There are 4 ways to get from Santa Clara Transit Center to San Francisco by train, car, taxi, bus, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Caltrain
best- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 12m$9–12Drive 45.8 mi
- Drive from Santa Clara Transit Center to San Franciscocar 45.8 mi
50 min$9–13Taxi
- Take the taxi from Santa Clara Transit Center to San Franciscotaxi 45.8 mi
50 min$160–200Line 60 bus, BART
- Take the bus from Santa Clara Transit Center to Milpitas BARTbus 60
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Civic Center / UN Plazasubway Green-S
2h 4m$10–14
Santa Clara Transit Center to San Francisco by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Clara Transit Center to San Francisco is to drive which costs $8 - $13 and takes 50 min.
The fastest way to get from Santa Clara Transit Center to San Francisco is to drive which takes 50 min and costs $8 - $13.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound and arriving at San Francisco Caltrain Northbound. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 12m.
The distance between Santa Clara Transit Center and San Francisco is 45 miles. The road distance is 46.1 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Clara Transit Center to San Francisco without a car is to Caltrain which takes 1h 12m and costs $9 - $12.
The Caltrain from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound takes 1h 12m including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Santa Clara Transit Center to San Francisco train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound station.
Santa Clara Transit Center to San Francisco train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Francisco Caltrain Northbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Clara Transit Center to San Francisco is 46 miles. It takes approximately 50 min to drive from Santa Clara Transit Center to San Francisco.
There are 831+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Santa Clara Transit Center, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Caltrain operates a train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $9–12 and the journey takes 1h 12m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Santa Clara Transit Center to Milpitas BART
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $3
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $160–200
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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