There are 4 ways to get from San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Caltrain, line 278 bus
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Redwood City Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the bus from Redwood City Caltrain-Lane C to Jefferson Ave & Alameda de las Pulgasbus 278 / ...
1h 18m$8–10Drive 25.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Jose to Emerald Lake Hillscar 25.8 mi
33 min$5–7Line 22 bus
- Take the bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to Palo Alto Transit Centerbus Rapid 522 / ...
2h 40m$6–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from San Jose to Emerald Lake Hillstaxi 25.8 mi
33 min$85–110
San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills is to drive which costs $4 - $7 and takes 33 min.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills is to drive which takes 33 min and costs $4 - $7.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills. However, there are services departing from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd and arriving at Jefferson Ave & Alameda de las Pulgas via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 and Redwood City Caltrain-Lane C. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 40m.
The distance between San Jose and Emerald Lake Hills is 27 miles. The road distance is 25.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills without a car is to Caltrain and line 278 bus which takes 1h 18m and costs $8 - $11.
It takes approximately 1h 18m to get from San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills, including transfers.
San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd station.
San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Center station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills is 26 miles. It takes approximately 33 min to drive from San Jose to Emerald Lake Hills.
There are 390+ hotels available in Emerald Lake Hills.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Emerald Lake Hills, CA, USA?
Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to Palo Alto Transit Center every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 1h 27m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Redwood City Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 35 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 Redwood City Caltrain-Lane C to Jefferson Ave & Alameda de las Pulgas
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from Santa Clara & Almaden Blvd to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
AJ Taxi Services
- Phone
- +1 408-759-9654
- Website
- ajtaxiservices.com
Taxi San Jose
- Phone
- +1 408-459-8010
- Website
- taxisanjose.com
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 408-777-7777
- Website
- yellowcheckercab.com
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