There are 4 ways to get from Half Moon Bay to Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 27m$8–11Line 294 bus, bus, line 22 bus
cheapest- 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 & Scottbus 22
2h 41m$6–11Drive 34.9 mi
- Drive from Half Moon Bay to Santa Claracar 34.9 mi
45 min$7–10Taxi
- Take the taxi from Half Moon Bay to Santa Clarataxi 34.9 mi
45 min$120–160
Half Moon Bay to Santa Clara by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Half Moon Bay to Santa Clara is to drive which costs $6 - $10 and takes 45 min.
The fastest way to get from Half Moon Bay to Santa Clara is to drive which takes 45 min and costs $6 - $10.
No, there is no direct bus from Half Moon Bay to Santa Clara. However, there are services departing from Main / Miramontes and arriving at El Camino & Scott via El Camino Real & 27th Ave and Palo Alto Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 41m.
The distance between Half Moon Bay and Santa Clara is 38 miles. The road distance is 35.1 miles.
The best way to get from Half Moon Bay to Santa Clara without a car is to line 294 bus and Caltrain which takes 1h 27m and costs $8 - $11.
It takes approximately 1h 27m to get from Half Moon Bay to Santa Clara, including transfers.
Half Moon Bay to Santa Clara bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Main / Miramontes station.
Half Moon Bay to Santa Clara bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at 28th Ave & S El Camino Real station.
Yes, the driving distance between Half Moon Bay to Santa Clara is 35 miles. It takes approximately 45 min to drive from Half Moon Bay to Santa Clara.
There are 541+ hotels available in Santa Clara.
What companies run services between Half Moon Bay, CA, USA and Santa Clara, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Main / Miramontes to El Camino & Scott via 28th Ave & S El Camino Real, El Camino Real & 27th Ave, and Palo Alto Transit Center in around 2h 41m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Hillsdale Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from Main / Miramontes to 28th Ave & S El Camino Real
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
Bus from Main / Miramontes to 28th Ave & S El Camino Real
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
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
- 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
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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