There are 5 ways to get from Daly City to Cupertino by subway, train, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART, Caltrain, bus
best- Take the subway from Daly City to Millbraesubway
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Sunnyvale Transit Center to Stelling & Greenleafbus
1h 49m$17–25Bus, line 21 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from John Daly Blvd & Mission St to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to Evelyn & Francesbus 21
4h 24m$7–14Bus, Caltrain
- Take the bus from John Daly Blvd & Mission St to Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1bus Ecr
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
2h 22m$10–17Drive 40 mi
- Drive from Daly City to Cupertinocar 40 mi
43 min$8–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Daly City to Cupertinotaxi 40 mi
43 min$140–180
Daly City to Cupertino by subway, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Daly City to Cupertino is to drive which costs $7 - $11 and takes 43 min.
The fastest way to get from Daly City to Cupertino is to drive which takes 43 min and costs $7 - $11.
No, there is no direct bus from Daly City to Cupertino. However, there are services departing from John Daly Blvd & Mission St and arriving at Stevens Creek & De Anza via Palo Alto Transit Center and Sunnyvale Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 24m.
The distance between Daly City and Cupertino is 39 miles. The road distance is 40.2 miles.
The best way to get from Daly City to Cupertino without a car is to BART and Caltrain and bus which takes 1h 49m and costs $17 - $26.
It takes approximately 1h 49m to get from Daly City to Cupertino, including transfers.
Daly City to Cupertino bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from John Daly Blvd & Mission St station.
Daly City to Cupertino bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Daly City to Cupertino is 40 miles. It takes approximately 43 min to drive from Daly City to Cupertino.
There are 518+ hotels available in Cupertino.
What companies run services between Daly City, CA, USA and Cupertino, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from John Daly Blvd & Mission St to Stevens Creek & De Anza via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1, Palo Alto Transit Center, Evelyn & Frances, and Sunnyvale Transit Center in around 4h 24m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Sunnyvale Transit Center to Stelling & Greenleaf
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to Evelyn & Frances
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from John Daly Blvd & Mission St to Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from John Daly Blvd & Mission St to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
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