The average bus between San Jose and San Mateo takes 2h 18m and the fastest bus takes 1h 43m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from San Jose to San Mateo. 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 San Mateo. The earliest departure is at 12:03 AM at night, and the last departure from San Jose is at 10:41 PM which arrives into San Mateo at 12:36 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 2h 18m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to San Mateo. However, there are services departing from San Jose station and arriving at San Mateo station via Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 18m.
San Jose to San Mateo bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
San Jose to San Mateo bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at El Camino Real & E 5th Ave station.
The distance between San Jose and San Mateo is 45.4 km. The road distance is 50 km.
You can take a bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to El Camino Real & E 5th Ave via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 in around 2h 25m.
