There are 5 ways to get from Alameda to Los Altos by subway, tram, bus, bus (Amtrak), car, taxi, or train
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BART, tram, line 40 bus
best- Take the subway from Fruitvale to Milpitassubway
- Take the tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Stationtram
- Take the bus from Mountain View Transit Center to San Antonio & Almondbus 40
2h 44m$11–16Drive 36.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Alameda to Los Altoscar 36.3 mi
46 min$7–10Bus, line 22 bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the bus from Santa Clara & 2nd to El Camino & Showersbus 22 / ...
3h 27mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Alameda to Los Altostaxi 36.3 mi
46 min$130–160BART, Caltrain, line 40 bus
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Millbraesubway
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Mountain View Transit Center to San Antonio & Almondbus 40
2h 48m$19–26
Alameda to Los Altos by subway, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alameda to Los Altos is to drive which costs $6 - $10 and takes 46 min.
The fastest way to get from Alameda to Los Altos is to drive which takes 46 min and costs $6 - $10.
No, there is no direct bus from Alameda to Los Altos. However, there are services departing from Oakland and arriving at San Antonio & Almond via San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 2nd and Showers & El Camino. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 27m.
The distance between Alameda and Los Altos is 52 miles. The road distance is 36.5 miles.
The best way to get from Alameda to Los Altos without a car is to BART and tram and line 40 bus which takes 2h 44m and costs $11 - $16.
It takes approximately 2h 44m to get from Alameda to Los Altos, including transfers.
Alameda to Los Altos bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Oakland station.
Alameda to Los Altos bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alameda to Los Altos is 37 miles. It takes approximately 46 min to drive from Alameda to Los Altos.
There are 560+ hotels available in Los Altos.
What companies run services between Alameda, Alameda County, CA, USA and Los Altos, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Oakland to San Antonio & Almond via San Jose, San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 2nd, El Camino & Showers, and Showers & El Camino in around 3h 27m.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Fruitvale to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Tram from Milpitas Station to Mountain View Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult 19-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Mountain View Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from Mountain View Transit Center to San Antonio & Almond
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $2–5
Bus from Santa Clara & 2nd to El Camino & Showers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $0
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Oakland to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
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