The average bus between Redwood City and San Rafael takes 2h 8m and the fastest bus takes 1h 58m. The bus service runs several times per day from Redwood City to San Rafael. 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 3 times a day between Redwood City and San Rafael. The earliest departure is at 6:42 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Redwood City is at 4:33 PM which arrives into San Rafael at 6:47 PM. All services require a transfer at Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 and take an average of 2h 8m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

1h 58m • 1 change

1h 58m • 1 change

2h 22m • 1 change

2h 14m • 1 change

1h 58m • 1 change

1h 58m • 1 change

2h 22m • 1 change

2h 14m • 1 change
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No, there is no direct bus from Redwood City to San Rafael. However, there are services departing from Redwood City station and arriving at San Rafael station via Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 8m.
Redwood City to San Rafael bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Winslow St & Broadway St station.
Redwood City to San Rafael bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B station.
The distance between Redwood City and San Rafael is 60.2 km. The road distance is 77 km.
You can take a bus from Winslow St & Broadway St to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B via Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 37 and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 2h 2m.