The average bus between Mountain View and Lake Merced takes 3h 6m and the fastest bus takes 2h 20m. The bus runs at least 3 times per hour from Mountain View to Lake Merced. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run every 20 minutes between Mountain View and Lake Merced. The earliest departure is at 2:19 AM at night, and the last departure from Mountain View is at 11:18 PM which arrives into Lake Merced at 5:07 AM. All services require a transfer at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 and take an average of 3h 6m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


3h 5m • 2 changes


2h 54m • 2 changes


2h 46m • 2 changes


2h 53m • 2 changes
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No, there is no direct bus from Mountain View to Lake Merced. However, there are services departing from Mountain View station and arriving at Lake Merced station via Daly City BART-Bay 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 6m.
Mountain View to Lake Merced bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, depart from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 station.
Mountain View to Lake Merced bus services, operated by Santa Clara VTA, arrive at Daly City BART-Bay 3 station.
The distance between Mountain View and Lake Merced is 51.6 km. The road distance is 58 km.
SamTrans operates a bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Daly City BART-Bay 3 every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 2h 4m.