How to get fromSan Jose Diridon station to Los Altosby bus, train, taxi, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from San Jose Diridon station to Los Altos by bus, train, taxi, or car

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Line 22 bus
best
1. Take the bus from Santa Clara & Cahill to El Camino & Rengstorffbus 22
1h 4m
$2–5
Caltrain, line 52 bus
1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
2. Take the bus from Mountain View Transit Center to El Monte & Hawthornebus 52
1h 10m
$7–11
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from San Jose Diridon station to Los Altostaxi 15.1 mi
18 min
$50–65
Drive 15.1 mi
1. Drive from San Jose Diridon station to Los Altoscar 15.1 mi
18 min
$3–4
Caltrain, line 40 bus
1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Mountain View Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
2. Take the bus from Mountain View Transit Center to San Antonio & Almondbus 40
1h 23m
$7–11

San Jose Diridon station to Los Altos by bus

505Weekly Buses

1h 4mAverage Duration

$2Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from San Jose Diridon station to Los Altos.

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Distance: 13.1 mi
Duration: 1h 4m

What companies run services between San Jose Diridon station, CA, USA and Los Altos, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?

Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from Santa Clara & Cahill to El Camino & Rengstorff every 20 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 1h 4m.

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Los Altos, United States(opens in a new window)

Los Altos is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 31,625 according to the 2020 census. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Los Altos

California's Great America(Opens in a new window)

California's Great America is an 112 acre amusement park located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, it originally opened in 1976 as one of two parks built by the Marriott Corporation. Great America features over 40 rides and attractions, with Gold Striker among its most notable, which has ranked as a top wooden roller coaster in the world in the annual Golden Ticket Awards publication from Amusement Today. Other notable rides include RailBlazer, a single-rail coaster from Rocky Mountain Construction, and Flight Deck, an inverted coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard. The park made appearances in the 1994 films Beverly Hills Cop III and Getting Even with Dad.

Demon (roller coaster)(Opens in a new window)

Demon is a multi-looping roller coaster at both Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois and California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. Both coasters opened in 1976 as Turn of the Century, when both Great America parks were owned by Marriott Corporation. Following the 1979 season, they were modified and rebranded as Demon, featuring a new theme.

Flight Deck (California's Great America)(Opens in a new window)

Flight Deck (formerly Top Gun and briefly as Soaring Chiefs) is an inverted roller coaster located at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard and designed by Werner Stengel, the roller coaster made its debut on March 20, 1993, as Top Gun. The roller coaster was built as Paramount, who had purchased the Great America theme park in 1992 along with several other parks, sought to expand its entertainment opportunities and promote its films. After Paramount sold off its Great America park to Cedar Fair (now Six Flags), the roller coaster was rebranded as Flight Deck.

Gold Striker(Opens in a new window)

Gold Striker is a wooden roller coaster located at California's Great America amusement park. Built by Great Coasters International and designed by Jeff Pike, Gold Striker was the park's eighth roller coaster which opened to the public on May 31, 2013. Its 174 ft tunnel is the longest in the world to be featured on the first drop, and it was marketed as the "tallest and fastest wooden coaster in Northern California". The roller coaster takes on the theme of the Old West and references the California Gold Rush of the 19th century.

Places to stay in Los Altos

Holiday Inn Express Mountain View South Palo Alto by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Residence Inn by Marriott Palo Alto Los Altos(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Hyatt Centric Mountain View(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Hotel Aria(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

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