The average bus between Mountain View and South San Francisco takes 2h 10m and the fastest bus takes 1h 36m. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from Mountain View to South San Francisco. 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 South San Francisco. The earliest departure is at 2:19 AM at night, and the last departure from Mountain View is at 11:19 PM which arrives into South San Francisco at 1:08 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 2h 10m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Mountain View to South San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Mountain View station and arriving at South San Francisco station via Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 10m.
Mountain View to South San Francisco bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from El Camino & Castro station.
Mountain View to South San Francisco bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at San Bruno BART-Bay 5 station.
The distance between Mountain View and South San Francisco is 41.3 km. The road distance is 43 km.
You can take a bus from El Camino & Castro to San Bruno BART-Bay 5 via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 in around 2h 7m.