The average bus between San Mateo and Marin County takes 3h 52m and the fastest bus takes 3h 5m. There is an hourly bus service from San Mateo to Marin County. 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 Mateo and Marin County. The earliest departure is at 1:19 AM at night, and the last departure from San Mateo is at 7:17 PM which arrives into Marin County at 10:58 PM. All services require a transfer at Mission St & 1st St and take an average of 3h 52m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from San Mateo to Marin County. However, there are services departing from San Mateo station and arriving at Marin County station via Mission St & 1st St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 52m.
San Mateo to Marin County bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from S Delaware St & 2nd Ave station.
San Mateo to Marin County bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B station.
The distance between San Mateo and Marin County is 59.1 km. The road distance is 77 km.
You can take a bus from S Delaware St & 2nd Ave to Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Alhambra Circle via Mission St & 1st St, Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A, and San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B in around 3h 43m.