefer to just get dropped or spend the extra time and go to Dirdion. Saves me annoyance and general displeasure. read more

nice and small location, everything is close together so its not much trouble. Great place to take the train to san francisco! run you about $7.50 read more

I've only used Cal Train twice in my life, and both have been from here to SF. its right next to Costco, a bit hidden, and I would've liked to have gone from the Sunnyvale station since its closer and $2 cheaper (hehe) but the timing wasn't right. Not a whole lot of seating area if you're waiting for the train, and I believe parking is $4. Still, a great way to get to and from the City, especially if you take the express one that skips a lot of stops and gets you to the last exit near AT&T park in exactly an hour. Cal Train is much cleaner than Bart I feel, and there were hardly any people on a Friday evening. read more

I almost never take this station but when I do it's a bit of a hassle. It's the same for picking people up or dropping off. During a rush hour, getting in and out just sucks because of the street and add Costco to the mix you've got mass gridlock in a small area. read more

PROS: + (usually) on time + express trains available for convenient transportation + $7-8 to get from San Jose to San Francisco CONS: - the pricing may be a little flawed - if one train is delayed, it messes up the whole schedule read more

I like Caltrain but this is a review of this specific station. This station is not that far from the Sunnyvale station, and virtually all traffic to this station is by car (you also have to fight through all the traffic headed for the adjacent Costco). Caltrain should close this stop and fold the traffic into the much larger Sunnyvale station. Also, recently, the ticket machines have been giving me a lot of trouble when I try to pay by credit card. Not endearing. read more

I have been taking Caltrain for the past year from Lawrence to SF for work. I'm a big proponent for supporting public transportation. Has always liked Caltrain and all its staff even though my company provides a corporate shuttle from my area to work free of charge. For the past two days in a row, I've experienced unprofessionalism from a staff/conductor and flawed ticketing system that left me getting off the train distressed and in tears. I really hope Caltrain works on improving its current ticketing infrastructure and flow. Having staff check tickets on train is horribly flawed and ineffective. There's way too many people that abuse it and get away with riding for free. And then there's people like me, who spend $200+ a month on Caltrain that ends up getting unfairly kicked off the train, left stranded, ID confiscated and issued a ticket for $380. When it's two days in a row by the same guy, I just feel victimized now. Yesterday: There was a ClipperCard machine error. I tagged on but somehow it didn't show on my ClipperCard even though I had a $190 balance on the card. This is easily fixed if Caltrain has an entry barricade and have staff at the originating station to deal with machine/ticketing errors. Not letting me get on the train if my card didn't work is okay. It's better than dealing with this on a moving train with no way to explain and fix what has happened. Ticket check staffer publicly accused and humiliated me (loudly) for not buying a ticket and kicked me off the train. Dumped me off in the middle of Hilsdale and it was raining. I had to spend $57 on an Uber to get to work. Thank God for Uber! There's machine/technology errors all the time, is there a way this can be avoided for passengers? Today: I encountered the same ticket check staffer. Recognizing him from yesterday for getting kicked off the train, I got flustered and nervous so it took me a while to find my ClipperCard. Just a few long seconds of looking for my proof of purchase, he started making a scene about how I didn't pay for my ticket and demanded that I give him my ID card. He took my ID card, went away with it and wrote me a $380 ticket. When he came, I gave him my ClipperCard. It showed its paid. I told him he's rude and should've given me some time to look for my card. He yelled at me saying that I'm the rude one. This is all incredibly embarrassing and unecessary. I also feel extremely uncomfortable he has all my personal information from my ID card. Can Caltrain staffers treat passengers a little bit more kindness and compassion? We're all just trying to get to work to make a living and sometimes stuff happens. I have never purposely not paid for a ticket and deeply offended and feel wronged for being accused like this two days in a row! I am sad I no longer feel comfortable riding Caltrain. I know it's not fair because every Caltrain staff has been nothing but nice and helpful in the past. I just don't ever want to experience this again. So disappointing. read more

Lawrence Caltrain Station - This Caltrain staff is horribly unprofessional. Beware! :( - Public Transportation Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

The Lawrence Caltrain Station isn't the must luxurious of places. It's only claim to fame may be the fact that there is a Costco within walking distance so you could grab that warehouse-sized package of toilet paper, hop on the train, and be on your merry way. This station gets 4 stars for being within a 5-minute walk of my work and offers enough regularly scheduled trains that I can get between my home and work basically hassle-free. read more

Lawrence Caltrain Station - Public Transportation Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

If you're commuting north with a bike, Lawrence is great in the mornings because there's always space for your bike. I've seen bikers at the Sunnyvale station get told that the bike car is full and they'll have to wait for the next train. There are about 7 benches on each side. The overpass goes right over the train tracks, which provides some shelter from sun or wind. I take the Mission Shuttle from here, which always waits until both the NB and SB trains have arrived, so don't fret if your train is a few minutes late! read more

The train was 20 mins late on sat, so we were 20 mins late to the sharks game. I was not impressed. The train comes once an hour on weekends. it would be cool to have them show up more often on event days. parking is $4 for "all day" but it would make sense if you could choose hourly. ++love open containers on the train rule read more

Unlike some of the more popular stations like Mountain View and Palo Alto. the Lawrence Station gets very little love. None of the express baby bullets ever stop here, and there are no nearby stores or shops. Not even the graffiti in the underground tunnel is interesting. The parking lot is tiny, but if you don't mind sap droppings, you can usually find street parking at the nearby tech companies. On the upside, you'll most always find seats on the train if you board at this station, and there rarely any rush to get on. read more

It is not a safe place at night. Our truck was stolen right out of parking spot 20. There is no security and the emergency phone doesn't work. We'll never park any of our vehicles in this lot again! Next time I guess we'll have to Uber it to the train station. read more

This is the most dismal, boring spot on the face of the earth. There is no life here. Nothing to do at this stupid excuse for a train stop but wait. Not even a roach coach will come here. Pray that you never find your commute bringing you here. Bikers beware, nothing but drivers live in this area, no bike lanes and everybody is just off the freeway. Would a coffee shop or even a snack stand be so hard to put in here? read more

Well lit, which is really important when travelling alone and/or at night. The "station" is really more of a stop than a station. It's just a nicely constructed concrete area with tunnels underground to cross to the other sides. read more

I gave 4/5 because i need to stand if i'm already near the station on where i will get off to because if you are not, the door will shut off in seconds! A minute is good but not seconds. I'm carrying a luggage and the employee did'nt even directed me where I can put my luggage on so i ended up putting it besides me which is very inconvenient but overall the train is great and very convenient. read more

It's an okay area but there isn't anything around. Right there on the corner before the Alameda is a not so kind neighborhood, but the police station is to the opposite side read more

Agree with Jason H. This is a barebones station. I wish there was at least a coffee place nearby. All the stations should be like SF, or Palo Alto...I would love that. Sunnyvales parking situation is nuts. I can never find parking there and Lawrence is much closer to my house so even though I have to pay an entire zone more, Id much rather deal w that than the parking in Sunnyvale. Also, trains has been dealing with all sorts of delays lately which may not be caltrains fault but it would be nice for them to keep commuters informed and not look so unprepared for such circumstances. No one wants to be stuck in the city for an hour and a half when its 6pm and people are expecting to be home at 8! read more

A bit hard to find and if you sneeze you could potentially miss this place if you're supposed to be picking someone up.

Never crowded, trains rarely ever delayed, one of cleanest stations in the Caltrain. It can use more seats for regular and disabled commuters Will suggest more lighting since it's a ghost station at night. However between being next to a Costco, and getting to the city in 1hr or less from here, it's a very convenient station read more

This no-frills CalTrain station is fairly clean and is conveniently located right next to Costco. Unfortunately, the facility is so barebones that it lacks sufficient roof covering to protect the commuters from the harsh sun or cold rain. Also, the parking lot is tiny. read more

$7.75 to go to SF, no traffic...hard to beat that. It's well located and everything was clean, safe and easy.

On this station it will be up graded but it's gonna to be awhile. I read the story in the San Jose Mercury News Paper on March 13,2013.

WOW..What a hideous experience with CalTrain! My mom (76) and 2 kids ages 12 and 13 and myself started at the Lawrence Station on 7/3/11. That day it was 95 and when we sat in our train car, their was NO AC. We asked if it would be turned on and a VERY NICE conductir named Steve said lets move you to a car with AC. I am disbabled and he carried my bag. NEXT trip was 7/5/11 and AGAON no AC in ALL the cars. I asked a very RUDE conducter (dark hair, facial hair NO name tag visable) if the AC was on, he very RUDELY said"I played with it, its broke" he then continued to berate another passenger and his fellow employee, Kevin, who WAS nice, just rolled his eyes. TODAY we ALL almost vomited from the heat from NO AC on one the the 2 hottest days of the year.WHAT IS wrong with CalTrains? I spent $26.00 to ride in complete misery . My mom is a retired nurse and she said that they eldery or infants could be seroiusly afftected by the AC not oerking. Today , 7/5/11 the temperture was over 100 so I dare not guess what the temp was in this metal box! read more