The average bus between San Rafael and Silicon Valley takes 3h 59m and the fastest bus takes 3h 16m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from San Rafael to Silicon Valley. 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 Rafael and Silicon Valley. The earliest departure is at 5:20 AM in the morning, and the last departure from San Rafael is at 11:30 PM which arrives into Silicon Valley at 4:11 AM. All services require a transfer at Mission St & 2nd St and take an average of 3h 59m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Rafael to Silicon Valley. However, there are services departing from San Rafael station and arriving at Silicon Valley station via Mission St & 2nd St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 59m.
San Rafael to Silicon Valley bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A station.
San Rafael to Silicon Valley bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
The distance between San Rafael and Silicon Valley is 67.7 km. The road distance is 87 km.
You can take a bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 via Mission St & 2nd St, Montgomery Street, San Bruno, and San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway in around 3h 12m.
