There are 4 ways to get from Daly City to Silicon Valley 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
best- Take the subway from Daly City to Millbraesubway Red-S / ...
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 4m$14–18Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from John Daly Blvd & Mission St to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
2h 13m$2–4Drive 28.5 mi
- Drive from Daly City to Silicon Valleycar 28.5 mi
36 min$6–8Taxi
- Take the taxi from Daly City to Silicon Valleytaxi 28.5 mi
36 min$100–130
Daly City to Silicon Valley by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Daly City to Silicon Valley is to bus which costs $2 - $4 and takes 2h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Daly City to Silicon Valley is to drive which takes 36 min and costs $5 - $8.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from John Daly Blvd & Mission St and arriving at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Daly City to Silicon Valley. However, there are services departing from Daly City and arriving at Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound via Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 4m.
The distance between Daly City and Silicon Valley is 27 miles. The road distance is 28.7 miles.
The best way to get from Daly City to Silicon Valley without a car is to BART and Caltrain which takes 1h 4m and costs $14 - $19.
It takes approximately 1h 4m to get from Daly City to Silicon Valley, including transfers.
Daly City to Silicon Valley bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from John Daly Blvd & Mission St station.
Daly City to Silicon Valley train services, operated by BART, depart from Daly City station.
Daly City to Silicon Valley bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
What companies run services between Daly City, CA, USA and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?
SamTrans operates a bus from John Daly Blvd & Mission St to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 2h 13m.
- 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 Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- Website
- 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
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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 Silicon Valley train services, operated by BART, arrive at Millbrae station.
Yes, the driving distance between Daly City to Silicon Valley is 29 miles. It takes approximately 36 min to drive from Daly City to Silicon Valley.
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