The average bus between San Francisco and Mountain View takes 3h 41m and the fastest bus takes 2h 38m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from San Francisco 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 30 minutes between San Francisco and Mountain View. The earliest departure is at 12:05 AM at night, and the last departure from San Francisco is at 11:05 PM which arrives into Mountain View at 2:06 AM. All services require a transfer at Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 and take an average of 3h 41m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from San Francisco station and arriving at Mountain View station via Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 41m.
San Francisco to Mountain View bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from 10th St & Howard St station.
San Francisco to Mountain View bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
The distance between San Francisco and Mountain View is 52.4 km. The road distance is 64 km.
You can take a bus from 10th St & Howard St to El Camino & Castro via Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 and Palo Alto Transit Center in around 3h 13m.
