The average bus between Los Altos and San Francisco Airport (SFO) takes 2h 31m and the fastest bus takes 2h 1m. There is a bus service every few hours from Los Altos to San Francisco Airport (SFO). The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Los Altos and San Francisco Airport (SFO). The earliest departure is at 6:55 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Los Altos is at 10:24 PM which arrives into San Francisco Airport (SFO) at 1:13 AM. All services require a transfer at Showers & El Camino and take an average of 2h 31m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.



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No, there is no direct bus from Los Altos to San Francisco Airport (SFO). However, there are services departing from Los Altos station and arriving at San Francisco Airport (SFO) station via Millbrae Transit Center- Bay G1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 31m.
Los Altos to San Francisco Airport (SFO) bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 station.
Los Altos to San Francisco Airport (SFO) bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Millbrae Transit Center- Bay G1 station.
The distance between Los Altos and San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 35.3 km. The road distance is 41 km.
SamTrans operates a bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Millbrae Transit Center- Bay G1 every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 1h 19m.