The average bus between San Jose and San Mateo Caltrain Station takes 2h 20m and the fastest bus takes 1h 45m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from San Jose to San Mateo Caltrain Station. 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 Caltrain Station. 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 Caltrain Station at 12:37 AM. All services require a transfer at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 and take an average of 2h 20m. 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 Caltrain Station. However, there are services departing from San Jose station and arriving at San Mateo Caltrain Station station via Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 20m.
San Jose to San Mateo Caltrain Station bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
San Jose to San Mateo Caltrain Station bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at S San Mateo Dr & 2nd Ave station.
The distance between San Jose and San Mateo Caltrain Station is 45.6 km. The road distance is 51 km.
You can take a bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to San Mateo Caltrain Station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 and S San Mateo Dr & 2nd Ave in around 2h 31m.
