The average bus between Milpitas and Redwood City takes 2h 44m and the fastest bus takes 1h 59m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from Milpitas to Redwood City. 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 every 30 minutes between Milpitas and Redwood City. The earliest departure is at 5:25 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Milpitas is at 11:02 PM which arrives into Redwood City at 1:40 AM. All services require a transfer at 2nd & Santa Clara and take an average of 2h 44m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Milpitas to Redwood City. However, there are services departing from Milpitas station and arriving at Redwood City station via 2nd & Santa Clara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 44m.
Milpitas to Redwood City bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Main & Serra station.
Milpitas to Redwood City bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Center station.
The distance between Milpitas and Redwood City is 29.8 km. The road distance is 53 km.
You can take a bus from Main & Serra to El Camino Real & Winklebleck St via 2nd & Santa Clara, Santa Clara & 2nd, and Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 in around 2h 46m.