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Mountain View to Lake Merced buses

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Trip Overview

The average bus between Mountain View and Lake Merced takes 2h 59m and the fastest bus takes 2h 21m. 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.

2h 59m
Duration
36 mi
Distance
$10
Average price
Every 20 minutes
Frequency

Bus

best
  1. Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Daly City BART-Bay 3bus bus Ecr
2h 53m
$6–11

Mountain View to Lake Merced bus times

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 5:06 PM which arrives into Lake Merced at 8:18 PM. All services require a transfer at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 and take an average of 2h 59m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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  • Distance: 35.8 mi
  • Duration: 2h 59m

What companies run services between Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Lake Merced, CA, USA?

SamTrans operates a bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to Daly City BART-Bay 3 every 20 minutes. Tickets cost $2–4 and the journey takes 2h 4m.

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