There are 4 ways to get from Half Moon Bay to Mountain View by bus, train, car, or taxi
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Line 294 bus, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from Main / Miramontes to 28th Ave & S El Camino Realbus 294
- Take the train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 13m$7–10Drive 27.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Half Moon Bay to Mountain Viewcar 27.8 mi
37 min$6–8Taxi
- Take the taxi from Half Moon Bay to Mountain Viewtaxi 27.8 mi
37 min$100–130Line 294 bus, bus, line 22 bus
- Take the bus from Main / Miramontes to 28th Ave & S El Camino Realbus 294
- Take the bus from El Camino Real & 27th Ave to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr / ...
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to El Camino & Castrobus 22
2h 7m$6–11
Half Moon Bay to Mountain View by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Half Moon Bay to Mountain View is to drive which costs $5 - $8 and takes 37 min.
The fastest way to get from Half Moon Bay to Mountain View is to drive which takes 37 min and costs $5 - $8.
No, there is no direct bus from Half Moon Bay to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Main / Miramontes and arriving at El Camino & Castro via El Camino Real & 27th Ave and Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 7m.
The distance between Half Moon Bay and Mountain View is 29 miles. The road distance is 28 miles.
The best way to get from Half Moon Bay to Mountain View without a car is to line 294 bus and Caltrain which takes 1h 13m and costs $7 - $10.
It takes approximately 1h 13m to get from Half Moon Bay to Mountain View, including transfers.
Half Moon Bay to Mountain View bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Main / Miramontes station.
Half Moon Bay to Mountain View bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at 28th Ave & S El Camino Real station.
Yes, the driving distance between Half Moon Bay to Mountain View is 28 miles. It takes approximately 37 min to drive from Half Moon Bay to Mountain View.
There are 588+ hotels available in Mountain View.
What companies run services between Half Moon Bay, CA, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Main / Miramontes to El Camino & Castro via 28th Ave & S El Camino Real, El Camino Real & 27th Ave, and Palo Alto Transit Center in around 2h 7m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 27 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 Main / Miramontes to 28th Ave & S El Camino Real
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Main / Miramontes to 28th Ave & S El Camino Real
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from El Camino Real & 27th Ave to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Center to El Camino & Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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