There are 4 ways to get from Daly City to Santa Clara by subway, train, bus, car, or taxi
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BART, Caltrain
best- Take the subway from Daly City to Millbraesubway Red-S / ...
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 28m$16–20Bus, line 22 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 El Camino & Scottbus Rapid 522 / ...
3h 21m$5–9Drive 40.6 mi
- Drive from Daly City to Santa Claracar 40.6 mi
48 min$8–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Daly City to Santa Clarataxi 40.6 mi
48 min$150–180
Daly City to Santa Clara by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Daly City to Santa Clara is to bus and line 22 bus which costs $4 - $9 and takes 3h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Daly City to Santa Clara is to drive which takes 48 min and costs $7 - $11.
No, there is no direct bus from Daly City to Santa Clara. However, there are services departing from John Daly Blvd & Mission St and arriving at El Camino & Scott via Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Daly City to Santa Clara. However, there are services departing from Daly City and arriving at Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound via Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 28m.
The distance between Daly City and Santa Clara is 41 miles. The road distance is 40.9 miles.
The best way to get from Daly City to Santa Clara without a car is to BART and Caltrain which takes 1h 28m and costs $16 - $21.
It takes approximately 1h 28m to get from Daly City to Santa Clara, including transfers.
Daly City to Santa Clara bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from John Daly Blvd & Mission St station.
Daly City to Santa Clara train services, operated by BART, depart from Daly City station.
Daly City to Santa Clara bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
What companies run services between Daly City, CA, USA and Santa Clara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from John Daly Blvd & Mission St to El Camino & Scott via Palo Alto Transit Center in around 3h 21m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Daly City to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
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
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to El Camino & Scott
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $150–180
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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More Questions & Answers
Daly City to Santa Clara train services, operated by BART, arrive at Millbrae station.
Yes, the driving distance between Daly City to Santa Clara is 41 miles. It takes approximately 48 min to drive from Daly City to Santa Clara.
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