The average bus between Stanford and Milpitas takes 2h 38m and the fastest bus takes 2h 12m. The bus runs at least 2 times per hour from Stanford to Milpitas. 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 30 minutes between Stanford and Milpitas. The earliest departure is at 5:55 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Stanford is at 10:15 PM which arrives into Milpitas at 12:37 AM. All services require a transfer at Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5 and take an average of 2h 38m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Stanford to Milpitas. However, there are services departing from Stanford station and arriving at Milpitas station via Santa Clara & 1st. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 38m.
Stanford to Milpitas bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Palo Alto Transit Center station.
Stanford to Milpitas bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Main & Serra station.
The distance between Stanford and Milpitas is 22.9 km. The road distance is 48 km.
You can take a bus from Stanford Oval to Main & Serra via Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 5, Palo Alto Transit Center, Santa Clara & 1st, and 1st & Santa Clara in around 2h 39m.