The average bus between San Jose and South San Francisco takes 2h 56m and the fastest bus takes 2h 15m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from San Jose to South San Francisco. 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 South San Francisco. 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 South San Francisco at 1:08 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 2h 56m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to South San Francisco. However, there are services departing from San Jose station and arriving at South San Francisco station via Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 56m.
San Jose to South San Francisco bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
San Jose to South San Francisco bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at San Bruno BART-Bay 5 station.
The distance between San Jose and South San Francisco is 57.2 km. The road distance is 63 km.
You can take a bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to San Bruno BART-Bay 5 via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 in around 3h 8m.
