The average bus between Redwood City and Santa Clara takes 1h 42m and the fastest bus takes 1h 12m. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from Redwood City to Santa Clara. 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 Santa Clara. The earliest departure is at 3:26 AM at night, and the last departure from Redwood City is at 7:29 PM which arrives into Santa Clara at 9:17 PM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 42m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

1h 34m • 1 change

1h 44m • 1 change

1h 18m • 1 change

1h 13m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Redwood City to Santa Clara. However, there are services departing from Redwood City station and arriving at Santa Clara station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 42m.
Redwood City to Santa Clara bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from El Camino Real & Brewster Ave station.
Redwood City to Santa Clara bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at El Camino & Scott station.
The distance between Redwood City and Santa Clara is 28.8 km. The road distance is 31 km.
You can take a bus from El Camino Real & Brewster Ave to El Camino & Scott via Palo Alto Transit Center in around 1h 39m.