The average bus between South San Francisco and Sunnyvale takes 2h 46m and the fastest bus takes 1h 54m. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from South San Francisco to Sunnyvale. 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 Sunnyvale. The earliest departure is at 12:08 AM at night, and the last departure from South San Francisco is at 11:08 PM which arrives into Sunnyvale at 1:12 AM. All services require a transfer, and take on average 2h 46m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

2h 27m • 1 change

2h 32m • 1 change

2h 37m • 1 change

2h 38m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from South San Francisco to Sunnyvale. However, there are services departing from South San Francisco station and arriving at Sunnyvale station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 46m.
South San Francisco to Sunnyvale bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway station.
South San Francisco to Sunnyvale bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at El Camino & Mathilda station.
The distance between South San Francisco and Sunnyvale is 45.6 km. The road distance is 49 km.
You can take a bus from San Bruno BART-Bay 8 Outer Busway to El Camino & Mathilda via Palo Alto Transit Center in around 2h 35m.