The average bus between Stanford and San Jose takes 1h 39m and the fastest bus takes 1h 15m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from Stanford 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 30 minutes between Stanford and San Jose. The earliest departure is at 5:55 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Stanford is at 10:15 PM which arrives into San Jose at 11:54 PM. All services require a transfer at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5 and take an average of 1h 39m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
1h 15m • 1 change
1h 25m • 1 change
1h 20m • 1 change
1h 30m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Stanford to San Jose. However, there are services departing from Stanford station and arriving at San Jose station via Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 39m.
Stanford to San Jose bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Center station.
Stanford to San Jose bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
The distance between Stanford and San Jose is 25.7 km. The road distance is 33 km.
Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 1h 27m.
