The average bus between San Rafael and Los Altos takes 7h 58m and the fastest bus takes 7h 8m. There is at least one bus per day from San Rafael to Los Altos. 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 once daily between San Rafael and Los Altos. The earliest departure is at 11:30 PM at night, and the last departure from San Rafael is at 11:30 PM which arrives into Los Altos at 6:38 AM. All services require a transfer at Mission St & 7th St and take an average of 7h 58m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from San Rafael to Los Altos. However, there are services departing from San Rafael station and arriving at Los Altos station via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 58m.
San Rafael to Los Altos bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Mission St & 7th St station.
San Rafael to Los Altos bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 station.
The distance between San Rafael and Los Altos is 75 km. The road distance is 103 km.
SamTrans operates a bus from Mission St & 7th St to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1 every 4 hours. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 2h 27m.
