The average bus between Redwood City and San Jose takes 1h 59m and the fastest bus takes 1h 28m. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from Redwood City to San Jose. 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 Redwood City and San Jose. The earliest departure is at 12:03 AM at night, and the last departure from Redwood City is at 11:03 PM which arrives into San Jose at 12:40 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 59m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

1h 52m • 1 change

1h 45m • 1 change

1h 50m • 1 change

1h 52m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Redwood City to San Jose. However, there are services departing from Redwood City station and arriving at San Jose station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 59m.
Redwood City to San Jose bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from El Camino Real & Brewster Ave station.
Redwood City to San Jose bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
Book your Redwood City to San Jose bus tickets online with SamTrans and Santa Clara VTA.
The distance between Redwood City and San Jose is 34.2 km. The road distance is 39 km.
You can take a bus from El Camino Real & Brewster Ave to Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd via Palo Alto Transit Center in around 2h 3m.