The average bus between San Jose and Atherton takes 1h 35m and the fastest bus takes 1h 5m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from San Jose to Atherton. 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 Jose and Atherton. The earliest departure is at 1:43 AM at night, and the last departure from San Jose is at 10:41 PM which arrives into Atherton at 11:57 PM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 1h 35m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Atherton. However, there are services departing from San Jose station and arriving at Atherton station via Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 35m.
San Jose to Atherton bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
San Jose to Atherton bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Center station.
The distance between San Jose and Atherton is 30.3 km. The road distance is 33 km.
Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to Palo Alto Transit Center every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 1h 27m.
