The average bus between South San Francisco and Los Altos takes 2h 48m and the fastest bus takes 2h 9m. There is an hourly bus service from South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco and Los Altos. The earliest departure is at 12:38 AM at night, and the last departure from South San Francisco is at 7:32 PM which arrives into Los Altos at 10:08 PM. All services require a transfer at Palo Alto Transit Center and take an average of 2h 48m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from South San Francisco to Los Altos. However, there are services departing from South San Francisco station and arriving at Los Altos station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 48m.
South San Francisco to Los Altos bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway station.
South San Francisco to Los Altos bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
The distance between South San Francisco and Los Altos is 39.6 km. The road distance is 44 km.
SamTrans operates a bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 1h 44m.
