The average bus between San Carlos and Mountain View takes 1h 21m and the fastest bus takes 55 min. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from San Carlos to Mountain View. 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 San Carlos and Mountain View. The earliest departure is at 12:46 AM at night, and the last departure from San Carlos is at 11:46 PM which arrives into Mountain View at 12:56 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 21m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

1h 18m • 1 change

55 min • 1 change
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1h 10m • 1 change

1h 30m • 1 change

1h 31m • 1 change

1h 15m • 1 change

1h 14m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from San Carlos to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from San Carlos station and arriving at Mountain View station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 21m.
San Carlos to Mountain View bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from El Camino Real & San Carlos Ave station.
San Carlos to Mountain View bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at El Camino & Castro station.
The distance between San Carlos and Mountain View is 20.6 km. The road distance is 22 km.
You can take a bus from El Camino Real & San Carlos Ave to El Camino & Castro via Palo Alto Transit Center in around 1h 15m.