The average bus between San Carlos and San Jose takes 2h 11m and the fastest bus takes 1h 34m. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from San Carlos 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 San Carlos and San Jose. The earliest departure is at 7:39 AM in the morning, and the last departure from San Carlos is at 10:57 PM which arrives into San Jose at 12:40 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 2h 11m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Carlos to San Jose. However, there are services departing from San Carlos station and arriving at San Jose station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 11m.
San Carlos to San Jose bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from El Camino Real & San Carlos Ave station.
San Carlos to San Jose bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
The distance between San Carlos and San Jose is 37.3 km. The road distance is 42 km.
You can take a bus from El Camino Real & San Carlos Ave to Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd via Palo Alto Transit Center in around 2h 13m.
