There are 5 ways to get from Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View by subway, tram, bus (Amtrak), car, taxi, or bus
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BART, tram
best- Take the subway from Lake Merritt to Milpitassubway Orange-S / ...
- Take the tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Stationtram Orange Line
1h 44m$10–12Drive 38 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain Viewcar 38 mi
45 min$7–10Bus (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
2h 45m$25–36Taxi
- Take the taxi from Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain Viewtaxi 38 mi
45 min$140–170Bus via Daly City
- Take the bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
3h 27m$8–14
Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View by subway and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View is to drive which costs $6 - $10 and takes 45 min.
The fastest way to get from Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View is to drive which takes 45 min and costs $6 - $10.
No, there is no direct bus from Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at San Jose via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View station. However, there are services departing from Lake Merritt and arriving at Mountain View Station via Milpitas Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 44m.
The distance between Lake Merritt (Station) and Mountain View is 48 miles. The road distance is 38.3 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View without a car is to BART and tram which takes 1h 44m and costs $9 - $12.
It takes approximately 1h 44m to get from Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View, including transfers.
Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Oakland station.
Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View train services, operated by BART, depart from Lake Merritt station.
Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
What companies run services between Lake Merritt (Station), CA, USA and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a bus from Oakland to San Jose 4 times a day. Tickets cost $21–30 and the journey takes 2h.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Lake Merritt to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Oakland to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
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
Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View train services, operated by BART, arrive at Milpitas station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View is 38 miles. It takes approximately 45 min to drive from Lake Merritt (Station) to Mountain View.
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