The average bus between Santa Cruz and Los Altos takes 2h 55m and the fastest bus takes 2h 5m. There is a bus service every few hours from Santa Cruz to Los Altos. 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 Santa Cruz and Los Altos. The earliest departure is at 5:00 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Santa Cruz is at 10:30 PM which arrives into Los Altos at 6:38 AM. All services require a transfer at Diridon Station and take an average of 2h 55m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.



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No, there is no direct bus from Santa Cruz to Los Altos. However, there are services departing from Santa Cruz station and arriving at Los Altos station via Diridon Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 55m.
Santa Cruz to Los Altos bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, depart from Front station.
Santa Cruz to Los Altos bus services, operated by Santa Cruz Metro, arrive at San Antonio & Almond station.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Los Altos is 46.3 km. The road distance is 77 km.
You can take a bus from Front to San Antonio & Almond via Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, Mountain View Caltrain Northbound, and Mountain View Transit Center in around 2h 27m.