The average bus between South San Francisco and San Jose takes 3h 19m and the fastest bus takes 2h 24m. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from South San Francisco to San Jose. 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 20 minutes between South San Francisco and San Jose. The earliest departure is at 1:06 AM at night, and the last departure from South San Francisco is at 11:56 PM which arrives into San Jose at 2:50 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 3h 19m. 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 San Jose. However, there are services departing from South San Francisco station and arriving at San Jose station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 19m.
South San Francisco to San Jose bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway station.
South San Francisco to San Jose bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
The distance between South San Francisco and San Jose is 57.2 km. The road distance is 65 km.
You can take a bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd via Palo Alto Transit Center in around 3h 16m.
