There are 5 ways to get from Pleasanton to San Carlos by train, bus, car, taxi, or subway
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Train, Caltrain
best- Take the train from Pleasanton Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain Ace
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Carlos Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 40m$14–18Drive 33.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Pleasanton to San Carloscar 33.6 mi
42 min$7–9Train, line 22 bus
- Take the train from Pleasanton Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain Ace
- Take the bus from Santa Clara Transit Center to Palo Alto Transit Centerbus 22 / ...
2h 37m$12–18Taxi
- Take the taxi from Pleasanton to San Carlostaxi 33.6 mi
42 min$120–150BART, bus
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly Citysubway Blue-S
- Take the bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to El Camino Real & San Carlos Avebus Ecr
3h 19m$11–16
Pleasanton to San Carlos by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pleasanton to San Carlos is to drive which costs $6 - $9 and takes 42 min.
The fastest way to get from Pleasanton to San Carlos is to drive which takes 42 min and costs $6 - $9.
No, there is no direct train from Pleasanton station to San Carlos. However, there are services departing from Pleasanton Station and arriving at San Carlos Caltrain Northbound via Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 40m.
The distance between Pleasanton and San Carlos is 51 miles. The road distance is 33.8 miles.
The best way to get from Pleasanton to San Carlos without a car is to train and Caltrain which takes 1h 40m and costs $13 - $18.
It takes approximately 1h 40m to get from Pleasanton to San Carlos, including transfers.
Pleasanton to San Carlos train services, operated by Altamont Corridor Express, depart from Pleasanton Station.
Pleasanton to San Carlos train services, operated by Altamont Corridor Express, arrive at Santa Clara Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pleasanton to San Carlos is 34 miles. It takes approximately 42 min to drive from Pleasanton to San Carlos.
There are 467+ hotels available in San Carlos.
What companies run services between Pleasanton, CA, USA and San Carlos, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Pleasanton Station to San Carlos Caltrain Northbound via Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound in around 1h 40m.
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from Pleasanton Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Ace
Train from Pleasanton Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Ace
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Carlos Caltrain Northbound
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from Santa Clara Transit Center to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from Daly City BART-Bay 1 to El Camino Real & San Carlos Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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