The average bus between Mountain View and San Carlos takes 1h 3m and the fastest bus takes 49 min. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from Mountain View to San Carlos. 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 20 minutes between Mountain View and San Carlos. The earliest departure is at 12:41 AM at night, and the last departure from Mountain View is at 11:18 PM which arrives into San Carlos at 12:17 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 3m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Mountain View to San Carlos. However, there are services departing from Mountain View station and arriving at San Carlos station via Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 3m.
Mountain View to San Carlos bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from El Camino & Castro station.
Mountain View to San Carlos bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at El Camino Real & San Carlos Ave station.
The distance between Mountain View and San Carlos is 20.6 km. The road distance is 22 km.
You can take a bus from El Camino & Castro to El Camino Real & San Carlos Ave via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 in around 1h.
