The average bus between San Jose and Emerald Lake Hills takes 2h 8m and the fastest bus takes 1h 46m. There is a bus service every few hours from San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills. 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 hourly between San Jose and Emerald Lake Hills. The earliest departure is at 1:43 AM at night, and the last departure from San Jose is at 8:19 PM which arrives into Emerald Lake Hills at 10:38 PM. All services require a transfer at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 and take an average of 2h 8m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills. However, there are services departing from San Jose station and arriving at Emerald Lake Hills station via Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 8m.
San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Center station.
The distance between San Jose and Emerald Lake Hills is 35.8 km. The road distance is 45 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.